GREENS, SPECIALTY

950AMARANTH, BURGUNDYCert. BD/OG(Amaranthus hypochondriacus)50 days.Sturdy 5 ft. tall plants. Seeds can be used as a grain for baking, cereal, or chicken feed and young leaves are used for cooking greens or fresh salad.Grown by DD.

S$2.50~100 seeds, sows 10 ft.	LG$6.25~600 seeds, 60 ft.
1+ oz.$15.00/oz. bulk rate

152ARUGULACert. OGSALE!(Erucca vesicaria)40 days.Ready for cutting baby greens in 20 days! Fully mature rosettes in 40 days. Pungent salad green with long, dark-green, lobed leaves in a loose open rosette with a nutty radish flavor.

S$2.00~500 seeds, sows 15 ft.	LG$4.00~2500 seeds, 75 ft.
1 oz.$6.00=sows 500 ft.	4+ oz.$2.50/oz. bulk rate
1+ lb$17.50/lb bulk rate

833BULL'S BLOOD BEETCert. OG35-55 days.Grown especially for it's beautiful dark red-purple tops that have a rich buttery flavor when steamed or sauteed. Great flavored baby leaf tops at 35 days and full grown chard-type leaves with small roots at 55 days.

154CORN SALAD, LOUVIERSCert. BD(Valerianella locusta)50 days.Valerian Family. Plant in greenhouse or outside in early spring or late fall. Very frost hardy and overwinters well in milder climates for early spring harvest. Dark green 5 in. low-growing rosettes have a good heart and a delicious flowery flavor.Grown by SAT.

S$2.50~500 seeds, sows 15 ft.

LG$6.25~2000 seeds, 75 ft.

155CORN SALAD, VITSALE!(Valerianella locusta)50 days.Vigorous glossy leaves. For spring and autumn planting when temperatures are not too hot. Tolerant to mildew.Grown by RG.

S$2.00~500 seeds, sows 15 ft.	LG$5.00~2000 seeds, 60 ft.
1+ oz.$12.50/oz. bulk rate=sows 500 ft.

156FRENCH SORRELCert. BD/OG(Rumex scutata)60 days.Hardy perennial used for French Sorrel soup or for a pleasant tangy flavor in salads. Heart-shaped leaves are smaller than Garden Sorrel with a more intense flavor. Best started indoors and transplanted in garden as the seeds are very small.Grown by CA.

S$2.50~300 seeds, sows 10 ft.

157GARDEN CRESS(Lepidium sativum)10-14 days.Small watercress-flavored green ready in 10-14 days from sowing. A quick early spring green in the garden or cold frame. It's often grown in window pots for a spicy winter salad ingredient.Grown by TT.

S$2.50~1000 seeds	LG$6.25~5000 seeds
XL$12.50=1 oz.	4+ oz.$6.00/oz. bulk rate

158MINER'S LETTUCECert. BD/OG(Claytonia perfoliata)40 days.Even though Miner's Lettuce is a native of the American Northwest, it was in Holland that I met this delicious specialty salad green. The wonderfully tender and mild leaves and stem grows quickly and luxuriantly in cool spring and fall temperatures. Sow outside in early spring or in fall for overwintering in milder climates. It also works well as a winter greenhouse or cold frame crop.Grown by TT.

S$2.50~300 seeds	LG$6.25~2000 seeds
XL$10.00~5000 seeds

159PEPPER CRESSCert. BD/OG(Lepidum sativum)45-50 days.Sharp tangy flavor makes a great salad addition. Frillier leaves than Garden Cress. For a steady supply do multiple sowings through early spring until weather warms and start again in early fall, or transplant and harvest larger leaves from the stalks as they grow. A quick cut-and-come-again salad ingredient.Grown by CA.

S$2.50~500 seeds

LG$6.25=0.5 oz.

160RED ORACHCert. BD/OG(Atriplex hortensis)40 days.A relative of spinach. Gorgeous magenta leaves with mild flavor. A striking addition to salad.

S$2.50~100 seeds

LG$6.25~500 seeds