BEANS, BLUE LAKE POLE 
Lima Beans, Bush 
Burpee’s Improved Bush. Plants large, 
heavily productive. Pods large, 44% to 5 
inches long. Usually contains 4 large, 
thick beans. Dry beans large, flat, green- 
ish white. Thin to 18 inches apart. Ma- 
ture in 75 days. 
Cangreen. 68 days to maturity. Cangreen 
is notable for the green color of the fleshy 
part of the seed in the dry stage. Attrac- 
ae for canning. Yields a prolific crop. 
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Fordhook. Large, spreading plant with 
slightly curved pods containing 3-4 light 
green beans of excellent quality, good 
for canning and freezing. Good in high 
temperature. (Fz.) 
Lima Beans, Pole 
Oregon Pole. Proven over many years to 
be well adapted to our cool Northwest 
climate. A strong, vigorous grower, bear- 
ing continuously until frost. Pods are at 
their best when yellow. 
King of the Garden. Plants tall, good 
climber, hardy and vigorous. The pods 
are flat, 14% inches wide, about 6 inches 
long and contain 4 to 5 large oval green- 
ish white beans. Seed large, flat and 
white. Matures in 88 days. 
BEETS 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 4-6 Ibs. per acre 
Prefer a rich sandy loam but will pro- 
duce in any well fertilized soil. Space 
rows 14 to 24 inches apart. 
Detroit Dark Red. The standard of excel- 
lence in table beets for home and market 
garden, for shipping, and for canning. 
Tops uniform, small, tender, erect. Roots 
globe shaped; symmetrical, with small 
collar and small tap-root. Very dark 
blood red. Mature in 52 to 55 days. 
Early Wonder. Very desirable for home 
and market garden. Tops small. Root 
flattened globe shape and small collar 
and tap-root. Dark purplish red. Flesh 
deep purplish red zoned a lighter shade. 
Mature in 50 to 55 days. 
Extra Early Flat Egyptian. Best for forc- 
ing and particularly valuable for early 
market. Tops small and upright. Roots 
flattened, with long slender tap-roots. 
Flesh dark purplish red, zoned lighter. 
Ready in 50 days. 
Swiss Chard. See page 31. 
Mangel (or Stock Beet) 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 6 to 10 Ibs. per acre 
Valuable as stock feed 
Danish Sludstrup. Very high yielder. 
Roots long oval, orange colored; flesh 
white with faint yellow tinge. 
Giant Half Sugar. This variety is one of 
the favorites among the dairymen and 
hog raisers. It is very sweet and nutri- 
tious, as it has a higher sugar content 
than the ordinary mangel. 
True Sugar Beet. The most desirable beet 
for sugar manufacture. Valuable for 
stock feeding. Roots medium large, 12 to 
15 inches long, 314 to 4 inches at shoul- 
der, tapered; white, with a tinge of gray; 
very rich in sugar. Good keeper. 
BROCCOLI 
Y2 oz. to 100 ft., 4 oz. per acre 
This is similar to cauliflower and is 
especially suited to Pacific Coast states. 
Italian Green Sprouting. This vigorous 
plant is entirely different from the white 
heading sorts. Cultivated like cabbage, it 
bears first a main head, then a succes- 
sion of sprouts which, if kept cut, will 
be repiaced by others for 8 to 10 weeks. 
Each sprout about 5 inches long, ends 
in a small head of dark green buds. It 
is one of the most delicious green vege- 
tables. (Fz.) Pkt. 15c. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
Y2 oz. to 100 ft., 4 oz. per acre 
Can be successfully grown wherever 
conditions are favorable for late cabbage 
and require the same method of culture. 
They mature best in the autumn after 
the weather becomes cool. 
Dwarf Improved. Plants dwarf and com- 
pact, 20 inches tall. Very uniform; stem 
well covered with firm, round cabbage- 
like balls 1% to 1% inches in diameter, 
mature in succession. Pick as needed. 
BEET, DETROIT DARK RED 
CABBAGE 
Sow early varieties under glass and 
transplant to open ground as early as 
possible. Sow late varieties in open in 
April and May. Keep the crop well 
watered and cultivated. Best in good, 
heavy soil with good drainage; light soils 
should be well fertilized. Shallow but 
frequent cultivation. 
EARLY VARIETIES 
Mature between 60-65 days 
Copenhagen Market. Distinctly and uni- 
formly early. Splendid for early market 
and shipment; valuable as an early kraut 
variety. Plants small, compact, allowing 
very close planting. Stem short; heads 
uniformly round; firm; 6 to 7 inches in 
diameter. Weight, 34% to 4 lbs. Interior 
clear white and of excellent quality. Ma- 
ture in 66 days. 
COPENHAGEN MARKET CABBAGE 
Early Jersey Wakefield. Extremely early. 
valuable for home market and shipping. 
Piants very small and compact, allowing 
close planting; stem short. Heads firm 
and conical; usually 7 inches long, 5 
inches thick near base; weight 2 to 21% lbs. 
Golden Acre. The earliest round-headed 
cabbage; especially valuable for early 
market and shipping. Plants very small 
and compact; stem short. Heads unt- 
formly round; firm, commonly 6 inches 
in diameter and weigh 3 pounds. 
LATE VARIETIES 
Mature in 90 to 100 days 
Danish Ball Head. One of the best late 
varieties. The plants are medium sized 
with short stems. Heads large; flattened 
globe shape; becomes 8 to 9 inches across, 
6 to 7 inches deep, and weigh 7 to 9 
pounds. Very firm and solid; of excellent 
quality; keeps perfectly in storage. 
Late Flat Dutch. The best very large, 
late cabbage. A good keeper. Heads very 
large and flat, but deep; become 12 to 14 
inches across, 7 inches deep, and weigh 
12 to 14 lbs. or more; firm, good quality. 
Mammoth Red Rock. A sure cropper and 
used very extensively for pickling. The 
solid heads are borne on medium-length 
stems and are red throughout. Perfectly 
round, solid and quite large. Often 
weighing 6 to 8 pounds each. The latest 
of the red cabbages. 
Savoy. Enjoys great popularity on ac- 
count of its tasty, delicate flavor. The 
large round heads are somewhat flat- 
tened and very heavy. The deep green, 
crinkled outer leaves enclose the tender, 
light green heart. It matures in the fall 
and will keep all winter. 
CHINESE CABBAGE 
Chihli. Rapidly growing in popularity. It 
somewhat resembles the Cos lettuce in 
shape, forming long heads of crisp 
leaves. Very mild and pleasantly fla- 
vored. Serve as-a salad or cooked. 
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