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Miscellaneous Salads and Greens 



Tanoalier Endive. 



CeleriaC (Knoll-Sellerie) 

 (Turnip-Rooted Celery) 



Giant Smooth, Prague. Same culture as 

 Celery. Leaves are not edible. Bulbous 

 roots are used as flavoring in soups and 

 salads. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 20c; oz., 35c; 

 14 lb., $1.10. 



Chicory (Cichorien) 



One ounce of seed will sow 200 feet of drill 



Witloof, Special Strain (French Endive). 

 Sow in early Spring in rows iy 2 feet 

 apart and thin to 4 inches. Lift the roots 

 in the Pall and bury them in light soil 

 in a warm cellar. The new growth, ready 

 in a month, makes a delectable salad. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; % lb., $1.10. 



Large-Booted Magdeburg. Grown for its 

 roots, which are dried, ground, and used 

 as a substitute for coffee. Pkt., 10c; oz., 

 25c; 14 lb., 75c. 



Collards (Blaeterkohi) 



A tall, loose-leaved cabbage much prized 

 in the South as boiling greens. Same cul- 

 ture as cabbage. 



True Georgia. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; M lb., 



60c; lb., $1.25. 



Corn Salad (Stechsalat) 



One ounce of seed will sow 200 feet of drill. 



Sow in September for Pall salad, or pro- 

 tect over "Winter for Spring use. 

 Large-Leaved. Large, round, deep green 



leaves, forming a dense rosette. Pkt., 10c; 



oz., 20c; % lb., 60c; lb., $1.25. 



cress (Garten Kresse) 



Extra Curled or Pepper Grass. An appetiz- 

 ing salad, growing rapidly in any garden 

 soil. Pkt, 10c; oz., 15c; 14 lb., 35c. 



Water Cress. The true "Water Cress." Easily 

 raised from seed in your own garden in 

 any moist location. Pkt., 15c; Vz 02., 35c; 

 oz., 70c; 14 lb., $2.00. 



ENDIVE (Endivie) 



Endive is one of the most tasty and 

 healthful salads and can be had in late 

 Summer and Fall when lettuce is hard to 

 get. For early use, sow in April in shallow 

 drills IY2 feet apart. Blanch by gathering 

 the leaves together over the center and tie 

 with a string. 



One ounce of seed will sow 100 feet of drill. 



Broad-Leaved Batavlan (Escarolle). Fleshy 

 leaves, not fringed, used largely for soups 



and stews. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; % lb., 75c. 



Giant Fringed. Large plants with finely 

 fringed and curled tender green leaves. 



Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; ^4 lb., 75c. 



Large Green Curled. The standard variety. 

 Hardy; blanches golden white. Pkt., 10c; 



oz., 25c; ^4 lb., 75c. 



PANCALIER. Strong grower with heavily 

 curled, deep green leaves. Ribs are 

 slightly tinted rose. Blanches easily. 



Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; *4 lb., 75c. 



VEDandelion 



(Loewenzahn ) 



Sow in early Spring in rows 15 inches 

 apart, and thin to 4 inches. 

 One ounce of seed will sow 200 feet of drill. 



Improved Thick Leaf. Pkt., 15c; y 2 oz., 45c; 

 oz., 85c: !/4 lb., $2.50. 



EGGPLANT (EIERPFLA2TZE) 



Sow the seed in hotbed or indoors in early 

 March. When the plants are 3 inches high, 

 transplant to small pots, and later on to 

 larger pots. Set them out in the garden 

 late in May, about 3 feet apart each way. 

 One ounce of seed will produce 1000 plants. 



Black Beauty. Early; fruits large and al- 

 most black. Pkt., 10c; ^ oz., 35c; oz., 



60c; % lb., $1.50. 



New York Improved Purple. Large, smooth, 

 dark purple fruits; prolific. Pkt., 10c; Vi 



oz., 35c; oz., 60c; ^4 lb., $1.50. 



Black Beauty Eggplant. 



