";Stoke § ' Standard SEEPiri 



CAULIFLOWER 



One ounce will produce about 1,500 plants and sow about 40 square 

 feet. One-half ounces and one-half pounds furnished at ounce and 

 pound rates. 



Cauliflower is the highest-priced vegetable seed on the entire list, 

 but my customers can ab,solutely depend upon the seed listed below 

 as being the very best obtainable. 



Culture. — The treatment of Cauliflower is very similar to that of 

 Cabbage. For spring crops the seed should be sown in hotbeds early 

 in February, transplanting the young plants to the garden earl}- in 

 April. For the main or fall crop, seed should be sown about June 

 and the young plants set out the latter part of July. 

 STOKES' STANDARD. See page 13. Pkt. 25 cts.. Vzoz. $1.65, 



oz. S3, Klb. $11. 



£arlv Alabaster. This is not only one of the earliest and 



£ quickest grownig Cauliflowers, but it 



grows to a very large size and is handsome in every way. It is of very 

 dwarf, erect habit, with short, outer leaves. It is a sure header, every 

 plant forming a large, solid, perfect head of the finest table qualit}\ 

 Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1, Hoz. $1.65, oz. $3, Klb. $n. 



Danish Dry Weather. ]i =s a weii-known fact that 



Cauliflower thrives best near 

 wat e r. 

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Eaxly Alabaster Cauliflower. 



Danish Dry Weather Cauliflower. 



try the greatest Cauliflower-growing sections in the United States, but in the 

 Danish Dry Weather Cauliflower we have a strain that is particularl}' adapted 

 for growing away from water, and will succeed where others will fail. On this 

 account it makes fine, large, solid heads, weighing from 3 to 8 pounds. This 

 Danish Dry Weather Cauliflower can even be grown 111 such dry-weather 

 states as Arizona, where the Agricultural E.xperiment Station, in its Bulletin 

 No. 35, speaks verv highly of it. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1, l4oz. S1.65, oz. $3, 

 Klb. $11. 



Gilt-Edge Early Snowball. Extra-fine stock. For forcing under glass dur- 

 ing winter and early spring, or for planting later in the open ground, no stock 

 of Snowball can surpass it, aud no Cauliflower ever grown is more satisfac- 

 tory. Pkt. 20 cts., Koz. gi.25, oz. $2.25, »^lb. $S. 



Extra-Early Dwarf Erfurt (Extra Selected). For forcing or open ground. 

 Pkt. 20 cts., ^ioz. $1-25, oz. $2.25, %lh. $8. 



Extra-Early Paris. Heads of medium size; first-class, sure header. Pkt. 10 



cts., Koz. 45 cts., oz. 75 cts., Klb. $2. 

 Lenormand Short- Stem. Has very large heads ; white, firm and late. Pkt. 



10 cts., Moz. 45 cts., oz. 75 cts., Klb. $2. 



Large Algiers. Market-gardeners' popular late sort; enormous size. Pkt. 



10 cts., Izoz.. 45 cts., oz. 75 cts., Klb. $2. 

 Veitch's Autumn Giant. Vigorous in growth; very large and late, and 



thus fills an important place in some large markets. Pkt. 10 cts., Koz. 30 cts., 



oz. 50 cts., Klb. $1.50. 



CORN SALAD, or FETTICUS 



One ounce will sow about 18 square feet, and 6 pounds will sow one 



acre 



Broad-leaved (Large-seeded). A delicious salad, used during the 

 winter and spring months as a substitute for lettuce, and is also 

 cooked and used like spinach. Sow in spring in drills one foot 

 apart. It will mature in si.x weeks. For early spring use, sow in 

 September and winter over like spinach. Postpaid, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., Klb. 15 cts., lb. 55 cts. By express, 5 lbs. and over, 45 cts. 

 per lb. 



CRESS 



One ounce will sow about 15 sqrare feet 



Extra-Curled (Pepper Grass). Fine flavor; will cut several times. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 8 cts., Klb. 15 cts., lb. 45 cts. 



True Water-Cress. A well-known aquatic plant, with oval leaves, 

 making a delicious and appetizing salad. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 

 Klb. 85 cts., lb. $3. 



Upland Cress. Perennial, grown same as spinach ; flavor resem- 

 bles water-cress. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., KIij- 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 



CHICORY 



The roots are dug in the fall, dried, cut in thin slices, roasted and 

 ground, are used largely as a substitute for coffee. The leaves make 

 a good spring salad. 



Large-rooted, or Coffee. The Chicory of commerce ; the best. 



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Hlb. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts. 

 Whitloof. (Novelty.) See page 4. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., KIb. 40 



cts., lb. Si. 50. 



CHIVES 



Chives are verj' hardy and perennial members of the Onion family. 

 They are grown exclusively for their tops. Planted in clumps in any- 

 garden soil, they grow readily, and increase so as to render a divi- 

 sion necessary. The tops appear very early in spring and can be cut 

 throughout the season. Roots. 25 cts. per bunch, postpaid. 



COLLARDS (COLEWORT) 



CoUards are largely used as "greens " in some parts of the coun- 

 try, especially South. They are a form of the cabbage, bearing new 

 leaves as the old ones are pulled off. 

 Georgia. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., }{\h. 30 cts., lb. 90 cts. 



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