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 
J ersey. 
LONG ISLAND IMPROVED. 
Private Stock. This strain is the most uniform 
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 also 
to the commercial grower. 
Pkt. 10c; M Oz. 30c; Oz. 90c; Lb. $2.50. 
FANCY BASKET (New.) Early Tall Strain. This 
variety 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. 10c; Oz. 30c; Oz. 90c; M Lb- $2.50. 
Plants. We can furnish Brussels Sprouts plants at 
proper time for transplanting. See page 82. 
BROCCOLI 
Long Island Improved 
Private Stock 
A welcome addition to the fall menu. 
Cultural Directions 
To help you have a successful garden we have prepared a 
pamphlet “The Cultivation of Vegetables and Flowers,” 
which will be sent free with any order of $1.00 or more Jf 
requested. 
A Delicious, Easily Grown Vegetable! 
A packet will produce about 200 plants; an ounce about 2000. 
ITALIAN GREEN SPROUTING. True Calabrese Strain. The Best Heading Kind. 
Almost everyone is now familiar with this delicious vegetable, but 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 J/-) 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 producing 
a large center head and many side shoots. It’s the best stock we have ever seen. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 60c; Lb. $1.50; Lb. $5.00. 
“Last year I put off sending to you for my seeds until I got ready to sow and ended up by 
getting seeds out of the store. But this year I am sending in early enough so I will have them 
ready. 
I found out that I did not have near the garden I have had in the two previous years when 
I used your seeds so I am not going to be caught again.” 
Jay A.Gallow, Groton, N. Y. Apr. 24 , 1939. 
Italian Green Sprouting Broccoli 
This is the center head. 
Chihli Chinese Cabbage 
CHINESE CABBAGE also called “Celery Cabbage” 
A Delectable New Vegetable 
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. 
The seed should be sown not earlier than the first of July in rows 2% feet apart, and the plants 
thinned 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. An ounce of seed will sow 300 to 000 feet of row, a packet 30 feet. 
CHIHLI. By Far The Best Variety. 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 attractive 
heads are more firm, and mature earlier. Our strain is very uniform and sure heading. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; M Lb. 85c; Lb. $2.75. 
COLLARDS 
GEORGIA. Has large cabbage-like leaves, which grow loosely on stem 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. 10c; Oz. 15c; M Lb. 25c; Lb. 85c. 
l/(H44&ucd VeCfetcdileA. 
In addition to the well known kinds most generally grown, there are many excellent vege¬ 
tables which, although not so well known, add interest to the garden and a welcome variety to 
the diet. Among these kinds are: 
Brussels Sprouts, Broccoli and Chinese Cabbage (all described on this page). Italian Purple 
Caulifioiver, page 13; Celeriac, page 18; Endive, page 23; Leek, page 24; Salsify or Vegetable 
Oyster, page 37; and others. Try some of these this year, they are all easy to grow. 
HARRIS’ SEEDS—1940 
JOSEPH HARRIS CO., Inc., Moreton Farm, Rochester, N. Y. 
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