DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



■blanched, the heart, which is large and full, is of a pure 

 golden yellow, making this an exceedingly showy and 

 desirable variety for both market and private use. 



Incomparable Dwarf Crimson.— A dwarf -growing, 

 rich -colored variety ; very crisp, and of delicious flavor. 

 The flavor of the red varieties is thought by many to 

 be superior to that of the white, and within the last 

 few years much larger quantities are being raised than 

 heretofore. The red varieties undoubtedly keep better 

 through winter, and this variety, all things considered 

 is probably unsurpassed. 



Seymour's Red Solid. — An improvement on the old j 

 red. Very compact, large, solid crisp, and of excellent 

 •quality. 



Celeriac, or Turmp-Rooted, 



Celeriac, or Turnip-Rooted.— The root of this va- 

 riety is turnip-shaped, tender, and marrow-like, having 

 a sweeter taste and stranger odor than other varieties. 

 It is used principally for seasoning meats, and entering 

 into the composition of soups. 



"chicory. 



Fr. Chickaree. — Ger. Cichoree, 

 Large-Rooted, or Coffee.— Much 



used in Europe as a substitute for cof- 

 fee, and large quantities of the prepared 

 root are annually exported to this coun- 

 try for similar use. In the lali, the 

 roots require to be taken up and cut m 

 small pieces and put where they will dry, 

 tequiring the same treatment used m 

 drying apples When required for use. 

 It should be roasted and ground kke 

 coffee. 



CHUFA. 



Spanish Chufa, or Earth Almond. 

 — (Cyprus escuiefztus.) — A little tuber, 

 grown extensively in the South, where 

 its use is becoming general for fattening 

 hogs, sheep and poultry. On good land 

 and with good cultivation, 300 bushels 

 per acre of the tube'rs have been grown, 

 and even on poor land there is a larger 

 yield than from any other crop. The 

 Georgia State chemist says they have no 

 equal in the properties which help fatten 

 pork, and many who have tried them 

 say a bushel of Chufas is equal to a 

 bushel of corn for hogs : used with corn, 

 both would be improved. The cost of 

 planting and cultivating is small, and 



the hogs, if turned into the field, will dig them. The 

 tuber is about three-quarters of an inch long by three- 

 eigiiths of an inch through, is tender, sweet, not unlike 

 a chestnut, tnough much sweeter. Besides the tubers, 

 the yield in forage from the lops makes excellent hay, 

 and an abundance of it. It is claimed by those who 

 have tried them, that one acre of chufas is worth $75 

 for fattening pork. 



CuLiLKE.— They should be planted a little earlier 

 than corn, in the Northern States, and in the Southern 

 States, in February and March, in rows two and a half 

 or three feet apart, and fifteen inches apart in tiie row, 

 two or three tubers m a hill, covering one inch deep. 

 Soak the tubers in water eight or ten days before plant- 

 ing, changing the water every two or three days. 



COLLARDS. 



A species of cabbage, known in different sections as 

 'Cole and 'Colewort, It is almost universally 



used in the South for 'Greens,' where it continues m 

 luxuriant growth all winter. The seed should be sown 

 in autumn. , 



True Rosette.— Much esteemed in the Southern 

 States It forms a loose. head having the form of a rose^ 

 and is palatable from the rime it puts forth a few leaves. 



Georgia, or Creole,— This is the variety grown so 

 extensively in the South for greens. It is a species of 

 cabbage, forming a loose head. It is much esteemed 

 in the South, where, if planted in the fall, tt will con- 

 tinue growing all winter. 



CORN. 



Fr. Mais. — Ger. Welschkorn. 

 Early Boynton Sweet, or Sugar. — We introduced 

 tb^s variety five years ago. and alter repeated trials and 

 te?o» with other early varieties, we firmly believe this is 

 the oarliest variety of sweet corn 

 in existence. The ears are small. 



Early Boynton. 



Early Minnesota. 



rather pointed, and when mature, the kernels are much 

 shrivelled. It is of course intended only for first early, 

 and as a week's time makes a great difference in the 

 profits of a market gardener, this variety will be foui.d 

 valuable. 



