SWISS CHARD (Spinach Beet) 
CULTURE: Sow like beets but thin to 8 inches 
apart in row because of large, leafy stalks pro- 
duced. Plant early in spring for long-bearing sea- 
son. Leaves are of fine flavor and quality when 
cooked as greens. 
VARIETIES: 
Fordhook Giant — Produces edible leaves up to 10 
inches wide and 2% feet long, thick and fleshy. 
The white stalks are thick and 2 inches or so broad, 
and may be cooked like asparagus. 60 days. 
Lucullus — Plant grows 24 inches tall and produces 
fleshy, crumpled, deep green leaves which have a 
fine flavor when cooked as greens. Stalk is slender 
and cream-colored. 55 days. 
CABBAGE 
CULTURE: Requires a rich, well-manured, well- 
drained, heavy loam that is kept moist and culti- 
vated. Sow in hotbeds and transplant after frost 
damage is past for Spring market. Sow in early 
Summer for Fall market. Space plants 18 inches in 
24 inch rows. Maturity dates shown are figured 
from date of transplanting. 
EARLY VARIETIES: 
_ Copenhagen Market — Earliest large round-headed 
| cabbage, producing solid, quality 4 lb. heads about 
_ 7 inches in diameter. Plant is 14 inches tall, short 
_ stemmed, and medium green. Quality is fine and 
uniform, suitable for shipping and market garden- 
ing. 68 days. 
Early Jersey Wakefield — Early home garden va- 
riety, producing conical shaped heads weighing 
about 2 lbs., fairly solid and of good flavor. Heads 
are about 7 inches deep and 5 inches broad. 65 days. 
Golden Acre — Earliest all-purpose round-head va- 
riety, producing 3 lb. globular heads with solid, 
white interiors. Plants are 11 inches tall, compact 
and short-stemmed. A strain of Golden Acre with 
| deeper-green color is also popular with gardeners, 
and is named Green Acre. 65 days. 
| Red Acre — Similar to Golden Acre in size, shape, 
and maturity, but bearing heads of good dark red 
color. 65 days. 
_ MID-SEASON VARIETIES:— 
_ All Head Early — An early kraut variety producing 
heads about 6 lbs., measuring 9 inches across and 7 
_ inches deep, flattened, and gray green leaves. Heads 
are firm, plant is short-stemmed. 78 days. 
Charleston Wakefield — Similar to Jersey Wake- 
_ field but heads are somewhat larger and less point- 
‘ed, weighing 3 lbs. A good shipping variety in the 
south, heads solid and uniform. 75 days. 
Chinese Chihili — Celery-cabbage used chiefly for 
_ salads. Produces long narrow heads which are crisp 
and mild flavored, pale green leaves with white 
interior. Heads are about 20 inches long by 4 
| _ inches thick. 75 days. 
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