Archive image from page 16 of DeJong Floral and Seed Co. DeJong Floral and Seed Co dejongfloralseed1928dejo Year: 1928 DE JONG FLORAL AND SEED CO., PELLA, IOWA 1] PE TSAI OR CHINESE CABBAGE This vegetable has attracted considerable attention in the last few years among gardeners and those that like green. In appearance it is more like Cos Lettuce than real Cabbage, but to the palate a delicious Cabbage. It may be served as a salad with dressing or boiled, minced and seasoned with butter or cream sauce. It is very easily grown and does well in nearly all parts of the country. A little can be
Archive image from page 16 of DeJong Floral and Seed Co. DeJong Floral and Seed Co dejongfloralseed1928dejo Year: 1928 DE JONG FLORAL AND SEED CO., PELLA, IOWA 1] PE TSAI OR CHINESE CABBAGE This vegetable has attracted considerable attention in the last few years among gardeners and those that like green. In appearance it is more like Cos Lettuce than real Cabbage, but to the palate a delicious Cabbage. It may be served as a salad with dressing or boiled, minced and seasoned with butter or cream sauce. It is very easily grown and does well in nearly all parts of the country. A little can be sown early and used when ready, but early sown is apt to run to seed. The main crop is sown about turnip sowing time, last of July. The seed is sown in drills 16 to 20 inches apart and the seedlings thinned out to stand about 12 inches apart. For winter use it is taken up before hard frost and cared for th< same as cabbage in winter, stored in trenches and covered with straw and dirt to keep out the frost It is worthy of a trial by everyone. Per pkt. 10 cts., y2 oz. 20 cts., oz. 35 cts. CELERY One ounce will produce 4,000 plants. WHITE PLUME. Each year adds to the popu- larity and value of this variety. It requires very little earthing up to blanch it. Its eating qualities are equal to the very best other sorts, being crisp, solid, and of a rich nutty flavor. It is a good keeper up to the holiday season, and for early use is more extensively grown for market than any other sort. Per pkt. Sets., oz. 25 cts., hi lb. 60 cts., lb. $ GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING. This fine variety with its rich, golden yellow color, its close habit and compact growth, and the readiness with which it is bleached and rendered market- able, makes it invaluable to the gardener and exceedingly popular with every planter. The entire stalk is solid, crisp, and although not as early, a much better keeper than the White Plume. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz| 25 cts., hi lb. 90 cts., lb. $ WINTER QUEEN. A most pop
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