. Dreer's garden book 1927. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Swiss Chard Lucullus. Broccoli Chou-Brocoli, Fr. Broculi,Sv. Sparge! Kohl, Gbr. Used in the same manner as Cauliflower and the method of cidture is the same. It thrives best in rich soU and during cool weather, and is greatly aided in its growth by frequent hoeing and watering. Sow seed in hotbed in January or February and transplant into cold frames, 2 or 3 inches each way. Set out in open ground early in spring
. Dreer's garden book 1927. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Swiss Chard Lucullus. Broccoli Chou-Brocoli, Fr. Broculi,Sv. Sparge! Kohl, Gbr. Used in the same manner as Cauliflower and the method of cidture is the same. It thrives best in rich soU and during cool weather, and is greatly aided in its growth by frequent hoeing and watering. Sow seed in hotbed in January or February and transplant into cold frames, 2 or 3 inches each way. Set out in open ground early in spring, about 2i feet apart. To obtain the best flavor, Broccoli should be cooked soonafter being cut. One ounce will produce about 1500 plants. 180 White Cape. An excellent variety, forming rather loose heads cf a creamy- white color and of good flavor. Pkt., 10 cts.; J oz., 40 cts.; oz., 75 cts.; { lb., $ Chou de Briixelles, Fr. Brussels Sprouts Bretones de Bruselas, Sp. Rosen Kohl, Ger. Long Island Half Dvjtarf Brussels Sprouts CULTURE —Sow seed for plants in frames or open ground. Set plants in early spring, and for succession up to July, making rows 3 feet apart and having the plants stand 1^ to 2 feet apart in the row. Cultivate same as Cabbages. One ounce will produce about 1500 plants. 183 Dreer's Select Matchless. A selected strain of this highly esteemed, hardy vegetable, grown for the sprouts, which are produced along the stem, and are in the form of miniature savoys. The small spoon- shaped leaves wrap around one another and form solid round heads in large quantities, and which are tender and of fine flavor. The heads begin to form at bottom of stem, and when cut away additional heads will form in succession up to the top of stem. Pkt., 10 cts.; \ oz., 20 cts.; oz., 35 cts.; \ lb., $ 182 Long Island Half Dwarf. An American var- iety, thoroughly acclimated; dwarf, robust habit; will endure the climatic changes better than the foreign sorts,and much freer from m
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