GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 
and tender. It is easily bleached, requiring-but 
little earthing up, as the stalk, portions of the 
juner leaves and heart are white naturally. 
The originator claims that up to but a few years 
azo this variety has alwavs had a tendency to 
revert to the old green type, and it has always 
produced a proportion of green plants, but 
preserving selection for years enables them 
now to produce an almost absolutely pure 
stock far superior to any that has ever been 
offered. 
Perfection Heartwell. O38 35% 
between the Large White Solid and Dwarf 
kinds: it is of excellent quality. very thick. and 
when blanched the heart is of a beautiful golden 
yellow color: preferable to the White solid, and 
one of the best kinds ever introduced. 
At 2 ZA tau War ge 
Large White Solidy ie a. very 
solid and pure white. Itiscrisp, but notas fine 
flavored as the foregoing kinds. It is used ex- 
tensively for garnishing. 
This is sown in the 
Celery for Soup. spring of the year, 
Droadcast, to be used for seasoning the same as 
Parsley. 
Chervil. 
For PRICE LIST SEE RED PAGES IN BACK OF 
BOOK. 
Cerfeuil (Fr.), Kerbelkraut (Ger.), Perifolio 
(Sp.), Cerfoglio (Ital.) 
An aromatic plant. used a good deal for sea- 
soning,j especially in oyster soup, and is often 
cut between Lettuce when served asasalad. In 
Giant Pascal. 
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 u&e. 
Collards. 
Collards. 
For PRICE LIST SEE RED PAGES IN BACK OF BOOK. 
Blatterkohl (Ger,), Chou Cora (Fr.), Cabu (Sp.) 
A kind of Cabbage which does not head, but the leayes 
are used the same as other Cabbage, and is very popular in 
the South. 
Corn Salad. 
For PRICE LIST SEE RED PAGES IN BACK OF BOOK. 
Mache Douchet (Fr.), Acker Salat (Ger.), Canonigas (Sp.). 
Valeriana (Ital.) 
Broad-leaved Corn Salad is the variety generally culti- 
vated. It is used as a salad during the winter and early spring 
months. 
Should be sown broadcast or in drill 9 ittches 
apart during fall and winter. 
Corn==Indian. 
FOR PRICE LIST SEE RED PAGES IN BACK OF BOOK. 
Mais (Fr.), Welschkorn (Ger.), Maiz 
CULTURE. 
three. 
(Sp.), Mais (Ital.) 
Plant in hills about three feet apart, drop four or five seeds and thin out to two or 
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. 
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a risler’s qattawbertyeie nc ote 
ears run from pure white to deep red, but make a 
pure white meal. It has been planted in Louisiana 
since 1870 by one progressive farmer. While it has 
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never been put on the market, the following is what 
he claims for it: “I have been planting this corn 
since 1870, and made 70 bushels per acre this year 
without any fertilizing. This is the largest yielding 
corn that I have ever planted. If the seasonis fa- 
We are Headquarters for Field Peas in their Season. 
