



GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan The 
CABBAGE—Continued 
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, ereet and 
compact. Extremely hardy, splendid quality and keeps 
perfectly in storage until late spring. Oz., 45c; 14 Ib., 
$1.50; 1 Ib., $5.00, 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., 30c; %4 lb., $1.00; 1 Ib., $3.50, postpaid. 
° 95 days. Short-stemmed, heads 
* Danish Ballhea round, very solid and _ heavy. 
Splendid keepers, hardy, and the best winter sort. Oz., 
30c; 4 Ib., $1.00; 1 Ib., $3.50, postpaid. 
, 105 days. Highly valued for its 
Premium Flat Dutch fine quality. Heads very solid, 
broad, round, flattened on top, fine grained and tender. 
Oz., 30c; 14 Ib., 95c; 1 Ib., $3.00, postpaid. 
A ° S (Chieftain). 85 days. Large, flatrish 
M hR k R d 90 days. Heads solid, of good merican SavOY heads, very curly and hard. One of 
ammoth Nock Ned size and quality. Oz., 30c; 1%4 the best Savoys. Oz. 35c; %4 Ib. $1.25; 1 Ib., $4.00, 
Ib., 95c; 1 lb., $3.00, postpaid. postpaid. 
80 days. An exceptionally good variety, forming uniform round 
Red Stonehead heads; smooth, hard, of a glowing red color. A good keeper. 
Oz., 30c; % Ib., 95c; 1 1b., $3.00, postpaid. 
YELLOWS-DISEASE-RESISTANT VARIETIES 
° 62 days. This strain can be grown success- 
Yellows Resistant Golden Acre ganty 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 recommended. Oz., 40c.; 14 Ib., $1.25; 1 Ib., $4.50, postpaid. 
° ° (Yellows-resistant). 90-100 days. A heavy yield- 
* Wisconsin Hollander No. Sine late storage type, highly resistant to yel- 
lows. Round head, and yields greater tonnage than the ordinary strains. Oz., 
40c; 1% lb., $1.25; 1 Ib., $4.50, postpaid. 
° 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., 30c; 14 Ib., $1.00; 1 lb., $3.50, 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. Suitable for quick freezing. 
Half-dwarf. Oz., 50c; 14 Ib., $1.50; 1 Jb., $5.00, postpaid. 
Celery Cabbage or Chihili 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce will produce 2000 plants. Do not sow seed till 
the last of May, earl.er sowing generally going to secd 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. 
Michihli 70 days. A new strain of Celery Cabbage. In habit of plant it resembles Chi- 
hili, but the growth is more vigorous. The leaves are dark green and do not 
have the yellowish cast of Chihili. The leaf margins are waved and the individual plants 
are very uniform. It is surer heading, and in trial plantings made on a commercial scale 
it has produced 99% marketable heads, but after trimming, have the general conformation 
of Chihili but are firmer and possibly larger. The seed is offered for the first time this 
year, but will not be available until about June Ist, as earlier sowing is not recommended. 
Oz., 65c; 1%4 Ib., $1.75; 1 Ib., $6.50, postpaid. 
Chihili 70 days. Imported from Holland and recommended to us as being the true strain. 
MM Oz., 25c; 14 Ib., 75c; 1 Ib., $2.50, postpaid. 
Chihili 70 days. Australian grown. The same seed we offered this past season. Oz., 25c; 
Wil \% Ib., 75c; 1 Ib., $2.50, postpaid. In ordering, specify which you want. 
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. 
L ll 55 days. Leaves large and curly. Plant grows about 2 feet high, midribs are 
UCUHUS very broad and are a gocd substitute for Asparagus during the summer months. 
Oz., 15c; %4 Ib., 45c; 1 Ib., $1.25, postpaid. 
N Rh b b A Chard of unique crimson color. Stalks sweet and succulent. Bright 
ew UDarD eq in color; leaves green to bronze, heavily veined with red. Plants 
are vigorous and will yield a tremendous crop throughout the summer and fall, until frost. 
Pkt., 15c; oz., 50c; %4 Ib., $1.50; 1 Ib., $4.00, postpaid. Michihli Celery Cabbage 
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Golden Acre Cabbage 



