



Beet, Crosby Egyptian 
@ CROSBY EGYPTIAN 
(Days to Maturity, 55) 
Uses: Early variety for home and market gar- 
den. Desirable as early bunch type. 
Adapted to freezing. 
Saape: Flat, round, smooth, with small slender 
tap-root. 
FiesH: Red, fine texture and sweet flavor. 
Tors: Medium size. 
® EDMUND’S BLOOD TURNIP 
(Days to Maturity, 60) 
Usrs: Home and market garden. 
SHaPe: Round, smooth, deep dark red. 
FiLesu: Deep red, sweet flavor. 
Collards 
CULTURE: Largely used in place of cabbage. 
Easy to grow and very hardy. A most popular 
vegetable in the South. Plant in the spring, and 
in June, July and August. Transplant in rows 2 
feet apart. One-half ounce will plant a 100 -foot row. 
e GEORGIA OR SOUTHERN 
(Days to Maturity, 80) 
Popular in the South. Grows like cabbage. 
Flavor improved by frost; withstands cold. Used 
extensively for greens. 
e CABBAGE OR WHITE 
(Days to Maturity, 80) 
Cabbage shaped; white and crisp like a cabbage. 
Grows on poor soil; hardy. Used extensively for 
greens. 
eN. C. SHORT STEM 
(Days to Maturity, 80) 
Large wide leaves and short stem. Withstands 
dry and cold weather. Very fine flavor; used for 
greens. 
Richmond, Virginia 

Collards, N. C. Short Stem 
Cabbage 
CULTURE: Start plants in hotbeds. Transplant 
about the middle of March or April in rows about 
2 inches apart and 8 inches between plants. For 
late crops sow in May or June and set plants in July. 
One ounce of seed will produce about 5,000 plants; 
4 ounces will transplant an acre. 
e CHARLESTON WAKEFIELD 
(Days to Maturity, 73) 
Good shipper and market-garden va- 
riety. 
UsEs: 
PLANT: Large, vigorous, spreading, short stem, 
medium green. 
Heap: 8 inches long and 7 inches across at the 
base, heart shaped. Weighs approxi- 
mately 4 pounds. 

Cabbage, Charleston Wakefield 
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