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BROCCOLI 
One ounce will produce 3000 plants. 
Resembles Cauliflower and often grown 
where the latter does not thrive. Culture is 
similar. 
De Cicco. 60 days. An extremely early strain 
producing large heads. Excellent for bunch- 
ing or freezing. Plants medium tall, light 
green and very productive. 
Pkt. 25c, ¥2 oz. 50c, oz. 85c, 4 Ib. $2.50. 
Early Green Calabrese. 70 days. The stand- 
ard variety for home or market garden: The 
plant is tall, with central head and numer- 
ous side sprouts. When the central head is 
cut, the side sprouts shoot out small clus- 
ters that continue to furnish heads over a 
long season. 
Pkt. 15c, ¥Y% oz. 35c, oz. 60c, 4% lb. $1.75. 
Rapa or 40-Day. A very early type of sprout- 
ing Broccoli producing many small heads. 
Cut when about 10 to 12 inches high, just 
before the heads burst into bloom. Makes 
very fine greens. 
Pkt. 10c, ¥% oz. 25c, oz. 40c, %4 Ib. $1.25. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
One ounce will produce about 3000 plants. 
Sow seed about May 15 and transplant when 
about 4 inches high, in rows 3 feet apart, 
2 feet apart in the row. When heads begin 
to crowd, the lower leaves should be broken 
from the stem of the plant. 
Mammoth Fancy. 90 days. Compact, dwarf 
type, having stems covered with fancy, solid 
Sprouts. Pkt. 25c, ¥2 oz. $1.25, oz. $2.00. 
Long Island Improved. 90 days. Compact 
heads. Very productive. 
\ Pkt. 15c, Y% oz. 50c, oz. 90c. 
Matchless Improved. 90 days. 
Pkt. 25c, % oz. $1.25, oz. $2.00. 
Swiss Chard, Lucullus 
SWISS CHARD 
Spinach Beet 
One ounce will sow a row about 50 feet long. 
Can be used in five weeks after sowing. 
Cultivated for the leaves which are used for 
greens; the outer leaves only should be care- 
fully pulled from the plant and the foliage 
part separated from the rib in preparing to 
_ cook. Chard is served like Spinach which it 
resembles in taste. 
Giant Lucullus. 50 days. Very tall-growing, 
with crinkly leaves often 2 feet long. Beau- 
tiful ornamental plant for any garden. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 25c, %4 Ib. 75c. 
Fordhook Giant. 55 days. The leaf is dark 
green, heavily crumpled. Midrib is wide 
and thick, with a good white color. The 
plant is strong, sturdy and a good grower. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 25c, Y% Ib. 75c. 
SWISS CHARD—Continued 
Swiss Chard Rhubarb. 60 days. A delicious 
Chard having a bright rich crimson leaf- 
stalk that resembles Rhubarb, and dark 
green crumpled leaves, veined with crimson. 
Pkt. 20c, oz. 45c, %4 Ib. $1.25. 
Perpetual or Spinach Beet. 50 days. A leaf 
Beet similar to Swiss Chard. Leaves are 
green, with small midrib. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 35c, %4 lb. 90c, Ib. $2.60. 
MICHELL’S CHOICE CABBAGE SEED 
One ounce will produce about 3000 plants; 4 ounces, enough for an acre. 
Our strains, the very best to be had. Sow 
seed-of the early varieties in February in hot- 
beds and transplant, the latter part of April 
or early in May, to open ground, or an early 
sowing can be made in open ground as soon 
as weather permits, Late varieties in May and 
transplant in July, setting plants in rows 3 feet 
apart and 2 feet apart in rows. 
Hybrid Cabbage 
O-S Cross. Honorable Mention, All-America 
Selections, 1951, Exceptional uniformity in 
size and maturity with heavy yield are the 
outstanding characteristics of this first-gen- 
eration hybrid Cabbage. Heads are early, 
large and flat, weighing 8 to 10 pounds; 
solid and of good color. Plants are short 
stemmed, large and vigorous. 
Pkt. 35c, Y2 oz. $2.50. 
Early Cabbage 
Allhead. 78 days. The largest of the early 
Cabbages. Head roundish flat and remark- 
ably solid; excellent for winter as well as 
early spring. 
Pkt. 15c, ¥ oz. 35c, oz. 60c, %4 Ib. $1.80. 
Charleston or Large Waketield. 74 days. 
Similar to Extra-Early Jersey Wakefield, but 
the heads are more blunt, grow almost twice 
the size, and mature one week later. 
Pkt. 10c, 4% oz. 30c, oz. 55c, 4 Ib. $1.65. 
Copenhagen Market. 69 days. An early, 
round-headed variety, following Golden 
Acre. The heads frequently weigh as much 
as 10 pounds. 
