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Golden Plume Celery 



Golden Plume Celery 



274 A large early Celery of superfine quality and appearance. 

 Large heavy stalks with a full, solid heart of golden yellow, 

 easy to blanch, a good keeper, and always of the crisp, brittle 

 and nutty quality so much desired. Shows a marked resist- 

 ance to blight, so often affecting the early yellow strains of 

 Originator's Golden Self Blanching, offered on page 22, we 

 consider the two finest Golden Celeries in cultivation. Pkt., 

 25 cts.; i oz., $1.00; J oz., $1.50; oz., $2.50. 



Golden Sunshine Sugar Corn 



322 This valuable variety was developed and introduced by Dr. 

 Yeager of the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station 

 and has instantly sprung into popular favor. Of a rich golden 

 color the ears are about one inch longer than Bantam, and 

 have 12 rows instead of 8, while quality is fully equal to the 

 latter sort. Most important, however, is the exceptional 

 earliness of Golden Sunshine, for it is actually from 7 to 10 

 days earlier than Bantam. Originators stock. Pkt., 15 cts.; 

 | lb., 30 cts.; lb., 55 cts.; 2 lbs., $1.00; 5 lbs., $2.25, prepaid. 



Broad -Leaved Dandelion 



4C1 The Dandelion until recent years had been known only as a 

 troublesome weed, but it has now been so greatly improved 

 that it is now recognized as a most healthful early spring 

 vegetable, eaten either raw as salad, or cooked and served like 

 greens. Our strain of Broad-leaved Dandelion produces large 

 bushy plants, with broad, succulent leaves of a slightly bitter 

 flavor. Quality is considerably improved by blanching the 

 plants, which can be done by covering them with leaves or 

 other litter, although boarding up like celery or covering with 

 inverted boxes will give better results. Pkt., 15 cts.; \ oz., 

 60 cts.; oz., S1.00; i lb., S3.00. 



Witloof Chicory, 

 or French Endive 



300 The last ten years have seen this salad make rapid strides in 

 popularity among salad connoisseurs. While nothing excels 

 well grown butterhead Lettuces, in quality as a salad, Witloof 

 Chicory undeniably has a flavor not found in ordinary 

 lettuces and it is this peculiar aromatic flavor which causes 

 it to be so highly prized. Here are plainly written cultural 

 directions easily followed. 



Seeds should be sown outdoors in rows two feet apart just 

 like those of any other root crop. As a matter of fact the 

 cultivation of the plants is very much like that of carrots or 

 parsnips, the young plants should be thinned out to stand 4 

 to 5 inches apart in the row, depending entirely on the rich- 

 ness of the soil. Cultivate like any other root crop, and if a 

 seed stalk should appear here and there, simply cut it out. 

 Along end of October, before heavy frosts do damage, dig up 

 the roots which in good soil will grow to be 12 inches long by 3 

 inches in diameter at the crown. They somewhat resemble a 

 well grown parsnip. Cut off the tops to within an inch of the 

 crown of the plant. ■ Trim the roots at base so that altogether 

 they do not exceed 8 inches in length. Secure a strong box 

 12 to 14 inches deep, laying it on the side and packing your 

 trimmed roots in it layer fashion. Fill in with soil or sand and 

 place in the cellar. Build up the sides of the box 6 or 8 inches 

 and fill in with dry leaves, shavings, excelsior, or any other 

 material of that sort. Water about once a week. Roots 

 treated in this fashion about November 1st will yield beautiful 

 creamy white sprouts of delicious salad in time for Christmas 

 dinner. If when cutting care is taken not to cut into the 

 crown, new shoots will be sent up by the roots throughout 

 the winter. Pkt., 10 cts.; 5 oz., 15 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; \ lb., 

 75 cts.; lb., $2.50. 



Finnocchio, or Florence Fennel 



418 A delicious vegetable which should be more largely grown. It 

 is extensively used in Italy as a salad, but is particularly 

 palatable when served boiled, with a cream dressing. When 

 the enlargement of leaf stalk, at base of stem (see illustration 

 below), is about the size of a hen's egg it should be earthed 

 up so as to cover half of it, and in about ten days cutting for 

 use may be commenced and continued as the plants increase 

 in growth. The flavor is somewhat like celery, but it has a 

 sweet taste and delicate odor. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.: 

 | lb., $1.00. 



Florence Fennel deserves wider cultivation 



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