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Castelfranco<br />
Rossa di Treviso<br />
Rossa di Verona Italiko Rosso Dandelion<br />
Radicchio & Chicory<br />
(Chicorium intybus) These are used like lettuce to make<br />
beautiful and tasty salads, and some are good cooked. Most<br />
require cool weather and shorter days of autumn to head up<br />
and reach their most brilliant coloration, and so are mainly<br />
grown as fall crops. We offer quality Italian seed. 250 seeds per<br />
packet.<br />
RED RADICCHIO<br />
CASTELFRANCO #RC102<br />
An improved selection of this beautiful, old Italian heirloom, the round<br />
heads are cream-colored and splashed with wine red. This colorful variety<br />
is becoming a rage in salads. A high-dollar crop for market growers. Very<br />
popular in Italy! Pkt $1.50<br />
ROSSA DI TREVISO #RC101<br />
A famous radicchio from Treviso, Italy. We offer an improved selection. Makes<br />
a long, slender bunch of leaves; turns deep brilliant red in cool weather. A<br />
must for all colorful and tasty salads! Pkt $1.50 or 1 oz $6.00<br />
ROSSA DI VERONA #RC103<br />
(Red Ball of Verona) Dark wine-red, round, medium-sized heads. We are<br />
happy to offer this great Italian selection. Pkt $1.50<br />
VARIEGATA DI CHIOGGIA “RUBIS” #RC104<br />
Beautiful, large, round-headed radicchio; brilliant red-and-white color.<br />
From the old Italian fishing town of Chioggia. A popular Italian variety. Pkt<br />
$1.50<br />
SUGAR LOAF CHICORY<br />
SUGAR LOAF #RC105<br />
This green cos-type Italian specialty has a mild taste and beautiful, large heads.<br />
Fall planted; great for home or market. Pkt $1.50<br />
ITALIAN DANDELIONS<br />
CATALOGNA PUNTARELLE DANDELION #RC107<br />
(Punatrelle a Foglia Stretta) Popular in Italy, hardy and excellent for early<br />
spring greens; great cooked like asparagus. This strain has very long,<br />
slender, Dandelion-like leaves. Pick small for Mesclun salads. Pkt $1.50 or 1<br />
oz $7.50<br />
ITALIKO ROSSO DANDELION #RC106<br />
Beautiful, bright red stems and deep green leaves make this variety a<br />
winner! Baby leaves add great tangy flavor to salads, or good as a cooked<br />
green. We offer true Italian seeds for this heirloom. Pkt $1.50 or 1 oz $7.50<br />
BELGIAN ENDIVE<br />
WITLOOF DI BRUXELLES #RC108<br />
We offer a select strain of “Witloof” or Belgian endive. This chicory is planted<br />
in the garden in spring, then dug and forced to grow in a cool, dark place, to<br />
make the delicious “Chicon heads” that command high prices at market. Very<br />
Tasty. Pkt $1.50<br />
GRUMOLO CHICORY<br />
GRUMOLO BIONDO “GOLDEN” #RC109<br />
Small rosette head with rounded, thick, golden-green leaves. This is a popular<br />
baby salad item in Italy; best for cool-season growing. We offer quality Italian<br />
seed. An heirloom from the Piedmont region, very hardy. Pkt $1.50<br />
GRUMOLO ROSSA DI VERONA “AIDA” #RC110<br />
We are able this year to offer the exciting red-leaved Grumolo. Use these<br />
like mini-lettuce in specialty salads; perfect when mixed with the “Golden<br />
Grumolo.” This variety needs cool weather to produce red leaves. Always in<br />
demand with fine chefs. Pkt $1.50<br />
“The correlation between poverty and obesity can be<br />
traced to agricultural policies and subsidies.”<br />
—miChael Pollan
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