PAL 

BETTER THAN SPINACH 
STANDS HOT WEATHER 

f Burpee F. sidhook Tatipala 
“Tampala, as a cooked, canned or quickly frozen 
green, is, in the opinion of many, far superior to spinach 
or Swiss Chard. Its color is more appetizing, its flavor 
more delicious, shrinks very little, holds its color better 
_and requires less cleaning and washing when preparing 
the leaves because they are smooth, not savoyed. 
Tampala is a so-called hot-weather plant doing best 
whén days are long. Seed, then, should not be sown 
until the ground has become warm. Within 6 to 8 weeks 
from sowing, Tampala is ready to use when the entire 
plants make the most delicious ‘‘greens’’, either eaten 
raw as a salad or cooked as you would spinach. 
For a continuous supply of the most tender leaves, 
' make several successive sowings 10 days to 2 weeks 
‘apart and use young plants when 6 to 10 in. tall. How- 
ever, a plant may be left every 2 ft. and leaves picked 
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as they mature or 4 to 5 in. tips of each branch may be 
quickly gathered instead of picking individual leaves. 
These young stem tips and leaves may be cooked 
together, but for the best eating, we suggest that yo 
separate stems and leaves. : 
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So tender are the leaves that they require only 5 
minutes to cook with just the water that clings to them 
when washed. Stems are cooked like asparagus for 8 to 
10 minutes, or a little longer, depending on size; they 
have a flavor suggestive of artichokes. 
1377 Burpee Fordhook Tampala 
The darkest green-leaved selection of this newly rec- 
ognized green leafy vegetable which has an unusually 
long period of usefulness in the: summer garden. 
Pkt. 25¢; 2 pkts.45¢; \% oz. 60¢; 
14 oz. $1.00; oz. $3.00 
(1375 Burpee Tampala-— Light creen 
A delicious green vegetable raw or cooked which has 
been enjoyed by the Chinese and the people of India for 
centuries. Introduced by us in 1944 as ‘‘Tampala’’ by 
which name it is known in India. Light green leaves. 
Pkt. 15¢; 2 pkts. 25¢; 1% oz. 45¢; 
TA oz. 75¢; oz. $2.00 
1376 Burpee Red Tampala 
It is equal in all respects to Burpee Tampala and 
Burpee Fordhook Tampala, listed ane but instead 
of the leaves being green they are variegated green and 
red, the red extending out along the veins of the dark 
green leaves whose underside also is red. When cooked, 
prepared, and served like spinach it is most delicious. 
Pkt. 25¢; 2 pkts. 45¢; 14 oz. 60¢; 
14 oz. $1.00; oz. $3.00 
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