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- SWISS CHARD 
Leaves are cooked and served like spinach and the mid-ribs like asparagus, or 
both may be cooked together. Leaf-stalks make delicious fritters. Cutting may 
be done by removing outer leaves of various plants, thus allowing the center and 
remaining leaves to grow, or entire plants may be cut off a couple inches above the 
crown and new leaves will be produced. A healthful and nutritious, easily grown 
vegetable. Chard stands hot weather and is an abundant, continuous yielder. 
6202 Burpee’s Rhubarb Chard © — distinc 
60 days. Introduced by Burpee in 1941. A Swiss Chard that looks 
like rhubarb. The leaf-stalks, considered by many as the most deli- 
cious part of the chard plant, are bright but delicate, translucent 
crimson; the rich color extends out through the veins into the dark 
green, heavily crumpled leaves. Easily grown, thrives everywhere. 
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Pkt. 25¢; oz. 55¢; 14 lb. $1.50; 1% Ib. $2.75 
6195 Burpee’s Fordhook Giant © — 111 
60 days. Introduced by Burpee in 1924 and named for Burpee’s Ford- 
hook Farms, Leaves are rich dark green, much crumpled or savoyed, 
and when grown well, will measure 10 in, in width and 21% ft. in length; 
texture is thick and fleshy. The pearly white stalks make an excellent 
dish prepared like asparagus as do the broad mid-ribs of the leaves. 
Pkt. 20¢; oz. 45¢; 14 Ib. $1.00; 1% Ib. $1.80 
5196 Large Ribbed White 60 days. Grown mostly for the broad, 
white, tender mid-ribs of the large, smooth green leaves. The succulent 
foliage is of thick texture and has a nice flavor when cooked like spinach. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 35¢; 14 lb. 85¢; 1% lb. $1.50 
5134 Lucullus 6o days. Well-known variety for which some culinary experts 
claim first place on account of its mild, spinach-like flavor. Light green, heavily 
savoyed, crumpled leaves grow to large size. The thick, fleshy, broad white stalks 
are splendid for creaming like asparagus. Good for home and market use. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 40¢; 14 Ib. $1.00; 1% Ib. $1.80 
5305 Perpetual or Spinach Beet so days. A form of leaf beet some- 
what similar to chard; smooth green leaves with mid-rib hardly noticeable. Re- 
sistant to heat and drought. Good summer substitute for spinach. Quick grower 
and produces fora long time. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 40¢; 1% lb. $1.00; 14 lb. $1.80 
How to Grow Swiss Chard 
Sow seed any time from early spring until midsummer in rows 18 to 30 in. apart; cover 
with ¥% in. of soil. When seedlings are 3 to 4 in. high, thin 8 to 10 in. apart in the row. 
The plants are quite hardy and will yield throughout the summer and fall until frost. 
All chards are suitable for freezing. They yield heavily wherever beets can be grown. 
A pkt. will sow 25 ft. of row; an oz. 100 ft. 
MA N G F LS_ pr, Stock Feeding 
Used largely for winter feeding of cattle, sheep, hogs and poultry. Sow seed thinly in early 
spring in rows 2 to 3 ft. apart; cover with 1% in. of soil. Do best in a well-prepared, deep soil of 
moderate fertility. A packet will sow 25 ft. of row; an oz. 100 ft.; 5 to 6 lbs. per acre. 
5131 Mammoth Prize Long Red 110 days. Largest and heaviest cropping 
mangel. Roots grow to a truly enormous 
size; 18 to 24 in. long, 5 to 6 in. across. Skin is light red, flesh white tinged rose. Grow ¥%4 to 
% above ground so they are easier to harvest than those which grow below the soil. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 30¢; 14 1b.75¢; 1% Ib. $1.25; Ib. $2.10 
5137 Giant Half Sugar Rose 90 days. Broad, wedge-shaped mangel. Skin is 
bright rose above and grayish white below; 
flesh is white. Highly nutritious and rich in sugar. Grows 14 above ground. Quick grower. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 35¢; 1%41b.75¢; 1% Ib. $1.25; Ib. $2.10 
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Bi A N U protein foods 
Roasted peanuts, salted peanuts, peanut butter and peanut candies are well known to all 
of us. Have you ever tried them baked as you would beans? Leave skins on or take them off; 
they are, however, more palatable if skins are removed. 
For best results select warm, light or sandy soil rich in lime. Plant in rows 2% to 3 ft. apart, 
spacing the shelled nuts 8 to 10 in. apart in the row, or place them 16 to 18 in. apart in the 
row if planted in the hulls. Cover with 2 in. of soil. Cultivate and hoe freely. In the fall, before 
frost, dig and hang vines under a shed or in an airy room to cure. One pkt. will sow from 15 to 
25 ft. of row; 1 lb. from 100 to 200 ft. according to method used in planting. 
6215 Jumbo Virginia © 120 days. Most productive, extra large peanut of rich 
flavor, with 2 or 3 large, richly flavored kernels to the 
pod. Vines 314 ft. across; make valuable fodder for stock. Pkt. 20¢; 1% 1b. 55¢; Ib. $1.00 
H 110 days. The dwarf bushes grow close, so are easily cultivated and 
6216 Sp anish gathered. Kernels are small and very sweet. Early and a heavy bearer. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 lb. 50¢; Ib. 90¢ 
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