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Complete 

 List of 



VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



CELERY — Continued. 



SECOND EARLY, LONG-KEEPING AND WINTER VARIETIES. 



Giant Pascal. (See page 28.) A desirable long-keeping green Winter Celery; 

 robust, healthy, stocky, about 2 feet high, making broad, thick, stringless 

 stalks and large hearts. It blanches easily to a pearly-white when it is 

 crisp, and of fine nutty flavor 



Golden Dwarf. Henderson's. (See page 23.) A popular standard variety 

 with a large heart and solid cylindrical stalks, blanching waxy golden-yel- 

 low; crisp and fine, and a splendid keeper 



Dwarf White, Henderson's. Perfectly solid half-round stalks, blanching yel- 

 lowish-white, crisp, tender and of fine flavor 



Boston Market. Solid half-round green stalks, blanching white; crisp and 

 tender; habit dwarf and robust 



Giant White Solid. A long-stalked, large-growing variety, often 3 feet high 

 and one of the best for growing in the South; excellent for soup greens 



New Rose, Henderson's. A splendid variety for late use and an excellent 

 keeper. The color is a beautiful shade of rose and, like all red Celeries, of 

 exceptionally fine flavor; solid, crisp and stringless 



Soup Celery. (Old Seed.) Excellent for flavoring. 



CELERIAC, OR TURNIP-ROOTED CELERY. Produces large turnip-like 

 roots which keep well for winter use; it is highly esteemed either cooked for 

 flavoring soup or sliced and used as a salad. 



Erfurt Giant. Round, clean-skinned root 



Large Smooth Prague. A highly developed and larger form, almost round, 

 uniform, smooth skinned and free from side roots 



CHERVIL. The young, aromatic leaves are used in soups and salads 



CHICORY. LARGE-ROOTED or " Coffee Chicory." The roots when dried, 

 roasted and ground are largely used as an adulterant or substitute for coffee. 

 The young leaves are excellent as salad 



COLLARDS. Georgia. A tall, loose form of Cabbage grown in the South 

 as a substitute for Cabbage. The leaves when cooked are tender and delicate. 



CORN SALAD. Large-Leaved Fetticus, or "Lamb's Lettuce." Hardy 



little plants, grown for late fall, winter and spring use; they form rosettes of 

 tender edible leaves, which are used as a substitute for Lettuce 



_ „«*.«« (1 quart for 200 hills; 



CORN, SWEET Or SUGAR. 8 to 10 quarts in hills for an acre.) 

 FIRST EARLY VARIETIES. 



L/Cory Early, Red Cob. The earliest, and one of the best extra early 

 varieties grown; ears about 6 inches long, with 8 broad rows of white 

 corn, quality sweet and tender; the plants are stocky, usually bearing 



i 2. ears to a stalk 



White Cob Cory. (See page 25.) Extremely early, usually fit to use 



*^ in from 50 to 60 days from sowing. Ears about 6 to 7 inches long, 



with milky-white kernels; sweet, tender and delicious; plants dwarf, 



U bearing usually 2 ears to a stalk 

 iawatha, Henderson's. (See page 9.) A new early variety, of 



superior quality and flavor, and very productive 



\Golden Bantam. Plant 3 feet high, small ear, golden-yellow kernels, 



^ of superb quality 



\ Early Metropolitan, Henderson's. (See page 24.) The best, sweet- 



vr est and biggest yielder of all early varieties and only two days later 



than " Cory." Ears 9 inches long, 10 to 12 rowed and filled to the 



.•tip with luscious white and milky kernels; free from smut 



yEarly Minnesota. A standard early variety of dwarf growth, coming 

 I ^~in between "Corv" and "Crosby's"; ears of fair size and good quality. 

 ^Early Adams, or Burlington. Robust, hardy, early and productive, 

 never smuts; handsome ears for marketing, but of inferior quality. . 

 MEDIUM EARLY VARIETIES. 

