GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



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Collardi. 



COLLARDS. 



For Price Iiist See Bed Fagres in Back of 

 Book. 



Chou Cora (Fr.). Blatterkohl (Ger.), 

 Cabu (Sp.) 



Collards are scarcely known in any other 

 Bection of this country than in the South, 

 where it originated, and where it is culti- 

 vated more extensively than any other 

 vegetable, because it is well adapted to 

 that country and is always a sure crop. It 

 is almost a daily dish for rich or poor, and 

 for b»th man and beast. A dish of Collards 

 and Bacon (or. as it is invariably called, 

 "Bacon and Greens") always produces a 

 smile from the most crusty countenance. 

 It is the only dish that causes the dusky 

 gentlemen of that country to show up 

 their ivories. It is a species of Cabbagre, 

 which is not only very hardy, but a vigor- 

 ous and continuous grower. One ounce to 

 2,500 plants; 6 ounces per acre. 



CHERVIL. 



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 Book. 



Cerfeuil (Fr.), Kerbelkraut (Ger.), Peri- 

 folio (Sp.), Cerfoglio (Ital.) 



An aromatic plant, used a good deal for 

 seasoning, especially in oyster soup, and 

 is often cut between Lettuce when served 

 as a salad. In the North this vegetable is 

 very little known, but in this section there 

 is hardly a garden where it is not found. 

 Sow broadcast during fall for winter and 

 spring, and in January and February for 

 summer use. 



CORN SALAD. 



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 Book. 



Mache Doucet (Fr.), Acker Salat (Ger.), 

 Canonigas (Sp.), Valeriana (Ital.) 

 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. It 

 does not succeed during warm weather, 

 and the seed should be sown thinly in 

 drills during August, September and Octo- 

 ber to supply fresh leaves during the cool 

 fall and winter months. It is quite hardy, 

 and after cool weather sets in can be pro- 

 tected by a thin mulch of soft hay or 

 straw. One ounce will plant fifty feet of 

 row. 



Steckler's Seeds are Best 

 Best Seeds Always Grow. 



CORN— INDIAN. 



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Mais (Fr.), Welschkorn (Ger.), Maiz (Sp.), Mais (Ital.) 



CUIiTUBB. — Plant in hills about three feet apart, drop four or five seeds and thin 

 out to two or three. When the ground is strong the Adams' Extra Early and Crosby's 

 Sugar can be planted in hills two and a half feet apart, as these two varieties are more 

 dwarfish than the other kinds. Plant for a succession from February to June. Seed 

 corn that is in perfect condition to-day may be unfit for use in tliree days, and we 

 suggest that you spread out all seed corn the moment it is received from any seed 

 house or grower. The following information was given us by an experienced Missouri 

 farmer: The only way to keep corn free from weevils in a crib is to put a gallon can 

 of coal oil at the four corners of the crib, taking the corks off and allowing the oil to 

 evaporate. The fumes from the oil will keep away the weevils and will not impair the 

 germination of the corn in any way. Sweet Corn, 1 quart to 500 hills; 8 quarts to the 

 acre. 



BBAZII.IAN FZ.OUB. — One of the 



grandest plants ever introduced into this 

 countr5\ It originated in Brazil, where it 

 constitutes the principal food. This corn 

 is especially adapted to the wants of our 

 Southern States. It withstands drought, 

 makes better roasting ears than does either 

 the early Adams' or any of the early sugar 

 corns. By planting every month it will 

 furnish green corn all the season. Comes 

 in early and remains late. 



CHAMPION WHITE PEAEI..— This is a 



very handsome wliite corn. The grain is 

 pure white, exceedingly heavy and long. 



top of which will span the cob, which Is 

 small. Being medium in size of stalk it 

 can be planted much thicker than a large 

 corn, and at the same time bear a full- 

 .sized ear. The originator has established 

 in Champion White Pearl Corn a short, 

 thick stalk, with the ear growing low upon 

 it, which is an advantage in stormy 

 weather. Planted a good de.al for the 

 market. 



SNOWFI.AKB WHITE DENT. — Large 



ear. large cob; very rank and strong 



growth — good in all that makes up a big 

 white corn. 



Frotscher's Large Purple Eggplant, the Standard for More than Thirty Years. 



