BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
Easy to grow wherever conditions are 
favorable for late cabbage, and re- 
quires same culture. As sprouts begin 
to form remove lower leaves so that 
all nourishments sent to lower stem 
will be forced into the sprouts. 
Long Island Improved—Compact, uni- 
form dwarf size plants. Cabbage-like 
sprouts 1%-1'% in. in diameter. One of 
the most dependable varieties. 90 days. 
CABBAGE 
Sow seed in drills 6” apart across 
the bed, dropping the seed 5 to 6 
to the inch. Firm soil after covering, 
then water thoroughly. Keep beds 
moist but not soaking wet. Seed 
germinates 3 to 8 days depending on 
temperature. Transplant to open 
ground when plants have made fourth 
pair of leaves. Set out as soon as frost 
danger is past. Use plenty of good 
commercial fertilizer. Cultivate fre- 
quently, every 5 or 6 days until cab- 
bages are large. For winter storage, 
stand plants upright in cold cellar, 
with roots in sand. Slight freezing will 
not harm cabbage. 
Yellows Resistant Varieties 
Yellows Resistant Marion Market— 
Large, firm, round heads, used for early 
kraut. A development from Copenhagen 
Market. 7-in., 4-Ib. heads. 75 to 80 days. 
Yellows Resistant Wisconsin All Sea- 
sons — Mid-season all-purpose variety, 
slightly coarser than standard All Sea- 
sons. 10 to 12-in., 9 to 10-lb. heads. 
90 to 95 days. 
Yellows Resistant Wisconsin Hollander 
—Late, excellent for winter storage and 
kraut. Similar to Hollander and Danish 
Ball Head. 7 to 8-in., 7 to 9-lb. heads. 
100 to 110 days. 
Standard Early Varieties 
Charleston Wakefield — Pointed-head, 
large, hardy. Splendid first early cab- 
bage for home use. Plants medium, 
vigorous, slightly spreading. Leaves 
rather large, smooth and thick. 71-75 
days. 
Copenhagen Market—Excellent, early 
short season type. Short stems, 6%-in., 
3% to 4-lb. heads. 65 to 70 days. 
Early Jersey Wakefield—Pointed heads, 
small and firm. Earliest pointed variety. 
Plants compact. 62 days. 
Golden Acre—Extra early variety pro- 
ducing uniform well-balanced head. 
Weighs about 3 lbs. Excellent quality. 
65 days. 

GOLDEN ACRE CABBAGE 
Late or Winter Varieties 
Danish Ball Head or Hollander—A 
widely used late type. Deep, round, 
hard, compact heads, 7 to 8-in., 6 to 
7-lb. Tender, crisp, fine for kraut. 100 
to 105 days. 
Premium Late Flat Dutch—Heavy yield 
variety. Very large heads, flat and 
solid. Leaves light gray-green. 100 
days. 
Perfection Drumhead Savoy — Heads 
round, hard, compact. Leaves deep 
green, coarsely crimped. Keeps well. 
90 days. 
Red Varieties 
Mammoth Red Rock—Best of the red 
cabbages. Hard, round. Purplish-red 
heads. Good keeper, 6 to 8-in., 7 to 8-lb. 
heads. 100 days. 
CHINESE CABBAGE 
An easily raised succession crop. Set 
out in rows which have been oc- 
cupied by earlier vegetables. 
Chihili or Improved Pekin—Depend- 
able, early. Solid, tapered heads, 3 to 
4-in. thick, 18 to 20-in. long. 75 days. 

The Old Gardener on CARROTS 
Carrots are a triple-treat crop—you can freeze them, 
store them or can them, in addition to serving them 
fresh. All three methods will save the delicious carrot 
Better have plenty for 
eating fresh, too, especially the finger-size thinnings 
from the row. Commercial growers throw these away 
but they're the choicest morsels the garden produces. 
The new coreless types are best for eating fresh, can- 
sweetness for winter eating. 
ning or freezing. They have less fibre, 
taste sweeter. 

If you must store carrots in a cellar or 
outdoor barrel, you'll want something 
a little firmer, like Danvers Half Long. 
If your soil is stiff, stubborn clay, use 
Oxheart, which grows straight, while 
the longer kinds will '’dogleg” or cork- 
screw as they try to grow in clay. 
The carrots illustrated here, for compari- 
son of actual sizes, are: 1—Chantenay; 2— 
Imperator; 3—Danvers Half Long; 4—Red 
Cored Chantenay; 5—Oxheart. 

CARROTS 
Use sandy loam enriched by manure 
the previous year, if possible; but 
any good land if deeply and well 
worked will produce a good. crop, 
Sow seed as early as ground can be 
worked. Sow seed 2” to 1” deep in 
drills 16” to 18’ apart. Press ‘soil 
firmly above seed. When plants ap- 
pear use cultivator or wheel hoe and 
thin from 2” to 6” apart, according 
to type. Keep cultivated. 
Chantenay, Red Cored (fr}+—Root has 
thick shoulder and tapers to slight 
stump root, 5-in. long. Red cored. 70 
days. 
Danvers Half Long—Sweet, tender roots, 
6 to 7-in. long tapering to a blunt 
point. Fine for storing. 75 days. 
Improved Imperator (fr)—Fine-grained, 
tender. Rich orange, indistinct core. 
Roots smooth, tapered to semi-blunt. 77 
days. 
Nantes Improved Coreless (fr)—Excel- 
lent for forcing. Tops small, roots bright 
orange, blunt ended. Flesh reddish 
orange and practically coreless. 70 
days. 
Oxheart or Guerande—Excellent for 
shallow soil, easy to harvest. Chunky, 
tender and sweet. Bright orange. Keeps 
well. 72 to 75 da¥s. 
CAULIFLOWER 
Packet, 25c 
Needs rich soil and abundant water- 
ing. Cultivate same as cabbage but 
protect heads from sunlight to insure 
the prized white curd. This is done 
by gathering leaves together loosely 
as soon as heads begin forming, and 
tying them at the top. 
Early Snowball (fr)—Best and most 
widely used early variety. Medium, 
firm compact heads of fine flavor. 6-7 
inches in diameter. 55 days. 
Snowdrift (fr)—Heads 
than. Snowball; 
medium height with upstanding, medi- 
um green outer leaves. 65 days. 
slightly larger 
CELERIAC 
Large Smooth Prague—(Turnip rooted 
celery). Smooth spherical roots. 2 to 
3-in. thick. 120 days. 
CELERY 
Sow late spring for fall maturity. Have 
shaded beds and cover seed 14”. 
Transplant when 6” high. Keep soil 
well fertilized and moist. Crop ma- 
tures in cool weather of autumn, 
Giant Pascal—Late variety for winter 
use. Large plant, dark green leaves. 
Big solid stalks that blanch to yellow 
white. 135 days. 
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