Pkt. 15c, 4% oz. 40c, oz. 70c. %4 Ib. $2.00. 
Early Flat Dutch. 73 days. A dependable 
early variety, splendid for home or market 
garden. Plants are small and compact, with 
ball-shaped head. ; 
Pkt. 15c, Y% oz. 30c, oz. 55c, Y Ib. $1.50. 
Extra-Early Jersey Wakefield. 63 days. 
Uniform, pointed heads. Outer leaves form 
a protection for the heads, permitting it to 
be set out earlier than other sorts. 
Pkt. 10c, % oz. 30c, 0z. 55c, Y Ib. $1.50. 
Golden Acre. 64 days. Dwarf plants and 
round, solid, uniform heads, averaging 3 
pounds in weight. Has few outer leaves, 
making it suitable for close planting. 
Pkt. 15c, ¥% oz. 40c, oz. 70c, 4 Ib. $2.10. 
Red Acre. 70 days. The earliest red Cab- 
bage, uniform in color, size and maturity. 
Pkt. 15c, ¥% oz. 45c, 0z. 80c, % Ib. $2.25. 
Yellows-Resistant Varieties 
These are highly recommended to yield satis- 
factory crops where other varieties fail be- 
cause of Wilt or “Yellows.” 
Wisconsin All-Seasons. 90 days. Late drum- 
head variety showing great resistance to mo- 
saic disease and yellows. It is exceptionally 
hardy and will withstand drought and in- 
sects unusually well. Very heavy yielder. 
Pkt. 15c, Y% oz. 40c, oz. 70c, 4 Ib. $2.10. 
Bugner. 100 days. One of the most popular 
of the green type of yellows-resistant Cab- 
bage. Very large, slightly flattened, globe- 
shaped head weighing 8 to 10 pounds. Very 
high yielding and a good keeper. 
Pkt. 15c, 2 oz. 50c, oz. 90c, 4 Ib. $2.65. 
Golden Acre Resistant. 64 days. Similar to 
regular Golden Acre. Very desirable for 
planting on yellows-infested soil. 
Pkt. 20c, ¥% oz. 45c, oz. 85c, Y%4 Ib. $2.70. 
Garden Store, 924 Chestnut St., PHILADELPHIA 5, PA. 
Cabbage, Wisconsin All-Seasons 
Wisconsin Copenhagen. 62 days. It ma- 
tures very evenly and will withstand adverse 
weather conditions better than most early 
varieties. Foliage blue-green; plants 10 to 
12 inches tall. Weight 412-5 Ibs. 
Pkt. 20c, ¥2 oz. 50c, oz. 90c, %4 Ib. $2.65. 
Jersey Queen. 66 days. The first of the re- 
sistant types to mature. In type and earli- 
ness similar to Jersey Wakefield. 
Pkt. 15c, ¥2 oz. 35c, oz. 60c, 4 Ib. $1.75. 
Marion Market. 79 days. A very large, 
round head; early, solid and of fine quality. 
Pkt. 15c, 12 oz. 35c, oz. 65c, 4 Ib. $1.95. 
Wisconsin (Hollander). 105 days. A splen- 
did late variety. Attractive, large, globular 
heads; very solid, weighing from 8 to 10 
pounds. Splendid for winter and an excel- 
lent variety for kraut. 
Pkt. 20c, Y oz. 45c, oz. 80c, 4 Ib. $2.40. 
Late or Winter Varieties 
Danish Ballhead. Dwarf Stem. Unequaled 
for massiveness, weight, and keeping qual- 
ities. It is crisp, tender, and sweet. Does 
well under almost any condition of moisture 
or drought. 
Pkt. 10c, 48 oz. 35c, oz. 60c, %4 Ib. $2.00. 
Late Flat Dutch. 100 days. Selected espe- 
cially from the finest type of heads, chosen 
for solidity and uniformity. Large heads of 
unsurpassed quality. 
Pkt. 10c, 4% oz. 25c, oz. 45c, % Ib. $1.50. 
Mammoth Red Rock. 100 days. Good win- 
ter keeper. Heads globe-shaped, slightly flat- 
tened, and very hard. 
Pkt. 15c, ¥2 oz. 40c, oz. 70c, % Ib. $2.10. 
Perfection Drumhead Savoy. 90 days. A 
beautiful crimped-leaved sort with almost 
round, deep glossy green heads, Very dis- 
tinctly flavored, sweet. 
Pkt. 15c, ¥ oz. 45c, oz. 80c, 4 Ib. $2.40. 
Penn State Ballhead. 105 days. Exception- 
ally hard, flattened globe heads 6 to 7 inches 
deep. Very good for winter storage and 
kraut. 
Pkt. 20c, Y% oz. 45c, oz. 80c, “4 lb. $2.40. 
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