. Dreer's garden book 1929. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Gi.\NT LucuLLus Swiss Chard SWISS CHARD, or Spinach Beet One ounce will sow 100 feet of row. CULTURE—Sow in driUs 1 foot apart and 1 inch deep, as early as the ground can be worked, and when large enough thin out to stand 6 inches apart in the row. Continue sowings for succession crops, until the middle of July. 167 Giant LucuUus. This vegetable is prepared for the table in the same manner as Spinach; sometimes,
. Dreer's garden book 1929. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Gi.\NT LucuLLus Swiss Chard SWISS CHARD, or Spinach Beet One ounce will sow 100 feet of row. CULTURE—Sow in driUs 1 foot apart and 1 inch deep, as early as the ground can be worked, and when large enough thin out to stand 6 inches apart in the row. Continue sowings for succession crops, until the middle of July. 167 Giant LucuUus. This vegetable is prepared for the table in the same manner as Spinach; sometimes, however, the mid- rib is prepared like Asparagus. Seed planted early in the spring will quickly produce plants from which leaves may be cut all summer, as you can cut right down to the ground, and new shoots will soon spring up and make a fast growth, while those plants which are allowed to grow on without any cutting _ will make large curly leaves, with thick light-colored mid-ribs, which are delicious when cooked and served like You should not fail to plant at least one long row in your garden. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; i lb., 50 cts.; lb., $ 169 Lyons. (See Colored Plate, page 8.) Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; }lb., 50 cts.; lb., $ 168 Swiss Chard, or Silver Beet. Produces many large, light- colored leaves. It is very attractive, has a mild flavor and continues to grow all summer, supplying an abundance of good greens. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; \ lb., 45 cts.; lb., $ Mangel Wurzel and Sugar Beet oSered on page 49. BRUSSELS SPROUTS Chou dc Briixelhs, Fr. Rosen Kohl, GER. Bretones de Brusdas, Sp. 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 \\ to 2 feet apart in the row. Cultivate same as Cabbages. One ounce will produce about 2500 plants. 183 Dreer's Select Matchless. (See Specialties, page 4.) Pkt., 10 cts.; i oz., 20 c
Size: 1385px × 1803px
Photo credit: © Paul Fearn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorhenryggilbertnurserya, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1920
