

ALL VEGETABLE SEEDS 
SWISS CHARD 
Requires about same treatment as 
beets. Cultivate frequently. Leaves 
may be gathered during summer and 
fall, New ones will grow quickly, 
Giant Lucullus—Most popular Chard. 
Upright in growth, with yellowish-green 
curled crumpled leaves. Thick, broad 
and light green stems. 50 to 60 days. 
Rhubarb Chard — Heavily crumpled 
leaves, dark green with a translucent 
crimson stalk. Easily grown, every- 
where. A different, tasty delicious flavor 
—cook stalks and leaves together for 
a new taste thrill, 60 days. Pkt. 15c. 
BROCCOLI 
Plant and cultivate like cabbage and 
cauliflower. 
Italian Green Sprouting (fr)—Plant bears 
a succession of sprouting heads about 
S5-in. long, which, if kept cut, will be 
replaced by others for 8 to 10 weeks. 
55 to 65 days. 
St. Valentine (Winter Cauliflower)—Large 
headed variety—excellent quality. Good 
shipper. Heads solid white and well pro- 
tected, 90 days. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
Easy to grow wherever conditions are 
favorable for late cabbage, and re- 
quires same culture. As sprouts begin 
to form remove lower leaves so that 
all nourishments sent to lower stem 
will be forced into the sprouts. 
Dwarf Improved—Firm, thick-set tender 
heads, Easily grown. Early, dependable. 
CABBAGE 
Sow seed in drills 6 apart across 
the bed, dropping the seed 5 to 6 
to the inch. Firm soil after covering, 
then water throughly. Keep beds 
moist but not soaking wet. Seed 
germinates 3 to 8 days depending on 
temperature. Transplant to open 
ground when plants have made fourth 
pair of leaves. Set out as soon as frost 
danger is past. Use plenty of good 
commercial fertilizer. Cultivate fre- 
quently, every 5 or 6 days until cab- 
bages are large. For winter storage, 
stand plants upright in cold cellar, 
with roots in sand, Slight freezing will 
not harm cabbage. 
Danish Ball Head or 
widely used late type. Deep 
Hollander—A 
round, 
 10c PER PACKET . 
hard, compact heads, 7 to 8-in., 6 to 
7-lb. Tender, crisp, fine for kraut. 100 
to 105 days. 
Early Dwarf Flat Dutch—A compact, 
upright, short-stemmed variety. Heads 
large for size of plant, somewhat flat- 
tened shape, very solid. Matures early. 
71 days. 
Early Jersey Wakefield—Pointed heads, 
small and firm, Earliest pointed variety. 
Plants compact. 62 days. 
Golden Acre—Extra early variety pro- 
ducing uniform well-balanced head. 
Weighs about 3 lbs. Excellent quality. 
65 days. 
Premium Late Flat Dutch—The best late 
variety. Large, round, flat solid heads 
of perfect shape. Less inclined to burst 
than many varieties. Tender; fine qual- 
ity. 
Red Dutch—Medium size with round, 
solid heads of deep red. A good keeper 
and shipper. Medium early. 80 days. 
Drumhead Savoy—Large, flat heads with 
dark green, crinkled leaves. Flavor is 
mild and appetizing. 6 to 7 lbs, 90 days. 
Wong Boc—A short stout oval variety. 
Compact and well balanced. 85 days. 
CARROTS 
Use sandy loam enriched by manure 
the previous year, if possible; but 
any good land if deeply and well 
worked will produce a good crop. Sow 
seed as early as ground can be worked. 
Sow seed V4" to 1” deep in drills 16” 
to 18” apart. Press soil firmly above 
seed. When plants appear use culti- 
vator or wheel hoe and thin from 2” to 
6” apart, according to type, Keep culti- 
vated. 
Danvers Half Long—Sweet, tender roots, 
6 to 7-in. long tapering to a blunt 
point. Fine for storing. 75 days. 
Golden Half Long Chantenay—A medi- 
um early carrot. Fine for home and 
market. Roots are about 6 inches long, 
deep orange color and with practically 
no core. Crisp and sweet. 72 days. 
Improved Imperator (fr}+—Fine-grained, 
tender. Rich orange indistinct core. 
Roots smooth, tapered to semi-blunt. 77 
days. 
Nantes Improved Coreless (fr)—Excel- 
lent for forcing. Tops small, roots bright 
orange, blunt ended. Flesh reddish 
orange and practically coreless. 70 
days. 
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED 

