. Steckler's seed catalogue and garden manual for the southern states : 1901 . or. Recom-mend same highly; it will take the place ofthe old variety for market purposes. White French Sugar is used for stockfood in our climate; not much planted. Silver Beet or Swiss Chard. Thisvariety is cultivated for its large succulentleaves, which are used for the same pur-poses as Spinach. It is very popular in theNew Orleans market, T,etitz. A strain of Blood Turnip Beetwhich originated with one of the most prom- inent market gardeners around Philadel-phia. This beet, as selected and grown byhim has had a
. Steckler's seed catalogue and garden manual for the southern states : 1901 . or. Recom-mend same highly; it will take the place ofthe old variety for market purposes. White French Sugar is used for stockfood in our climate; not much planted. Silver Beet or Swiss Chard. Thisvariety is cultivated for its large succulentleaves, which are used for the same pur-poses as Spinach. It is very popular in theNew Orleans market, T,etitz. A strain of Blood Turnip Beetwhich originated with one of the most prom- inent market gardeners around Philadel-phia. This beet, as selected and grown byhim has had a great reputation in the sur-roundings of the above place, but the seedhas been carefully guarded and kept untilrecently, when it fell into the hands of aseed grower, from whom we have receivedour supply. It is fully as early as the Egyp-tian Beet, but larger and of better quality;and it has a fine turnip form with smoothroots, dark blood red flesh, tender and sweetat all times, never becoming tough andstringy, even when old. The cut is an ex-act representation of its Chicago Early Klood Turnip Beet. BORECOLE OR CURI/ED KAI/E. Choux-vert (Fr.), Gruener Kohe (Ger.), Breton (Sp.)Dwarf German Greens. A vegetable highly esteemed in the northern part ofEurope, but very little cultivated in this country. It re-quires frost to make it good for the table. Treated thesames as cabbage. BROCCOLI. Choux Broccoli (Fr.), Spargee-Kohl (Ger.), Broculi(Span.) Purple Cape. Resembles the Cauliflower, but notforming sujh compact heads, and not quite so white, beingof greenish cast. We raise such fine Cauliflower here thatvery little Broccoli is planted. The Purple Cape is the most desirable varietj7; cultivatedthe same as Half Early Cauliflower; further north than New-Orleans, where Cauliflower does not succeed, the Broccolimay be substituted, being hardier. BRUSSELS SPROUTS. Choux de Bruxeeees (Fr.), Rosen or Sprossen Kohe(Ger.), Breton de Bruseeas (Sp.)A vegetable cultivated the same as C
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