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CARROT.— Continued. 



Early Scarlet Horn. A popular early variety, 3 to 4 inches long and blunt- 

 rooted; it is a favorite for bunching for market and is sometimes forced. A 

 fine table Carrot and when puUed young is excellent for soups 



Half Long Red, Stump-rooted. A shapely stump-rooted variety, of medium 

 size and one of the best for private gardens, for summer use; medium early . . 



Intermediate, Henderson's. (See Specialties, page -33.) 



New York Market, Henderson's. Handsome and symmetrical, of bright orange 

 color; flesh crisp, tender and sweet, almost coreless, and unexcelled for 

 private use or for bunching 



Long Orange Improved. (See Specialties, page S3.) 



Ozheart, or Guerande. Yer\- distinct and desirable, smooth and handsome, 

 very thick and blunt-rooted, about 6 inches long, a rapid grower and of fine 

 quality; color, orange-red; a good all-season Carrot 



White and Yellow Belgian. (See Field Carrots, page 68.) 



CAULIFLOWER. Cultural instructions free to customers when asked for. 



(1 oz.for 3.000 ^:a>:!s.) (for cacxiflower pl.\nts, see p.\ge 176.) 



Early Snowball, Henderson's. (See Specialties, page 22.) 



Extra Early Dwarf Erfurt. Until we introduced Snowball this was considered 



the best early variety; plants dwarf and compact, forming good-sized heads; 



fine for open-ground fall crop 



Extra Early Paris. Heads uniform, but quality and size less than Snowball . . 

 Large Late Algiers. A strong-growing variety for late fall use, producing large 



fine heads 



Autumn Giant, Veitch's. A large-growing late variety, succeeding better in 



southern climates than most sorts 



CELERY. (/ oz.for S.OOO plants; 1 lb. for sufficient plants to plant an acre.) 



EARLY SELF-BLANCHING VARIETIES. These grow quickly, blanch easUy 

 and are especially adapted for fall and early winter use. 



Silver Self-Blanching, Henderson's. (See Specialties, page 24) 



White Plume, Henderson's Perfected. (See Specialties, page 24-) 



Golden Self-Blanching. (See Specialties, page 23.) 



Golden Rose, Henderson's. A pink form of the Golden Self- Blanching, of the 

 same strong, stocky habit, hardy, early and easily blanched. The stalks 

 are broad, solid, heavy and positively brittle, free from ridges and stringiness, 

 to which merits must be added its beautiful coloring, golden-yellow, suffused 

 with a warm rose hue. It is a good keeper and of superior quality 



SECOND EARLY, LONG-KEEPING AND WINTER VARIETIES. 



Giant Pascal. A desirable long-keeping green Winter Celery; robust, healthy, 

 stocky, about 2 feet high, making broad, thick, stringless stalks and large 

 hearts. It blanches easily to a pearly white when it is crisp and of fine 

 nutty flavor 



Henderson's Golden Dwarf. A popular standard variety with a large heart 

 and a solid cylindrical stalk, blanching waxy golden-yellow; crisp and fine, 

 and a splendid keeper . 



Dwarf White, Henderson's. Perfectly solid half-round stalks, blanching yel- 

 lowish-white, crisn, tender and of fine flavor 



Boston Market. Solid half-round green stalks, blanching white; crisp and 

 tender; habit dwarf and robust 



Giant White Solid. A long-stalked, large-growing variety, often 3 feet high 

 and one of the best for growing in the South; excellent for soup greens. . . . 



New Rose, Henderson's. A splendid variety for late use and an excellent 

 keeper. The color is a beautiful shade of rose and, like all red Celeries, of 

 exceptionally fine flavor; solid, crisp and stringless 



Winter Queen. (See Specialties, page 25.) 



Soup Celery. (Old Seed.) Excellent for flavoring 



CELERIAC, OR TURNIP-ROOTED CELERY. Produces large Turnip-Hke roots 

 which keep well for winter use; it is highly esteemed either cooked for flavor- 

 ing soup or sliced and used as a salad. 



Erfurt Giant. Round, clean-skinned root 



Large Smooth Prague. A highly developed and larger form, almost round, 

 uniform, smooth skinned and free from side roots 



CHERVIL. The young aromatic leaves are used in soups and salads 



CHICORY. LARGE-ROOTED or "Coffee Chicory." The roots when dried, 

 roasted and ground are largely used as an adulterant or substitute for coffee. 



The young leaves are excellent as salad 



Witloof-Chicory. (See Witloof, page 64.) 



COLLARDS. Georgia. A tall, loose form of Cabbage grown in the South as 

 a substitute for Cabbage. The leaves when cooked are tender and deUcate. 



CORN, SWEET or SUGAR, (l qt. for 200 hills : S to 10 qts. in hills for an acre.) 



FIRST EARLY VARIETIES. 



Pocahontas. (See Specialties, page 28.) 



Cory Early, Red Cob. One of the best extra early varieties grown; sweet and 



tender; the plants are stocky, usually bearing 2 ears to a stalk 



White Cob Cory. Extremely early, usually fit to use in from SO to 60 days 



from planting. Ears about 6 to 7 inches long, with milky-white kernels; 



sweet, tender and delicious; plants dwarf, bearing usually 2 ears to a stalk. 



Golden Rod, Henderson's. (See Specialties, page 26.) 



Hiawatha, Henderson's. (See Specialties, page 28.) 



Golden Bantam. (See Specialties, page 26.) 



Early Metropolitan, Henderson's. (See Specialties, page 27.) 



Early Minnesota. A standard early dwarf variety ; ears of fair size and good quality 



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