 1 ffrosby'S Early. A second early, popular variety; ears about 7 inches 



.^Vlong and of fine quality 



VEarly Champion. (See page 25.) But a few days later than the 



extra earlies, bearing large, handsome, 12-rowed ears, filled with 



, plump, deep white kernels of milky tenderness and very sweet; 



\ / very productive 



V Perry's Hybrid. A popular second early of stocky growth, 4 to 5 feet 

 high, with usually 2 ears of good size set low on the stalk; ears well 



ymled with large white kernels, sweet and tender 



XJttoore'S Early Concord. Medium early, large well-filled ears, flavor 



■ unsurpassed 



\>Stabler'S Early. A remarkably large-eared second early of handsome 



PRICES 



Delivered Free in the U. S. 



(excepting otherwise noted.) 



Pkt. 



10c. 



10c. 



10c. 



10c. 



Oz. 



30c. 



25c. 



25c. 



20c. 



35c. 



25c. 



30c. 

 15c. 



15c. 



10c. 



j Lb. 1 Lb. 



80c. 



SI. 00 



3.50 



75c. 



2.50 



75c. 



2.50 



60c. 



2.00 



SI. 00 



3.00 



15c. 



35c. 



75c. 



81.00 

 40c. 



35c. 



35c. 



25c. 



>2.75 



SI. 25 



1.00 

 1.00 



75c. 



appearance and sweet flavor, valuable for either family use, marketing 



or canning 



Black Mexican. Medium early, bearing 8-inch ears, well filled with 

 large kernels, which, paradoxically, though black when ripe, are white 

 ,when " green " and then exceptionally sweet, 



iATE OR MAIN CROP VARIETIES. 



^Country Gentleman, Henderson's. (See page 24.) The finest of all 

 Corns for the private table. Ears 8 to 9 inches long, cob small and 

 irregularly crowded with pearly-white kernels of great depth; quality 



, .-surpassingly >wee( and tender ; very productive 



Vthe " Henderson." (See page 25.) An ideal midseason Sweet Corn, 

 uniformly large, thick ears, averaging 12 inches long, compactly 

 filled with deep kernels, tender, milky and luscious. Plant a luxuri- 

 ant grower and very prolific ■ 



\j Mammoth. A very late variety, producing mammoth ears often 14 



" inches long, well filled with large broad white kernels of superb quality , 

 unusually productive „■••,•',' 



VStowell's Evergreen. (See page 25.) The standard late for both 

 home, market and canning. A strong-growing variety, bearing usu 

 ally two very large ears to the stalk; kernels^ long, exceptionally 



\ ^tender and sugary, remaining long in the " milk " 



VBquantum. A general favorite, large, productive and very sweet; 

 largely used for market and canning 



Add to prices of Corn for 

 delivery in the U. S., Sept., 



free 

 10c. qt. 



£Pt. 



10c. 



10c. 

 20c. 

 15c. 



15c. 



10c. 

 10c. 



10c. 



10c. 



10c. 

 10c. 



10c. 



10c. 



15c. 



10c. 



10c. 



10c. 

 10c. 



Pint. 



15c. 



20c. 

 35c. 



25c. 



25c. 



15c. 



15c. 



20c. 



15c. 



15c. 



15c. 



15c. 



25c. 



15c. 



15c. 



15c. 

 15c. 



Quart 



25c. 



30e. 

 60c. 

 40c. 



40c. 

 25c. 

 25c. 



25c. 



30c. 



25c. 

 25c. 



25c. 



25c. 



40c. 



25c. 

 25c. 



25c. 

 25c. 



Peck. 



$1.25 



1.60 

 4.00 



2.50 



1.75 

 1.25 



1.00 



1.30 



1.60 



1.25 

 1.25 



1.25 



1.25 



1.75 



1.50 



1.30 



1.25 

 1.25 



Bush. 



S4.25 



5.00 



5.50 

 4.00 

 3.50 



4.50 



5.00 



4.00 

 4.25 



4.25 



4.25 



5.50 



5.00 

 4.50 



4.00 

 4.25 



GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING CELERY. 



LARGE SMOOTH PRAGUE CELERIAC. 



LARGE-LEAVED CORN SALAD. 



SWEET CORN. 



Corn, Peas and Beans we do not deliver free, but will do so i? 5c. per ot. or 10c per qt. is added to the prices. 



