BROCCOLI-RAAB 
Brassica napus cultivar 
FALL 
Winter annual making heavy compact top growth with 1” flower head 
early in spring for greens. 
Leaves are broad strapleaf turnip type. Grows 18-24” tall before going 
to seed. 
Used as early market greens. 
SPRING 
Same as FALL BROCCOLI-RAAB, but must be planted in spring, since it 
will not winter over. This is annual and shoots to seed rapidly. Used 
also as early market greens. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera 
*LONG ISLAND IMPROVED ~ + 6 « «1, ODS 
Plants 22-26” tall, compact, stem tightly packed with small heads 114-134” 
in diameter. This is a later, more vigorous and slightly large heading 
strain than PARIS MARKET. 
PARIS MARKET eee 
Plants 20-24” tall, dwarf and compact, stem closely covered with small 
cabbage-like balls 1-114” in diameter, which mature in succession. 
CABBAGE 
Brassica oleracea var. capitata 
YELLOWS RESISTANT VARIETIES 
FIRST EARLY 
DETROIT (RESISTANT GOLDEN ACRE) - » « « G63=66RGae 
Plants: A resistant type of GOLDEN ACRE, with slightly larger plant. Plant 
habit slightly different from GOLDEN ACRE. Coarser, more open leaves. 
Heads: Very similar to GOLDEN ACRE or COPENHAGEN MARKET, with 
creamy white interior. 
JERSEY: QUEEN (°° 3 82" 89, ie eae days 
Plants: Selected from JERSEY WAKEFIELD for disease resistance; very 
similar in type but dark blue green. 
Heads: Pointed similar to JERSEY WAKEFIELD though smaller, more com- 
pact, and finer texture. 
RACINE MARKET . . . . . . . 9% = i6eaam days 
Plants: Similar to COPENHAGEN MARKET, dependable, early and uniform. 
Heads: 612-7” round, with slight tendency to become pointed; solid, a 
steel gray green color to leaves. A good quality, excellent early shipper, 
or used as early kraut. 
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