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RED ST. VALERIE OR THREE-QUAR- 
TER LONG.—A French variety, bright red 
in color; a little larger and longer than 
the Half Long French, and stronger in the 
leaves. This-is one of the finest. It is 
very smooth. Packet, 5c.; oz., 10c.; % Iih., 
30c.; 1b., $1.00, postpaid. 
BARLY HALE LONG CHANTEDWAY.— 
The tops of this early half long frame sort 
are very small and seed may be sown very 
thickly as the variety is well adapted for 
forcing. The roots are of medium size, 
slender, cylindrical with remarkably small 
neck, handsome deep orange color, coreless, 
tender throughout and of the best quality. 
They are usually four and one-half to five 
inches in length, but sometimes grow con- 
siderably longer. Packet, 5c.; oz., 10c.; % 
Ib., 35c.; ib., $1.25, postpaid. 
EARZY SCARLET HORN.—A short 
stump-rooted variety of medium size, very 
early and of fine flavor. Packet, 5c.; 0oz., 
10c.; 14%4 Ilb., 35c.; $1.25, postpaid. 
HALE IONG SCARLET FRENCH.—A 
handsome variety, almost perfectly cylin- 
drical, blunt-ended, and with a very small 
tap-root. They average six inches in 
length, by one and one-half inches in diam- 
eter. The skin is very smooth and clean 
and of a rich orange color. The fiesh is 
of fine texture. Packet, 5c.; oz., 10c.;5 4 
lb., 30c.; 1b., $1.00, postpaid. 
IMPROVED LONG CGRANGE.—This is 
an old variety, roots long and of deep 
orange color. The flavor is not so fine as 
that of the preceding kind. Valuable for 
field culture and stock food. Packet, 5c.; 
oz., 10c.; % lb., 30c.; lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
STECKLER’S GOLDEN BROD.—A stump- 
rooted carrot, somewhat deeper in color 
than Danver’s and a heavy cropper. The 
root is smooth, uniform and handsome, en- 
tirely free from core, with sweet and ten- 
der flesh. It never becomes stringy nor 
shows rings. Highly recommended both 
for table use and stock feeding and especi- 


ally desirable for market gardeners. Pack- 
et, 5c.; oz., 10c.; % Ib., 40c.5 lb., $1.50, 
postpaid. 
PARSNIP. 
CULTURE.—A white Carrot, delicate- 
ly sweet. Should be sown in deep, 
mellow soil, deeply spaded, as the roots 
are long, in drills twelve to eighteen 
inches apart; when the plants are three 
inches high, thin out to three inches 
apart in rows. Sow from September to 
November for Winter, and January to 
March for Spring and Summer crops. 
Matures in 120 to 160 days. One ounce to 
250 feet of drill; 5 pounds to the acre. 
THE HOLLOW CROWN OB 
SUGAR is the kind generally cultivated. 
It possesses all the good qualities for 
which other varieties are recommended. 
Packet, 10c.; oz., 15c.; 144 Iib., 40c.; I1h., 
$1.25, postpaid. 
FENNEL. 
(Italian Fiorence.) 
(Foeniculum dulce, Finocchio) 
A bulb-like vegetable which is formed 
above the ground at the base of the leaf 
stalk if the plant is well grown. /Blanched 
and boiled it has a slightly aromatic odor 
and pleasant taste. Plant very branching, 
upright with dense thread-like foliage. 
Sow early in spring, in rich, well pre- 
pared soil, in drills two feet apart and 
cover one-fourth to one-half inch deep. 
When the plants are about two inches high 
thin to ten inches apart in the row. When 
half grown, if the plants are earthed up 
and treated as celery, the stems will be 
nearly as white, crisp and palatable. Hardy 
annual, two to four feet high. Packet, 10c.; 
oz., 20c.; %4 ih., 60c.; lb., $2.00, postpaid. 

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CORN SALAD. 
This is a hardy winter salad, the small 
leaves being served like lettuce during the 
cool Fall and early Winter months. It is 
used also for garnishing meat dishes in 
the same manner as Parsley and Cress. 
Sown thinly -in drills during August, Sep- 
tember and October to supply fresh leaves 
during the cool Fall and Winter months. 
One ounce will plant fifty feet of row. 
Packet, 10c.; oz., 15¢.; %4 lb., 50c.; 1b., $1.60, 
postpaid. 
CRESS. 
CULTURE.—Used for salad during the 
Winter and Spring. Sow broadcast or in 
drills six inches apart. Plant in Spring 
and Fall. 
WATER CRESS.—Well known perennial 
aquatic plant. Is easily grown along the 
margins of ponds and streams, where it 
increases both by spreading of roots and 
seeding. Has a pleasant pungent flavor. 
Packet, 10c.; oz., 50c., postpaid. 
BROAD-LEAVED.—This variety is ex- 
tensively Cultivated for market. It is 
sown from early Fall to late Spring. . It 
resembles Water Cress. It is considered a 
wholesomé dish. Packet, 10c.; oz., 25c.; 14 
lb., 75c.; 1lb., $2.50, postpaid. 

WHITE SHALLOTS. 
A small multiplying onion, grown e6x- 
tensively in Louisiana. Large quantities 
are shipped to Northern markets. Set out 
from August to March, 5 bushels io dan 
acre. Sold out, ready in June. 