CAULIFLOWER 
Packet 25c 
Needs rich soil and abundant water- 
ing. Cultivate same as cabbage but 
protect heads from sunlight to insure 
the prized white curd. This is done 
by gathering leaves together loosely 
as soon as heads begin forming, and 
tying them at the top. 
Early Alba Snowball—An improved 
early variety for home and market. 
Dwarf plants produce large, firm white 
heads of finest quality. 70 days. 
Early Erfurt Snowball—A popular early 
variety. Fine for home use or shipping. 
Compact and short-stemmed, 60 days. 
CELERIAC 
Erfurt (Turnip Rooted Celery)—A fine 
vegetable for flavoring in salads, soups, 
stews, etc. A large smooth, turnip like 
root formed under the ground comprises 
the edible portion of the plant. The hol- 
low green stems above ground are not 
good for eating purposes. The roots may 
be stored up into the winter months— 
120 days. 
CELERY 
Sow late spring for fall maturity. Have 
shaded beds and cover seed Ys”. Trans- 
plant when 6" high. Keep soil well 
fertilized and moist. Crop matures in 
cool weather of autumn. 
Giant Utah—Green type stocky plant 
full hearted and compact; blanches 
readily. Stems thick, solid, medium 
broad and full rounded. Fine quality. 
120 days. 
CHICORY 
Witloof—Compact, blanched head. Crisp, 
broad leaves having pleasant sharp 
flavor. 140 to 160 days. 
COLLARD 
Southern or Georgia — An excellent 
cooked green, Long stemmed plant, 
with clustered leaves. Withstands heat 
and bad soil, 24 to 36 days. 

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WHEN TO PLANT 
Fully Hardy Crops. Sow anytime the 
ground is workable, just before or just 
after the winter freeze; where ground 
doesn't freeze in winter anytime soil 
and weather conditions are favorable 
for sowing. Peas, Asparagus, 
Broccoli*, Brussels Sprouts*, Cabbage”, 
Collards, Cauliflower*, Chinese Cab- 
bage*, Endive, Kale*, Kohlrabi, Let- 
tuce* Mustard, Onion sets, Parsley", 
Radish, Rhubarb, Salsify, Spinach, 
Turnip. 
“Seed sown indoors for transplants in 
freezing areas, 
Hardy Crops. Sow in late winter or 
early spring when soil is in good 
tilth. Beet, Carrot, Celery, Leek, Wrin- 
kled Peas, New Zealand Spinach, On- 
ion, Spinach. Make sowings indoors 
of Egg Plant Pepper and Tomato about 
8 weeks ahead of frost-free weather. 
Half-Hardy Crops. Early sowing of 
these will probably require protection 
supplied by frost covers. Bush Beans, 
Corn, Squash, Tomatoes, 
Tender Crops. Sow these in late spring 
and early summer when the ground is 
warm, Use the frost-free dates for 
your area. Bush and Pole Snap Beans, 
Bush and Pole Lima Beans, Corn, Cu- 
cumber, Egg Plant*, Muskemelon, Can- 
teloupe, Watermelon, Okra, Pepper”, 
Pumpkin, Squash, Tomato”. 
(*Set out plants started 8 weeks earlier.) 
Year-Round Crops, These can be sown 
any month of the year in temperate 
climate when soil is workable, but 
they do best during the cooler months 
of the year. Beet, Carrot, Lettuce, Pars- 
ley, Peas, Radish, Spinach, Swiss Chard. 
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