
6 GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 
Broccoli 
A frequent application of nitrate of soda can be of great 
value to promote the life of this crop. ‘ 
: . 75 days. This variety produces a 
Italian Green Sprouting large head, like Cauliflower, con- 
sisting of a compact cluster of bluish green flowers. When 
the central head is removed, the plant produces many 
branches, each bearing small heads. These are cut with 3 or 4 
inches of the branch attached and tied in bunches for market. 
The stems as well as the flower heads are crooked and served 
as Cauliflower. Suitable for quick freezing. Oz., 25c; %4 Ib., 
75c; 1 Ib., $2.50, postpaid. 
Cabbage 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce will produce about 2000 
plants; 10,890 plants will plant an acre of early Cabbage; and 7,260 
plants for an acre of late. Three ounces of seed will plant an acre of 
early and five ounces an acre of late Cabbage. For early Cabbage, 
sow seed in hotbeds in January or February. Transplant as early as 
possible to the open ground about two feet apart each way. For late 
Cabbage, sow seed in open ground in May and transplant about July 
first in rows 21% feet each way. : 
In fertilizing, we recommend hen manure at the rate of one hand- 
ful to three feet in the furrow. Care must be used so that the roots 
do not come in direct contact with the manure. 
Early Varieties 
*6 ld A 64 days. Heads round, very hard. Matures 
olden ACTe two or three weeks earlier than Copenhagen 
Market, but is otherwise quite similar. Owing to earliness 
and remarkable uniformity, Golden Acre will prove the most 
profitable early Cabbage for market gardeners. 
Oz., 30c; %4 Ib., 90c; 1 Ib., ae postpaid: 
62 days. arket gar- 
Early Jersey Wakefield deners in general con- 
sider this the best early variety. The conical 
heads are very uniform in shape, very solid. 
Our stock is dwarf, compact and extremely 
early. Oz., 30c; 14 lb., 95c; 1 lb., $3.00, postpaid: 
65 days. Near 
Improved Copenhagen Market $2 ca%1) asthe 
Jersey Wakefield. Stems short, heads large, 
round and solid, with few outer leaves. Oz., 30c; 

Italian Green 
Sprouting Broccoli 
BEETS—Continued 
’ : 58 days. Where an early market sort is 
Crosby’s Egyptian desired, our strain is unequalled. Roots 
a flattened globe shape, skin very dark red, flesh a trifle 
lighter, tops small. Oz., 20c; %4 Ib., 50c; 1 lb., $1.50, postpaid. 
hy ° 60 days. The old standard 
Early Blood Turnip, Improved table Beet. Roots nearly round 
or slightly flattened, bright red, zoned and of good quality. 
Not so early as Detroit, but with a larger, coarser top. 
Oz., 20c; % lb., 50c; 1 Ib., $1.50, postpaid. 
° 60 days. Early, extremely attractive 
Green Top Bunching bunching beet. Tops medium sized 
and erect. Foliage clean, grayish green that does not turn 
red or brown in the fall. Roots round, smooth and glossy, 
flesh bright blood-red. Mostly grown for beet greens. Oz., 
20c; % Ib., 50c; 1 lb., $1.50, postpaid. 
Mangel or Stock Beets 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to fifty feet of drill, 
five pounds per acre. Sow early in the spring, in rows about 
two feet apart; cover seed one and one-half inches deep, 
pressing ground firmly over the seed. When plants are three 
inches high thin to about eight inches apart in the row. The 
plants pulled may be used for greens. 
120-150 days. A favorite with the dairy- 
Mammoth Long Red man and farmer. Large, well-formed; 
dark red color, very nutritious; a big cropper. Oz., 15c; 
14 lb., 40c; 1 Ib., $1.25, postpaid. 
(Yellow Eckendorf). 120-150 days. Very 
Golden Tankard productive and sweet; tops and neck very 
small; flesh yellow; especially relished by cows and sheep. 
Oz., 15c; 14 lb., 40c; 1 Ib., $1.25, postpaid. 
Sugar Beets 
Sugar Beets and Mangels are of great value for stock 
feeding, because of the improved health and condition of the 
animals, increased flow and quality of milk, and because of 
the saving in fodder. The yield is enormous, and the cost of 
growing is trifling. Grow a patch of them for winter feed. 
They are also excellent for poultry. 
° e 120-150 days. A most valuable, large 
Giant Feeding Sugar yielding variety for feeding; half sugar, 
oval-shaped, skin rose colored, flesh white, very nutritious 
meee ee harvested. Oz., 20c; % Ib., 50c; 1 Ib., $1.50, post- 
paid. 

Y Ib., 95ce; 1 he ary postpaid. 
66 days. A comparatively new strain 
Green Acre with the general characteristics of 
Golden Acre, but holds its green color longer, 
an added. value to market gardeners and ship- 
pers. Oz., 30c; 1% Ib., $1.00; 1 lb., $3.50, postpaid. 
71 days. Spl i 
Ferry’s Round Dutch hi paces rence cy 
home and market garden. 
Plants small and compact; stem short. Heads 
almost ball-shaped; commonly 7 to 8 inches in 
diameter, 6 inches deep, and weigh 4% to 5 lbs.; 
firm and of high quality. Oz., 30c; 14 Ib., $1.00; 
1 Ib., $3.50, postpaid. 

Danish Ballhead 

* “his variety recommended by the Michigan State College 
