. Burpee's farm annual : garden, farm, and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Pennsylvania Catalogs; Vegetables Pennsylvania Catalogs; Seeds Pennsylvania Catalogs. GEORGIA COLLARDS. The CoUard originated in the South, in the effort of the Cabbage to perpetuate itself under an adverse climate. Winter cabbage planted and seeded in the South will gradually assume the shape and habits of the Collard. Collards are extensively grown in the South, as they are an eas}^ sure crop, and afford an abundance of food for both man and beast. It forms a mass of leaves on a
. Burpee's farm annual : garden, farm, and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Pennsylvania Catalogs; Vegetables Pennsylvania Catalogs; Seeds Pennsylvania Catalogs. GEORGIA COLLARDS. The CoUard originated in the South, in the effort of the Cabbage to perpetuate itself under an adverse climate. Winter cabbage planted and seeded in the South will gradually assume the shape and habits of the Collard. Collards are extensively grown in the South, as they are an eas}^ sure crop, and afford an abundance of food for both man and beast. It forms a mass of leaves on a tall stem, which are the better for freezing. ' The plants are cultivated, winter and summer, in rows, four feet each way, or not less than three feet. It is an exhaustive feeder upon the soil, and should not be grown two years consecutively on the same plot of land. Per pkt. 5 cts. ; oz. 15 cts. ; 3{ ft). 40 cts. ; per ft). CORN SALAD, or Large Round-leaved. {Large Seeded.) A small, hardy salad, extensively used during the winter and spring months as a substitute for lettuce; also cooked and served like spinach. In warm weather the plants will in from four to six weeks ; sow early in spring. For winter and spring use, sow in drills one foot apart, in August and September. Per pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; ft). 25 cts. ; per ft). 75 cts. Why Burpee's Seeds Come up so Thickly. that our Seeds come up so thickly that they are obliged to thin the plants. This is a very good fault, and our customers soon learn not to plant so thickly as they have been accustomed. One reason of the superior germinating quality of Burpee's Seeds is that in all our career as Seedsmen Ave have never sold, nor will vre ever sell, adulterated seeds. Old Seeds that have lost or nearly lost their vitality are invariably throzon out and never used to mix with new seeds, as is customary with some dealers. When you buy a pound of Seed from us you get FULL weight of good, fresh seed and
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