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FEBFECTION HEABTWXiZiZi. — This var- 

 iety is in size between the Large White 

 Plume and Dwarf kinds; it is of excellent 

 quality, very thick, and when blanched the 

 heart is of a beautiful golden yellow color. 

 One of the best kinds. Packet, 5c. and 

 10c. ; ozr, 50c.; V4 ll>'5 $1 50; lb., $4.50, post- 

 paid. 



CEIiEBIAC, TUBNIF-BOOTED CHIm- 

 EBiY. — This vegetable is very popular and 

 is grown exclusively for its roots, which 

 are turnip-shaped, very smooth, tender and 

 marrow-like. The roots are cooked and 

 sliced; or, used with vinegar, they make 

 an excellent salad; are also used for flavor- 

 ing meats and soups. Facket, 5c. and 10c. ; 

 oz., 50c.; ^ lb., $1.50; lb., $4.50, postpaid. 



CEIiEBY FOB SOUF. — This is sown 

 broadcast in the Fall and Spring, to be 

 used for seasoning the same as Parsley. 

 Facket, 5c. and 10c. ; oz., 40c.; ^ lb., $1.00, 

 postpaid. 



CoUards. 



COLLARDS. 



Collards are scarcely known in any other 

 section of the country except the South, 

 where it originated, and where it is culti- 

 vated more extensively than any othei 

 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 both 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 Cabbage, 

 which is not only very hardy, but a vigor- 

 ous and continuous grower. Matures in 125 

 to 160 days. One ounce to 2,500 plants; 6 

 ounces per acre. Facket, 5c. and 10c. ; oz. 

 20c.; 14 lb., 60c.; lb., $1.50, postpaid. 



Corn Salad. 



CORN SALAD. 



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. 

 Sown thinly in drills during August, 

 September and October to supply fresh 

 leaves during the cool Fall and Winter 

 months. One ounce will plant fifty feet of 

 row. Facket, 5c. and 10c. ; oz. 25c.; V4 Ito. 

 75c.; lb., $2.00, postpaid. 



CORN. 



Corn is the most important food crop of tlie world for both man or beast and to have 

 "the best results, it is necessary to have first class Selected Seed to plant, and especially 

 of such varieties as have been found from experience to be best adapted for the South. 

 Cheap, poorly selected Seed, usually produces a crop of very inferior quality so it always 

 pays to plant the best. We handle all the best varieties of Seed Com, and have them 

 selected for us by g-rowers who make this their business. 



CU^TUBi:. — Plant in hills about three feet apart, drop four or five seeds and thin 

 out to two or three. Plant for a succession from February to June. Seed corn that is 

 in perfect condition to-day may be unfit for use in three 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 Tvas 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. 1 quart to 500 hills; 8 quarts to the acre. "Corona Dry" is the only product 

 which can control the corn ear worm. Simply dust a little of this powder on the new 

 silk of the ear as soon as it appears, and the worm will perish when it begins to feed 

 upon the treated silk. You must penetrate the silk thoroughly. Repeat the treatments 

 often. Matures in 50 to 110 days. 



Country G-entleman. 



