LIST OF TESTED GARDEN SEEDS FOR 1917. 



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WITLOOF CHICOBT. 



CHICORY 



Mitloff Chicory — A delicious winter salad, sometimes called 

 French Endive. Seeds sown in spring out-doors produce 

 parsnip-like roots which should be taken up in fall, trim- 

 med and planted in a cool cellar covered with about 8 inches 

 of soil. Over this should be placed a layer of fresh manure 

 two to three feet deep, which forces a new growth of tender 

 leaves that are used as a salad. It is considered a great 

 delicacy. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; % lb. 75c; 1 lb $2.75 



Large-Rooted or Coffee — The prepared roots are used as a sub- 

 stitute for and to mix with coffee. Cultivate same as Carrots. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; Vi lb. 60c; 1 lb 2.00 



CORN SALAD OR FETTICUS. 



German, Liaeminersalat. French, Ma«he. 



3 oz. to 100 square feet. 



Used as a salad. Sow 

 early in spring in drills, 

 or, for very early use, 

 sow in fall and winter 

 over same as Spinach. 

 If grown in cold frame 

 and covered with straw 

 mats, it can be used at 

 any time during the 

 winter. 



Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 

 35c; 1 lb. $1.10. 



CORN SALAD OR FETTICTJS. 



CRESS OR PEPPER GRASS. 



German, Kresse. French, Cresson. 



1 oz. to 16 square feet. 



A favorite pungent salad. Sow thickly at frequent intervals, 

 fo keep up a succession, as it soon runs to Seed. 



Extra Curled — Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 25c; 1 lb 75 



Vi>Iaiid Cress (Barbarea Vulgaris) — In many respects resem- 

 bles the Water Cress, having 

 the same agreeable and highly 

 prized flavor. Sow the Seed in 

 April or May in rows 12 to 15 



inches apart. Pkt. 5c; oz 25 



Cress, Water — Grows in great 

 abundance along the margin of 

 running streams and ponds. It 

 has a very pleasant, pungent 

 taste. Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; Vi lb... 1.00 



CHERVIL. 



German, Gartciikerbel. French, Cerfeuil. 



Used like Parsley, which it much resembles. 



1 oz. to lOO feet of drill. Bows 1 foot apart. 



Curled — The young leaves are used in soups and 

 salads. Sow in May in drills half an inch deep. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 35c; 1 lb ?1.25 



German, Eierpflanze. French, Aubergine. 



Sow in hot-bed the first week in March, and plant 

 out in .Tune about 2% feet apart. For a small garden a few 

 plants may be raised in common flower ijots in the house. 



^4 oz. to 150 feet of drill; % lb- to the acre. 



lilaclc Beauty — Is ten days to two weeks earlier than 

 New York Improved. The fruits are large, of a 

 rich, glossy purplish black color, very handsome 

 and attractive. It is entirely fi'ee from sjiines. 

 Pkt. 10c: oz. 50c; % lb. $1.65; 1 lb $6.00 



New York Improved Spineless — A favorite market va- 

 riety, very productive. Pkt. lOe; oz. 40c; % lb. 

 $1.50; I lb 5.50 



Blade Pekin — The fruit is jet black, round and very 

 solid. Pkt. 5c; oz. 35c; M, lb. $1.15; 1 lb 4.00 



Early Long Purple — The earliest variety, jiroducing 

 fruit of an oblong shape. Pkt. 5c; oz. 35c; 14 lb. 

 $1.15; 1 lb 4.00 



WATER CRESS. 



BLACK BEAUTT EGG IM.ANT. 



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