Beet, Crosby Egyptian 
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. 
Nates Collards 
-@ VATES COLLARDS 
(Days to Maturity, 80) 
Improved strain of non-heading Collard, developed 
in 1948 by Virginia Truck Experiment Station. 
Deep green, broad leaves, excellent for greens. 
Grows on short stem without any heading and 
very resistant to cold weather. 
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e CABBAGE OR WHITE 
(Days to Maturity, 80) 
Cabbage shaped; white and crisp likea cabbage. 
Grows on poor soil; hardy. Used extensively for 
greens. 
e N. C. SHORT STEM 
(Days to Maturity, 80) 
Large wide leaves and short stem. Withstands 
dry and cold weather. Very fine flavor; used for 
greens. 
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. 
Cabbage, Charleston Wakefield 
SOUTHERN STATES COOPERATIVE 
