ARTICHOKE 
CULTURE: Sow thinly after frost danger in spring, 
and transplant into 4 foot rows. Plant is perennial 
and will produce edible buds second spring if 
mulched and protected during winter. 
VARIETIES: 
Green Globe makes a plant 4 feet tall with thistle- 
like foliage. The buds are 3 to 4 inches in diameter, 
cone-shaped with broadened base, deep green, with 
tender, tasty petals. 
BROCCOLI 
CULTURE: Sow thinly in light soil in early Spring 
and transplant into 24 or 30 inch rows. Start in- 
doors or in hotbeds for early market, and trans- 
plant. Similar to cauliflower in culture. 
VARIETIES: 
Italian Green Sprouting: Forms sprouts about 6 
inches long, bearing a center head and numerous 
succeeding branching buds keep producing for 
weeks. Heads are compact, firm, deep green, and 
of fine flavor. Matures in about 60 days from 
plants. 
BRUSSEL SPROUTS 
CULTURE: Start indoors or in hotbeds and trans- 
plant into 24 inch rows for early spring market, 
or sow in early summer outdoors and transplant 
for late fall market. Culture is similar to cabbage. 
VARIETIES: 
Long Island Improved produces a sturdy, cabbage- 
like plant which bears numerous small sprouts or 
heads, about an inch in diameter, on the stalks. 
Heads are compact, light green, and of excellent 
quality. Matures in about 12 weeks from plants. 
BEET (TABLE) 
CULTURE: A rich, sandy loam permits the best. 
root growth for beets. Sow in early spring about 
1 inch deep in 12 to 18 inch rows, then thin plants 
to 4 inches apart. Successive plantings may be made 
through the summer and fall months. 
VARIETIES: 
Crosbys Egyptian — Early market garden variety 
with tall bunching tops and dark red turnip-shaped 
roots. 60 days. 
Detroit Dark Red — The Perfected Strain of De- 
troit has tall green tops and round, smooth, dark 
red, zoneless roots. Best standard variety for home, 
canner, and market gardener. 70 days. 
Early Blood Turnip — Standard home garden vari- 
ety with medium size tops and turnip-shaped roots 
of smooth, dark red color with lighter zoning. 68 
days. 
Early Wonder — Early market variety, with good 
tall tops, fine for bunching. Roots are semi-round, 
deep red, smooth, with small tap root and neck. 
Quality is excellent. 58 days. 
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