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| Keywords: Everything for the garden (16389069801).jpg Fs-ona PETER HEHDEESON « CO HEW TORUS <br> 19 <br> TABLE BEETS-Continued <br> DETROIT DARK RED BEET <br> Probably the best of the larger sorts It succeeds equally well at all sea- <br> sons and is one of the best to sow in early spring to succeed the extra <br> early and medium crop sorts It may be sown about Aug 1st in this <br> vicinity for a crop to store for winter The flesh is solid always ten- <br> der of good flavor and excellent color See cut Price 10c pkt 20c <br> oz 55c lb 2 00 lb <br> ECLIPSE BEET i <br> Exceedingly popular and one of the best early varieties; of uniform Uik <br> globular shape; flesh bright glossy-red fine grained and unusually m <br> tender and sweet Price 5c pkt 20c oz 55c \i lb 2 00 lb f <br> Your Eclipse Beets were the best we ever had They were earlier than any other Hi <br> kind Mrs A C BROWN Idaho Ohio W <br> HENDERSON'S <br> HALF-LONG BEET <br> Those who desire extremely dark color should surely plant Henderson's <br> Half-long Both flesh and leaves are intensely dark crimson in color It <br> is a late variety and particularly valuable to store for winter use It is of great 3 <br> value for slicing or for pickling in which condition the color is most striking The <br> flavor is rich and sweet and the flesh is tender at all stages of growth This variety is <br> rather slow growing and therefore should be sown in this <br> vicinity not later than the first week in July See cut <br> Price 10c pkt 20c oz 55c H lb 2 00 lb <br> To retain the full flavor of Beets they should be <br> boiled whole without breaking the skin The <br> varieties to which we give extra space <br> are so well bred that both tops and <br> roots may be removed without cut- <br> ting into the bulb thus effectually <br> preserving both form and flavor <br> SWISS CHARD BEET <br> The term Chard is applied to the edible mid- rib of the leaf of certain plants of the <br> Carduus family hence Swiss Chard is a Beet with the heavily-ribbed leaves developed <br> instead of the root <br> It is used either as greens or where the rib of the leaf only is used in the same manner <br> as Asparagus In either way it is a delicious vegetable and can be grown with the greatest <br> ease The outer leaves should either be cut close to the base of the plant or pulled off <br> while still young in an outward and downward direction It is held in great esteem by all <br> Europeans particularly the Germans and Italians and is rapidly becoming popular in <br> America It is cooked and eaten the same as Spinach and may be used continuously <br> from June until frost <br> Smooth-leaved Swiss Chard This is the variety we have sold continuously for many <br> years It yields an abundant supply of delicious greens and should be in every garden <br> It is the one vegetable that is alwavs ready for use See cut Price 5c pkt 15c oz <br> 40c K lb- 1-25 lb <br> BROCCOLI <br> White Cape Medium-sized creamy-white heads similar but inferior to Cauliflower <br> though hardier Price 15c pkt 60c oz 2 00 H lb <br> CARDOON <br> Large Spanish Large broad -leaved plants chiefly used as a winter vegetable The <br> blanched stalks and broad ribs of the inner leaves when properly cooked are tender and <br> of an agreeable flavor Price 10c pkt 35c oz 1 00 J4 lb 3 50 lb <br> We deliver free in U S by aree ' Post ' Express Vegetable and Flower Seeds by ; hepkt ° Also Lawn Grass Seeds <br> or Freight at our option S I and quarter lb 43874811 149634 78295 Page 19 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/43874811 c1915 10 5962/bhl title 78295 Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection ; Peter Henderson Co NameFound Asparagus NameConfirmed Asparagus var pygmaeus Makino EOLID 10487111 NameFound Carduus NameConfirmed Carduus EOLID 59551 NameBankID 2657415 Biodiversity Heritage Library Everything for the garden 1915 Garden Stories Books Bulbs Plants Catalogs Equipment and supplies Flowers Gardening Lawn mowers Seeds U S Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library bhl page 43874811 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/43874811 bhlGardenStories BHLinbloom bulbs plants u s department of agriculture national agricultural library bhlgardenstories bhlinbloom Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2015-01-28 Check categories 2015 August 25 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/16389069801 2015-08-25 03 00 57 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Everything for the garden 1915 Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script | ||||
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