Do You Grow Swiss Chard? 
It’s Delicious 



Golden Acre Cabbage 
Swiss Chard or Spinach Beet 
Sow ounce of seed to 60 feet of drill 
Cuttrure. Swiss Chard is a Beet grown for 
its leaves. The midribs when boiled make 
delicious “‘greens,’”’ or the leaves may be 
boiled and served as spinach. Sown in the 
spring, the leaves are soon ready to eat and | 
will continue to grow all through the summer 
and fall. If given a little protection it will 
survive the winter and make excellent greens 
early in the spring. 35 days. Soil A. 
Fordhook Giant. Leaves broad, upright in 
growth, and very dark green, crumpled or 
savoyed, with broad, white midrib. 
Giant Lucullus. Upright plants with curly 
light green leaves of mild flavor. A heavy 
yielder. 
Rhubarb. A Chard of unique crimson color. 
Stalks are sweet and succulent, bright red 
in color. Leaves green to bronze. 
Georgia and Cabbage Collards 
Cu trurs like cabbage. The lower leaves, 
pulled off and used same as cabbage sprouts 
and kale, are delicious. If you have never 
eaten it, you have missed a treat. 80 days. 
Soil A 
CABBAGE, EARLY POINTED-HEAD 
Early Jersey Wakefield. . 
Charleston Wakefield . 
CABBAGE, EARLY ROUND D AND F FLATHEAD 
Golden Acre ..... 
Early Flat Dutch. . 
CABBAGE, SECOND- ‘EARLY 
Succession. . 
Copenhagen Market. 
CABBAGE, LATE OR WINTER | 
Savoy Chieftain. nee 
American Drumhead Savoy... 
Red Dutch Drumhead.. 
Late Flat Dutch. 
Danish Ballhead. . 
CABBAGE, YELLOWS- gesistant 0 
Jersey Queen. . 
Marion Market (Copenhagen)... 
All Seasons. AK 
Golden Acre. 
CABBAGE, CHINESE, eChikilner + Improved I Pevine oe 
Pe-Tsai.ae 
Wong Bok. 
CHARD, SWISS (Spinach Beet) 
Giant Lucullus. ki 
Fordhook Giant. 
Rhubarb. . 
COLLARDS, ‘Georgia tall and ‘Cabbage med ‘call? 




CABBAGE 
PLANTS, 
Page 94. 
CABBAGE 
CHOICE SURE- 
HEADING SEED 
One ounce will produce about 2,500 plants; 14 pound for transplanting an acre 
Cu ture. Sow seed in January or February in hotbeds, and transplant latter part of 
April or early in May to open ground; or an early sowing in open groun 
Set plants 1 to 1}4 feet apart in the row. For second-early, 
soon as weather will permit. 
d can be made as 
sow in April and transplant in May, or sow in May and transplant in July, setting plants 
in rows 3 feet apart and 2 feet apart in rows. 
Soil A. We pay postage en packets, ounces, and 14 pound. 
in succession. 
quantities consult chart on page 1 
Early Pointed-Head Varieties 
About 75 days 
Early Jersey Wakefield. A fine oblong- 
shaped Cabbage. Head is solid, there being 
very few outside leaves. 
Charleston Wakefield. Resembles 
Early Wakefield, but later and larger. 
Early Round and Flathead 
Varieties 
About 90 days 
Early Flat Dutch. A dwarf-growing type, 
principally used for early summer. 
GOLDEN ACRE. An extra-early strain of 
Copenhagen Market, maturing about 10 
days earlier. It will mature heads measur- 
ing 9 inches in diameter, with a uniform 
weight of 5 pounds, in 80 days from time of 
sowing. Height of stalk is 2 mmches and 
entire plant consists of 13 leaves, allowing 
close planting. 
the 
Second-Early Varieties 
About 100 davs 
Copenhagen Market. Large, globe-shaped, 
solid head which comes into market along 
with Charleston Wakefield. Our seed 
comes direct from the originator. Makes 
few loose leaves. A vigorous grower and 
excellent keeper. 
Succession. A large, solid, roundish flat- 
headed sort with few outer leaves. One of 
the best varieties to follow Large Charles- 
ton Wakefield 
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Never plant in the same ground two years 
For larger 

Charleston Wakefield Cabbage . 
Late or Winter Varieties 
About 110 days 
Savoy Chieftain. 90 days. (All-America 
Award, 1938.) Flattened globe; very 
curly; outstanding quality. 
American Drumhead Savoy. A beauti- 
fully crimped-leaved, deep glossy green 
sort. The head is almost round. 
Danish Ballhead. An elegant, medium-late 
variety. Round and compact. 
Late Flat Dutch. (Improved Strain.) This 
has been selected especially for our trade, 
and seed was taken from the finest type of 
heads selected for solidity and uniformity. 
Red Dutch Drumhead. A red variety used 
extensively for its good qualities. 
Yellows-Resistant Varieties 
Bred and grown in Wisconsin for their 
wilt- and yellows-resisting qualities, these 
varieties will also do better under hot, dry, 
and unfavorable weather conditions. 
Jersey Queen. The yellows-resistant Jersey 
Wakefield. 
Golden Acre. Described in second column. 
Marion Market. The _ yellows-resistant 
Copenhagen Market. 
All Seasons. A very large head, flat and 
solid. It is valuable for summer or winter 
” CHINESE CABBAGE 
Grow like late Cabbage, planting in July, 
as early plantings run quickly to seed. It 
has a mild flavor and may be eaten raw or as 
a salad, or cooked. 70 days. Soil A. 
Chihili or Improved Pekin. Slender, 
well blanched. ; 
Pe-Tsai. Slender; green. 
Wong Bok. Short and thick; well blanched. 
Giant 
Lucullus 
Swiss 
Chard 

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