SEED GROWERS 19 



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$3.50 



$3.25 



Golden Yellow Self Blanching Tall cetal 



Very early. Desirable for shipping under special conditions 

 though not so firm as the dwarf types. Plants tall, 20 to 30 

 inches, stalks medium thick, blanch very readily. Its chief value 

 lies in the fact that it is fully a month earlier than the Dwarf 

 variety. 



Utah or Golden Crisp ceuta 3.25 3.00 



An excellent green variety for fall use, maturing about a week or ten 

 days earlier than Giant Pascal. Plants sturdy, compact, and ex- 

 ceptionally solid. Stems are broad, but thick and well rounded. 

 Of fine quality and rich nutty flavor. 



White Plume ceplu 



Valuable for early market. Foliage green tinted white; stalks 

 and foliage blanch very readily to snowy-white. 



Winter Queen ceque 



The best late or winter variety. Moderately dwarf, erect and com- 

 pact with soHd heart. Green variety. 



Soup or Cutting cesou 



Not suitable for blanching; tops grow rapidly and furnish suc- 

 cession of cuttings throughout the season. 



Celery Seed (for flavoring) cesee 



Celeriac, Large Smooth Prague celac 



Turnip-rooted celery. Roots 3 — 4 in. in diameter; globular; fairly 

 smooth; stalks hollow, dark green. 



CHERVIL Telegraph 



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Curled cherl 



Similar to parsley, but of more delicate texture. Leaves bright 

 rich green; finely divided and curled; pungent; aromatic; used 

 for garnishing and flavoring. 



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Asparagus or Radichetta chita 



Fast growing annual; grown for tops which are used for greens; 



tender flower shoots also used. 

 Large Rooted or Coffee cmco 1.00 .85 



Roots mature in 4 — 5 months. Dried roots used as substitute for 



and adulterant of coffee. Roots 12 — 14 in. long, 23^ in. thick at 



top; tapered. 

 Witloof or French Endive cmwi 1.25 1.00 



One of the best and most attractive of salad vegetables; grown 



largely by market gardeners and shippers. Each carefully trimmed 



root when buried upright in damp sand and given the proper 



conditions produces a handsome compact cluster 4 — 5 in. long 



of blanched leaves which are tender and have a rich, mildly acrid 



flavor. 



CHIVES Telegraph 



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Allium Schoenoprasum chive $0.50 $4.50 



Small perennial of the onion family; readily propagated from 

 seeds; leaves used in salads and for flavoring soups and stews; 

 flowering plant is decorative. 



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Georgia, Southern or Creole colla $0.45 $0.40 $0.37 



Non-heading form of the cabbage family very generally grown 

 for greens in home and market gardens in the South. Plant 2 — 3 

 feet tall, erect, spreading, and with numerous large leaves; 

 forms at the top a loose cluster or head of tender leaves. 



Cabbage or Heading colbg .50 .45 .42 



A desirable type producing rather compact plants 13^ — 2 feet 

 high. Large loose clusters of leaves which often show a tendency 

 to form a head. Also known as Buncombe. 



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1.75 



1.75 



1.50 



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.70 



.70 



.65 



1.40 



1.25 



lib. 

 or more 

 per lb. 



$0.85 



5 lbs. 

 or more 

 per lb. 



$0.75 



lib. 

 or more 

 per lb. 



$2.00 



5 lbs. 

 or more 

 per lb. 



$1.85 



