Italian Green Sprouting Broccoli 
The center head. When this is cut many side shoots grow 
out. They are equally delicious. 
SPINACH BEET or SWISS CHARD 
This valuable member of the beet family is much esteemed by many people for greens. 
By cutting the tops only, a continuous supply of tasty tender greens may be had all 
season from a short row. See under Swiss Chard on page 38. 
BROCCOLI 
A Delicious, Easily Grown Vegetable! 
A packet will produce about 200 plants; an ounce about 2000. 
ITALIAN GREEN SPROUTING. ! C *“ BRE “J- Th ' Truest Head - 
- ing Strain. Almost everyone is now 
familiar with this delicious vegetable, hut most people do not realize how easy it is to 
grow. Simply sow the seed in the open ground in May and when the plants are large 
enough, transplant into the garden about 2^ ft. apart. 
The large center “head” is cut out when ready to use and the plant will then form 
numerous branch heads which can be used later, so a continuous supply may be had for 
a long time. A few plants set in June will give sufficient of this very popular delicacy 
for a medium sized family. Sprouting Broccoli is a very profitable crop both for market 
and roadside stands. The yield is large and broccoli always sells for good prices. 
Be sure to get a good stock. We know ours is early and uniform, each plant pro¬ 
ducing a large center head and many side shoots. It’s the best stock we have ever seen. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 60c; K Lb. $1.70; Lb. $.'..7.7. 
Rosenkohl (Ger.) BRUSSELS SPROUTS Cavalo di Brussels (It.) 
One ounce of seed will produce about 3000 plants, a packet 300 plants. 
This delicious vegetable should be more largely grown in home gardens, as it adds variety to 
the table and affords fresh green sprouts in the late fall and winter when other green vegetables 
are gone. Brussels Sprouts are easy to grow, being cultivated like cabbage. The sprouts that grow 
along the stem are picked off and cooked like cabbage or cauliflower and are of very delicate flavor. 
The sprouts are of better quality after having been frozen, so the plants may be left in the open 
ground until December in the North and all winter south of New Jersey. 
LONG ISLAND IMPROVED. Private Stock. This strain is the most uniform 
-1 stock we have ever seen. The plants are 15 to 
18 inches tall; the stems are literally covered with large firm sprouts. Every plant is alike. 
This is absolutely the best stock obtainable and we can recommend it highly for home gardens 
and especially to the commercial grower to whom a large yield of uniformly fine sprouts means 
extra profit. 
Pkt. 13c; M Oz. 45c; Oz. $1.25; Lb. $4.00. 
FANCY BASKET. (New.) Early Tall Strain. This is a very fine variety which has given 
excellent results and is the earliest stock with which we are acquainted. The plants grow 
medium tall (2 feet) and are covered with nice firm good size sprouts, producing large yields. 
Try some this year. 
Pkt. 15c; M Oz. 35c; Oz. $1.00; Lb. $3.00. 
LONG ISLAND IMPROVED DWARF. This strain which we have sold for years has proved 
most satisfactory. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 50c; M Lb. $1.35; Lb. $4.50. 
Plants. We can furnish Brussels Sprouts plants at proper time for transplanting. See page 82. 
Brussels 
Sprouts 
Long 
Island 
Improved 
Private 
Stock 
A welcome addition to the fall menus. 
Chihli Chinese Cabbage 
Delicious either cooked or raw. 
CHINESE CABBAGE also called “Celery Cabbage” 
A Delectable New Vegetable 
An ounce of seed null sow 300 to 400 feet of row, a packet 30 feet. 
Forms tender crisp heads which are very delicious and can be served in a number of ways. 
The flavor somewhat resembles cabbage but is much more delicate. It is delicious when served 
as salad or slaw. The leaves may be cooked like spinach or the midrib alone used and served like 
asparagus. It is indeed a very versatile plant. 
The seed should be sown not earlier than the first of July in rows 2feet apart, and the plants 
th inned to 18 to 20 inches apart in the rows. If sown early it soon runs to seed and is useless. 
Matures in 8 to 10 weeks. 
CHIHLI. Early—Fine Quality—Sure Heading. This is by far the best Chinese Cabbage 
-1 and heads earlier and more evenly than any other kind. The heads are pointed, 
very firm and when matured are often 18 inches long. They are pure white inside tender and of 
finest quality. 
Chihli has now almost entirely superseded the older varieties wherever grown as the attrac¬ 
tive heads are more firm, mature earlier, and sell readily. Our strain of Chihli is very uniform 
and sure heading. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; y Lb. 85c; Lb. $2.75. 
WONG BOK. The heads are short, large around and nearly square on top. They are very solid 
and of most excellent quality being delicate flavored and crisp. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; fi Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50. 
Collards 
GEORGIA. Has large cabbage-like leaves, which grow loosely on stem 
2)^2 to 3 ft. tall. It does not form heads but the leaves are used. It is 
popular in the South for table use and stock feeding. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; y Lb. 25c; Lb. 85c. 
We Recommend 
Char-Gro 
for vegetables and 
flowers... See page 86. 
HARRIS’ SEEDS —1939 
JOSEPH HARRIS CO., Inc., COLDWATER, N. Y. 
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