GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 7 
Late Varieties 
’ 100 days. Decidedly the best va- 
Ferry’s Hollander riety of late Cabbage. Heads be- 
come firm while still rather small. They reach good 
marketable size in 90 to 100 days, but continue to 
enlarge, maturing in about 120 days. Plants medium 
small, allowing closer planting, short stem, erect and 
compact. Extremely hardy, splendid quality and keeps 
perfectly in storage until late spring. Oz., 60c; % Ib., 
$2.00; 1 Ib., $6.50, postpaid. 
100 days. A heavy yielding 
* Penn State Ballhead strain of the short stem Dan- 
« ish Ballhead type. Originated by Pennsylvania State 
College. Yields as high as 26 tons per acre have been 
recorded. Oz., 50c; %4 lb., $1.75; 1 lb., $6.00, postpaid. 
° 95 days. Short-stemmed, heads 
* Danish Ballhead round, very solid and _ heavy. 
Splendid keepers, hardy, and the best winter sort. Oz., 
50c; 4 Ib., $1.60; 1 lb., $5.50, postpaid. 
j 105 days. Highly valued for its 
Premium Flat Dutch tine quality. Heads very solid, 
broad, round, flattened on top, fine grained and tender. 
Oz., 45c; % l|b., $1.50; 1 Ib., $5.00, postpaid. 
Gl f E kh : 76 days. Excellent medium early, 
ory of En uizen short-stemmed; heads large, 
.s round. A very long keeping variety. Oz., 50c; %4 Ib., 
Golden Acre Cabbage $1.75; 1 Ib., $6.00, postpaid. , 
A ° S (Chieftain). 85 days. Large, flattish 
M th R k R d 90 days. Heads solid. of good merican SaVOY heads, very curly and hard. One of 
ammo OCK NEG size and quality. Oz, 60c; the best Savoys. Oz. 50c; 14 Ib., $1.75; 1 lb., $6.00, 
% Ib., $2.00; 1 lb., $6.50, postpaid. postpaid. 
YELLOWS-DISEASE-RESISTANT VARIETIES 
° 62 days. This strain can be grown success- 
* Yellows Resistant Golden Acre fully on soil infested with yellows. Can be 
cut just as early as the standard variety, and has a similar yield. But under 
abnormal conditions and backward weather, it has a tendency to bolt readily and 
the regular strain is reeommended. Crop failure; not available. 
° ° .gQ (Yellows-resistant). 90-100 days. A heavy yield- 
* Wisconsin Hollander No. Sie late storage type, highly resistant to yel- 
lows. Round head, and yields greater tonnage than the ordinary strains. Oz., 
60c; 1% lb., $2.00; 1 lb., $6.50. 
: 75 days. A yellows-resistant strain of Copenhagen Market. 
* Marion Market Round head and crisp tenderness of the parent cabbage. 
Principally adapted on yellows infested soils where non-resistant strains fail 
completely. Oz., 50c; 14 Ib., $1.75; 1 lb., $6.00, postpaid. 
Glob 80 days. Yellows-resistant strain of Glory of Enkhuizen. A valuable 
one replacement for the older variety where the soil is sick. Oz., 50c; 1% Ib., 
$1.75; 1 Ib., $6.00, postpaid. 
Brussels Sprouts 
The culture is the same as for cabbage which it resembles, the edible part 
being the small heads, an inch or two in diameter that form at each leaf joint 
all the way up the stalk. The leaves should be broken off in the fall to give 
more room for the little heads to grow. Delicious and more tender than any 
cabbage. 90 days. Half-dwarf. Oz., 50c; 14 lb., $1.50; 1 Ib., $5.00, postpaid. 
Celery Cabbage or Chihili 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce will produce 2000 plants. Do not sow seed till 
the last of May, earlier sowing generally going to seed instead of making heads. Seed may 
be sown in seed beds and transplanted in rows three feet apart and about fifteen inches 
apart in the row, or may be sown in rows and thinned. 
° ili 70 days. It has a delicate cabbage flavor, much milder than cabbage. 
* Chihili The heads are long, about 16 inches, rather slim, coming to a point 
at the top, Color a very thick hard bluish green, with the inner leaves. and 
stalks blanched to a beautiful snow-white. Oz., 25c; 4 Ib., 75c; 1 Ib., $2.50, 
postpaid. 2 
Swiss Chard 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to fifty feet of drill ; five pounds per acre. Sow 
early in the spring, in rows eighteen inches apart and thin to one foot apart. The plants 
are of very rank growth, and will continue to grow and produce all summer and if given 
a little protection during the winter, will produce early greens in the spring. 
55 days. Leaves large and curly. Plant grows about 2 feet high, mid- 
Lucullus ribs are very broad and are a good substitute for asparagus during 
the summer months. Oz., 20c; 14 Ib., 60c; 1 Ib., $2.00, postpaid. ; oa 
A Chard of unique crimson color. Stalks sweet and succulent. 
New Rhubarb Bright red in color; leaves green to bronze, heavily veined with 
red. Plants are vigorous and will yield a tremendous crop throughout the wee 
mer and fall, until killed by frost. Pkt., 15c; 0z., 50c; 14 Ib., $1.50; 1 Ib., $4.00, 
postpaid. 

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