1947 GARDEN CATALOG 15 

VEGETABLE SEEDS 
Detroit Dark Red. This very dark red 
variety is one of the best for home use. 
Very desirable for bunching or canning. 
The roots mature uniformly globe-shaped. 
Packet 10c.; oz. 30c.; 14 Ib. 90c. 
Early Wonder. One of the earliest and most 
perfectly shaped Beets. Beautiful deep 
blood red with nearly globular roots. Grown 
very extensively for late fall sowing. 
Packet 10c.; oz. 30c.; 14 Ib. 90c. 
SWISS CHARD 
A type of Beet grown for its tops, the 
leaves being cooked, and served in the manner 
of Spinach. One ounce sows 50 feet of drill. 
Lucullus. The best variety, with tall stems 
and finely crumpled, thick, tender leaves. 
Packet 10c.; oz. 25c. 
Fordhook Giant. An outstanding new 
variety with curly, rich blue-green leaves 
and broad white ribs, of a quality better 
than spinach. Packet 10c.; oz. 25c. 
BURPEE’S RHUBARB CHARD 
60 days. A new Swiss Chard that looks 
like Rhubarb. Packet 15c. 
MANGEL-WURZEL or CATTLE BEETS 
Sow the seed in April or early May and 
when the plants are 2 to 3 inches high, thin 
them out to stand 8 to 10 inches apart. 
Harvest before frost and store in pits out- 
doors or in a dry, frost-proof cellar. 
Long Red Mammoth. Enormous roots 
which grow largely above ground and are 
easy to harvest. Oz. 20c.; 4 Ib. 65c. 
BROCCOLI 
A delicious vegetable, resembling Cauli- 
flower, and the method of cultivation is the 
same. It should be cooked as soon as har- 
vested. 
Italian Green Calabrese. The best variety, 
with large, solid, green heads. Packet ite 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
Cultivated like Cabbage. Ready for use 
in autumn after the first frosts. 
Long Island Mammoth. A leading variety, 
of tall habit, producing an abundance of 
large, solid sprouts of delicious quality. 
Packet 25c. 
CABBAGE 
The early varieties may be sown in the 
hot-bed and the plants set out in rows about 
2 feet apart and the plants 114 feet apart. 
Late varieties are usually sown in the open 
ground in May. One ounce of seed will pro- 
duce about 3000 plants. 
Copenhagen Market. Matures in about 100 
days from sowing. The heads are round, 
extremely solid, with small core and of 
excellent quality. Packet 10c. 
Early Jersey Wakefield. Matures its rather 
small, solid pointed heads in 100 days from 
sowing. Packet 10c. 
Golden Acre. Earliness and fine quality 
make it a leader of the round-headed varie- 
ties. Packet 10c. 
Ballhead. The hard, tight heads weigh one- 
third more than ordinary heads of same 
size and are unusually good keepers. Ma- 
tures in 130 days. Packet 10c. 
American Drumhead Savoy. Large, solid 
heads and few outer leaves. Packet 10c. 
Mammoth Rock Red. Heads flattened and 
very large. A reliable and popular Red 
Cabbage. Packet 10c. 
CHINESE, or CELERY CABBAGE 
1 oz. will sow 300 feet of drill 
Culture. Distinctly a fall crop, so do not 
sow earlier than mid-July in the open. Have 
the rows 2% feet apart and thin when up to 
18 inches apart in the row. 
Chihili. The most popular, being the earli- 
est and surest heading. Upright in growth, 
producing long, solid, white, cylindrical 
heads of the best quality. Each smooth, 
fringed broadleaf has a white, broad mid- 
rib. Packet 10c. 
CARDOON 
Grown like celery. Sow in May and trans- 
plant 3 feet apart. Three weeks before using, 
the heads are tied, straw is piled, and soil 
heaped against the straw to blanch them. 
Packet 20c. 
CARROTS 
1 oz. will sow 100 feet of drill; 3 or 4 lbs. 
required per acre 
Culture. Sow seed in drills 12 to 15 inches 
apart and thin to 3 to 4 inches apart. April 
is the time to sow for early use, and June or 
July for late crops. Perfect specimens re- 
quire a deep, finely pulverized soil well en- 
riched with fertilizer. 
Chantenay. An outstanding quality variety 
for the home or market. The deep orange- 
red roots are 54 to 6 inches long, stump- 
rooted and of fine appearance. Very pro- 
ductive, medium early. Packet 15c.; oz 
60c. 
