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CAULIFLOWER. 



Dreek's Earliest Snowstorm Cauliflower, 



Early Snowball. An extremely early dwarf variety, pro- 

 ducing magnificent white heads, of fine quality. Well 

 adapted to hotbed culture. Pkt., 20 cts.; ^ oz., §1.00. 



Early Dwarf Erfurt. An early market variety, very pro- 

 ductive, with large white compact heads of good quality. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; I oz., 75 cts. 



Half-Early Paris. A popular 

 wliite sure-heading variety, good 

 for early or late use. Pkt., 10 cts. 



Lenormand's Short Stem. A 

 large, late, short-stemmed variety, 

 with well-formed heads, of extra 

 quality. Pkt., 10 cts. 



Algiers. An extra fine late va- 

 riety, suitable for market and sure 

 to head. Pkt., 10 cts. 



Veitch's Autumn Giant. One 

 of the finest late varieties, of robust 

 habit; heads large, compact and 

 thoroughly protected by the leaves. 

 Pkt., 10 cts. 



Cauliflower and Cabbage 

 Plants. (See page 55.) 



Large Seeded Corn Salad 



CRESS. 



Garten utid Brwinen Kresse, Ger. Cresson, Fr. 

 Berro o Mastiierzo, Sp. 



Sow thickly in shallow drills, early in the spring and at in- 

 tervals throughout the season, for a succession, as it soon runs 

 to seed. Water-Cress requires a stream of running water, ditc" Or pond, in 

 which it will grow without care, except at first keeping weeds from interfer- 

 ing with it. 

 Extra Curled, or Peppergrass. Fine flavor, and the best sort for dry 



soils. Pkt., 5 CIS.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 20 cts.; lb., 60 cts. 

 Upland Cress. A perennial plant, grown in the same manner as spinach; ^| 



resembles Water-Cress in flavor. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 40 cts. 

 Erfurt Water Cress. A most desirable and appetizing salad, thriving 



best in shallow water, on the edges of streams. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 35 els.; 



\ lb., $1.00. 



CARDOON. 



Sow in April in drills 1 inch deep ; when one year old transplant in trenches 

 of well-manured ground 3 feet apart and 1 foot in the rows. The roots 

 remain from year to year. 

 Large Smooth Solid. The best variety, grows about 4 feet high ; leaves 



nearly free from spines. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts. 



Bltcmenkohl, Ger. Chow-Fleur, Fr. 

 Colijlor, Sp. 



Sow the seed in a hotbed in January or February, and 

 when the plants are large enough transplant three inches 

 apart in boxes or in other hotbeds until time to plant out. 

 If hardened off they are seldom injured by planting out as 

 early as the ground can be properly prepared, 1\ feet apart 

 each way. Keep them well hoed, and bring the earth 

 gradually up to their stems, watering freely in dry weather, 

 and especially when they begin to head. Th^ Cauliflower 

 succeeds best when planted in frames at the close of winter 

 and brought to maturity before the summer heat sets in. 

 The late varieties mature in the autumn, and are sown and 

 managed similar to winter cabbage. 



MARKET GARDENERS please see our SPECIAL 

 iVlARKET GARDENERS' CATALOGUE for prices ol 

 larger quantity of Cauliflower than the packet. 



DREER'S Earliest Snowstorm. (See cut.) We 

 have given this variety much care and attention, and 

 the uniformly good results received by growers using our 

 " Snowstorm " convince us that we have the very best 

 and earliest strain of Cauliflower on the market, both for 

 forcing and for growing in the open ground. It has been 

 used by our customers in different sections, and the report 

 is alike from each : "The best they ever grew." It is a 

 dwarf variety, with short outer leaves, and can be planted 

 close, 2 feet apart each way. It always makes a fine, large 

 and exceedingly beautiful snowy-white head, much earlier 

 than any other variety. Pkt., 25 cts.; \ oz., §1.75. 



DREER'S Selected Dwarf Erfurt. One of the earliest 

 in cultivation; small-leaved dwarf, for forcing or open 

 ground, producing very solid pure white heads of the finest 

 quality. It grows about 15 inches high, and in ordinary 

 seasons every plant will produce a marketable head. Foi 

 an all-round market gardener's variety, we consider this the 

 best for general outside use. Pkt., 20 cts ; J oz., §1.00. 



CHICORY. 



Common, or Wild. Sown in 

 June, the roots are transplanted in 

 autumn into sand in the cellar; the 

 shoots, which will come up soon, 

 form the " Barbe de Capucin.'' 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 25 

 cts.; lb., 85 cts. 



Large Rooted. Used to mix with 

 or as a substitute for coffee. Pkt., 

 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 

 85 cts. 



CHERVIL. 



Curled Chervil. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz.. 

 15 cts. 



CHIVES. (See page 55.) 



Corn Salad (Fetticus). 



Stecksalat, Ger. Mache, Fr. Mocha o VakrianiUa, Sp. 



Sow in spring in drills 1 foot apart ; it will mature in six to 

 eight weeks. For winter and early spring use, sow in drills in 

 August and September. Cover in winter with straw. 



' ' ~ Pkt , 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 20 cts.; lb.. 



Large Seeded 



60 cts 



Water-Cress. 



"DREER'S Vegetables Under Glass " is a handy little book. It contains a chapter on growing Cauliflower, also gives much information 

 concerning all under-glass crops. You should read it. Price, 25 cts., or free with an order amounting to *2.50- 



