8 GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 
Brussels Sprouts 
The culture is the same as for Cabbage which it resembles, the edible 
part being the small heads, an inch or two in diameter that form at each 
leaf joint all the way up the stalk. The leaves should be broken off in the 
fall to give more room for the little heads to grow. Delicious and more 
tender than any Cabbage. 90 days. Suitable for quick freezing. Half-dwarf. 
Pkt., 10c; 02., 50c; 14 Ib., $1.50; 1 Ib., $4.50, postpaid. 
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worth while for you to have them in your own garden. 
Brussels Sprouts 
Cauliflower 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce of seed will produce 4000 plants. 
Five ounces of seed to an acre. Directions about the same as Cabbage, except 
planting in rows about 3 feet apart and 18 inches apart in the row. When 
plants begin to head, tie leaves up around the heads to protect from the sun. 
EARLY SELECT SNOWBALL. 52 days. A very fine strain producing a mag- 
nificient head of snowy whiteness. Head is very compact, even and fine 
grained. The outer leaves are erect, tending to protect the young head 
from the hot sun. Selected for evenness in heading, enabling you to market 
the entire field in rapid succession. Suitable for quick freezing. Pkt., 10c; 
1 oz., $1.75; 14 Ib., $5.00; 1 Ib., $15.00. 
* GROWERS SPECIAL IMPROVED. 60 days. Medium sized heads, snowy 
white in color, evenly grained and compact. The very best variety of the 
Snowball type. Suitable for quick freezing. Pkt., 10c; 1 oz., $1.75; 14 Ib., 
$5.00; 1 Ib., $15.00, postpaid. 
HELIOS. Original. Snow-white solid heads with uniform, tall, upstanding pro- 
tecting foliage. Is unsurpassed for cutting during the last period of summer. 
Pkt., 10c; 1 02., $2.85; 14 Ib., $8.50; 1 Ib., $25.00. 
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Early Select Snowball Cauliflower 
SELANDIA., Early type, though a little later than Stella Nova, the Early Snowball. 
Has large, broad, robust foliage which affords good protection for the large, solid white 
heads. Suitable for quick freezing. Pkt., 10c; 1 07z., $2.85; 14 Ib., $8.50; 1 Ib., $25.00, 
re Celery Cabbage 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce will produce 2000 plants. Do not sow seed till 
the last of May, earlier sowing generally going to seed instead of making heads. Seed 
may be sown in seed beds and transplanted in rows three feet apart and about fifteen 
inches apart in the row, or may be sown in rows and thinned. 
MICHIHLI. 70 days. A new strain of Celery Cabbage. In habit of plant it resembles 
Chihili, but the growth is more vigorous. ‘The leaves are dark green and do not have the 
yellowish cast of Chihili. The leaf margins are waved and the individual plants are very 
uniform. It is surer heading, and in trial plantings made on a commercial scale it has 
produced 99% marketable heads. Pkt., 10c; 02z., 45c; 14 Ib., $1.35; 1 Ib., $4.00, postpaid. 
CHIHILI. 79 days. Imported from Holland. This is the true strain. It has a delicate 
flavor, much milder than Cabbage. The heads are long, about 16 inches, rather slim, 
coming to a point at the top. Color is very dark bluish green, with the inner leaves 
and stalks blanched to a beautiful snow-white. This past season it proved its place and 
is highly recommended as a true strain. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 25c; 1% Ib., 85c; 1 Ib., $2.50; 
postpaid. 
Swiss Chard 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 
fifty feet of drill; five pounds per acre. Sow early 
in the spring, in rows eighteen inches apart 
and thin to one foot apart. The plants are of 
very rank growth, and will continue to grow 
and produce all summer, and if given a little 
protection during the winter, will produce early 
greens in the spring. 
LUCULLUS. 55 days. Leaves large and curly. 
Plant grows about 2 feet high, midribs are very 
broad and are a good substitute for Asparagus 
during the summer months. Pkt., 10c; 02., 15c; 
4 Ib., 45c; 1 Ib., $1.35, postpaid. 
NEW RHUBARB. A Chard of unique crimson 
color. Stalks sweet and succulent. Bright red in 
color; leaves green to bronze, heavily veined 
with red. Plants are vigorous and will yield 
a tremendous crop throughout the summer and 
fall, until frost. Pkt., 10c; 1 0z., 30c; 14 Ib., $1.00; 
1 tb., $3.00, postpaid. 
Swiss Chard 
Celery Cabbage 
