. Dreer's garden book 1932. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. SWISS CHARD One ounce will sow 100 feet of row. CULTURE —Sow in drills 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 Lucullus. Makes large curly leaves, which may be cut all summer, with thick light-colored mid-ribs, which are delicious when cooked and
. Dreer's garden book 1932. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. SWISS CHARD One ounce will sow 100 feet of row. CULTURE —Sow in drills 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 Lucullus. Makes large curly leaves, which may be cut all summer, with thick light-colored mid-ribs, which are delicious when cooked and served like asparagus, while the leafy parts make excellent "; Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.: 1 lb., 50 cts.; lb., $ 169 Lyons. Produces dark green curled leaves, with very broad, white mid-ribs. Fine appearance and splendid cooking qualities. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; i lb., 60 cts.; lb., $ 168 Swiss Chard, or Silver Beet. Produces large light- cclored leaves, has a mild flavor and continues to grow all summer. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; i lb., 45 cts.; lb., $ Mangel Wurzel and Sugar Beets on Pages 46 and 47 Long Island Brussels Sprouts BROCCOLI Chou-Brocoli, Fr. Broculi, Sp. Spar gel Kohl, Ger. Used in the same manner as Cauliflower and the method of culture is the same. It thrives best in rich soil and during cool weather, and is greatly aided in its growth by frequent hoeing and water- ing. 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 2J feet apart. To obtain the best flavor, Broccoli should be cooked soon after being cut. One ounce will produce about 1500 plants. 179 Calabrese, Sprouting. (See Specialties, page 2.) Pkt, 15 cts.; | oz., 75 cts.; oz., $ 180 White Cape. An excellent variety, form- ing heads of a creamy-white color and oc good flavor. We have obtained an excellent strain of this, many heads being quite equal to Cauliflo
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