DESSERT SEED CO. _ EL CENTRO, CALIF. 

CABBAGE, CHINESE (or Celery Cabbage) Diyaie 
(Brassica pekinensis) (Annual) Pare ee 
Not the same family as ordinary Cabbages, develops rapidly from 
seed. All varieties have a slightly pungent flavor and can be used as 
salad or as cooked greens. 
Chihli: Heads are long and tapering, often 18 inches and about 3% 
inches in diameter at the base. Early, crisp and sweet. 70-75 
Michihli: A pronounced improvement on Chihli, darker green, very 
sure heading and particularly uniform in size and time of develop- 
ment. The dark green exterior leaf has no tint of yellow in it, the 
interior is solid and beautifully blanched, crisp, tender and good 
flavor. Will store well for winter use. 70-75 
Pe-tsai: The original long headed strain, heads about 12 inches long, 
very sure heading. 75 
Wong-Bok: Heads are oval or dumpy. About 10 inches tall by 6 or 7 
inches diameter. The whole head is completely blanched, very 
tender. 80-85 
CARDOON 
(Cynara cardunculus) (Perennial) 
Large Smooth: Whilst having much the same appearance as Globe 
Artichoke, it grows much more erect and it is the large fleshy 
midribs that are the edible part of the plant. This variety is almost 
spineless and when tied together the midribs blanch easily. 
CARROT 
(Daucus carota) (Annual) nate 
ays to 
Forcing and Early Varieties Pocket ehiisf 
Amsterdam Forcing: A very quick developing variety, light salmon 
red color. Very useful for early forcing and can be used as an early 
Carrot for outdoor cultivation. Usually used in a young state but 
will develop into a 6-inch blunt-ended root. 65 
French Forcing Horn: A small top-shape, almost round forcing Carrot 
about 1% to 2 inches in diameter, light orange red color, very early, 
tender and sweet. 60 
Early Scarlet Horn (Dutch Horn): Can be used as an early frame 
variety, more often employed as a first early outdoor grown mar- 
ket variety. Reddish orange color, about 3 inches long and taper- 
ing a little from a diameter of 1% inches to 1 inch, blunt ended, 
invaluable for early work. 64 
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