Dreer's garden book for 1942 . dreersgardenbook1942henr Year: 1942 149 Detroit Dark Red—a Great Favorite 55 days. A choice variety. The leaves are small artd of upright growth, a valuable feature where space is limited. The roots are globe-shaped. Deep red skin and luscious deep red flesh showing no light zones. The flesh is sweet, fine-grained, and tender. Splendid for table use and canning beca'jse of its quality and good color. Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; } lb. $; i lb. $ 142 Crimson Globe Improved. 69 days. A new and im- proved strain of this attractive, smooth, globe-shaped Beet. It is a
Dreer's garden book for 1942 . dreersgardenbook1942henr Year: 1942 149 Detroit Dark Red—a Great Favorite 55 days. A choice variety. The leaves are small artd of upright growth, a valuable feature where space is limited. The roots are globe-shaped. Deep red skin and luscious deep red flesh showing no light zones. The flesh is sweet, fine-grained, and tender. Splendid for table use and canning beca'jse of its quality and good color. Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; } lb. $; i lb. $ 142 Crimson Globe Improved. 69 days. A new and im- proved strain of this attractive, smooth, globe-shaped Beet. It is a main-crop variety of excellent appearance and remarkable uniformity. Has small dark bronzy red foliage. Even when fully grown the fine-grained purplish red flesh is most delicious and very sweet. Pkt. 15c; oz. 35c; i lb. 9Sc; J lb. $ Brussels Sprouts Chou de Bruxelles, Fr. Bretons de Bruselas, Sp. Cavolo, Ital. Rosen Kohl, Ger. 183 Dreer's Select Matchless. 90 days. Forms solid round heads from the bottom up. The tightly folded sprouts are very tender and tasty. If the lower ones are cut for use additional heads will form in succession up to the top of the stem. Pkt. 25c; j oz. $; oz. $; j lb. $ Broccoli Chou-Brocoli, Fr. Cavol Broccolo, Ital. Broculi, Sp. Spargel Kohl, Ger. One ounce will produce about 1500 plants. 179 Sprouting Broccoli Calabrese 60 days. This fine, easily grown vegetable is now seen in all better produce stores and markets. It has proved exceptionally popular. Easy to grow and very wholesome. Pkt. 15c; 5 oz. 65c; oz. $; i lb. $ 180 White Cape. 70 days. An excellent heading variety of a creamy white color and of good flavor. Quite equal to good Cauliflower. Pkt. 15c; h oz. 65c; oz. $; i lb. $ Sprouting Broccoli Calabrese Cardan, Fr. Cardo, Ital. Cardoon Cardo, Sp. Kardon, Ger. 230 Large Smooth Solid. Grown for its tender blanched leaves. Pkt. 15c; j oz. 4Qc; oz. 65c; \ lb. $ Chicoree, Fr. ^L' Achicoria, Sp. Cicor
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