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188. Early Snowball Gaulifower 
CAULIFLOWER 
One ounce will produce about 
2000 plants. 
Cauliflower is valuable for its vitamin C. 
Curture. Same as Cabbage. When heads 
are about 2 inches in diameter tie up the 
outer leaves to blanch the head. 
188. Early Snowball. (90 days.) This best 
known of all Cauliflowers may be planted 
early in spring or late in fall. The dwarf 
plants with their pale green leaves form a 
perfect background for the large, solid, pure 
white heads which are of excellent quality. 
Pkt. 25c.; 4oz. 85c.; Woz. $1.50; oz. $2.70; 
lb. $6.00, postpaid. 
CARROTS 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of row; 
3 to 4 pounds, an acre 
Carrots are one of the best sources of the 
Important vitamin A_and provide a fair 
supply of vitamin C. Eat plenty of Carrots. 
Cuxture. Carrots do best in rich, sandy 
Ioam well pulverized and kept deeply cul- 
tivated. Sow seed thinly in rows and cover 
with 144 inch of soil, treading down firmly. 
Sow as early as ground is workable and at 
periods up to July for latest crop. Thin out 
to 4 inches apart. Keep well cultivated. 
280. Danvers Half-Long Orange Pointed. 
(75 days.) Large, cylindrical, smooth 
Carrot of dark orange. The flesh ts close 
In texture with little core. It thrives in all 
soils and Is one of the heaviest producers 
grown. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 30c.; 4b. 65c., 
postpaid. 
294. Early Rubicon. (72 days.) A half-long, 
stump-rooted Carrot of deep red-orange. 
Earlier than Danvers, its heavier, thicker 
shoulder makes it a wonderfully heavy 
cropper, producing 3 to 4 tons to the acre 
under good culture. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 30c.; 
lb. 65c., postpaid. 
104. Gold Pak. (75 days.) A _ refined 
orange roots, long and slender. In 
addition, short strong tops give it 
an appealing appearance. Pkt. 25c.; 
Yoz. 40c.; oz. 60c.; Ib. $1.45, postpaid. 
276. Imperator. (75 days.) An ideal Carrot 
for market growers and_ shippers. 
Strong tops bunch well. The taper- 
ing roots are 7 to 8 inches long with 
tich orange flesh, mild and sweet and nearly 
(WD) orsize Carrot with smooth, rich 
CARROTS, continued 
309. Nichol’s Long Orange Improved. 
(85 days.) A heavy yielder and good 
keeper. Roots up to 12 inches long and 
3 inches In diameter at top. Tender, sweet 
flesh makes it a desirable table Carrot. 
Pkt. 15c.; oz. 30c.; 4Ib. 65c., postpaid. 
148. Red-Core Chantenay. (70 days.) 
This tender, sweet Carrot is reddish orange 
all the way through. There is no yellow 
core to spoil the looks when it is sliced. Pkt. 
15c.; oz. 30c.; \4lb. 65c., postpaid. 
CELERY 
One ounce wiil produce about 5000 plants; 
¥% ounce will sow 100 feet of row; 
1Alb. will plant an acre. 
Cuxture. Sow from late March through 
April in rich mellow ground in shallow drills 
and keep well watered. Celery seed ger- 
minates tin about two weeks if the soil ts kept 
always moist. Transplant when the seedlings 
are 5 to 6 inches tall to stand 5 to 6 inches 
apart in the row. Keep well cultivated and 
blanch by earthing up when plants are large 
enough. Time to maturity of Celery varies 
considerably; we give approximate days. 
155. Giant Pascal. (135 days.) A strong- 
growing Celery with dark green leaves 
and large thick stalks which blanch easily. 
They are solid and crisp with a rich nutty 
flavor. Pkt. 15c.; 140z. 40c.; oz. 70c.; 
Y4lb. $1.80, postpaid. 
239. Golden Self-blanching. Bolgiano’s 
Special Strain. (115 days.) Growth is 
vigorous and compact with straight stalks 
which are rich golden vellow in color and 
solid and crisp. Pkt. 15c.; Moz. 50c.; 
oz. 85c.; 4lb. $2.15, postpaid. 
CELERIAC 
Turnip-rooted Celery 
One ounce will sow 800 feet of row 
Cutture. Seed should be started indoors 
and transplanted when large enough to stand 
8 inches apart in the row. Use when the roots 
are about 2 inches across. Culture is much 
the same as celery except that it is not hilled 
up, the edible portion being the roots. Pre- 
fers well-manured, fairly moist soil. Frequent 
cultivation and frequent waterings during 
dry times produce the finest roots. 
165. Large Smooth Prague. (120 days.) 
A distinct variety with large, smooth, 
round roots with a celery-like flavor. The 
roots may be boiled or used In soups, 
stews, etc. Pkt. 15c.; Moz. 50c.; oz. 85c.; 
lb. $2.15, postpaid. 
CHICORY 
¥% ounce will plant 100 feet of row; 
4 pounds, an acre 
199. Witloof or French Endive. (110 days.) 
Seed should be sown in open ground not later 
than June and thinned out to stand 4 to 6 
Inches apart. The plants form large 
parsnip-shaped roots which are lifted in 
fall, trimmed of leaves and stored in soil 
in a cool place until wanted for forcing. 
Roots can be forced in a ame greenhouse 
or warm cellar. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 40c.; oz. 
65c.; 4b. $1.60, postpaid. 
217. Cicoria di Catalogna (Radichetta). 
An annual with leaves like dandelion, used 
for early greens; leaves and flower shoots 
very tender, with faint asparagus flavor. 
COLLARDS 
One ounce will sow 200 feet of row 
Collard is a large Kale popular in the 
South, and as a producer of winter and 
spring greens ts unexcelled. Collards pro- 
vide vitamins A, C and By. 
Cutture. Sow thickly in rows any time 
up to September, in rich ground, trans- 
planting when about 4 inches high, or sow 
where the plants are to remain and thin out 
to stand 2 feet apart. 
261. Cabbage-Collards. (75 days.) A cross 
of Collards and Cabbage, having a cabbage- 
like flavor and growing 2 feet tall. Pkt. 15c.; 
oz. 45c.; lb. $1.10, postpaid. 
281. Southern or Georgia. (75 days.) The 
old-time favorite which stands all kinds of 
adverse conditions without injury, pro- 
viding good greens in soil too poor to grow 
cabbage. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 45c.; %Ib. $1.10, 
postpaid. 
119. Vates. (75 days.) Developed at the 
Virginia Truck Experiment Station from 
a_cross between Wonder and_ Heading 
Collard. This non-heading Collard ts 
practically free from purple tinge in stem 
or leaf and withstands cold weather. 
Leaves dark green. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 50c.; 
lb. $1.25, postpaid. 
POP-CORN 
520. White Rice. (110 days.) Short ears 
with long, pointed translucent kernels 
which pop snow-white. Pkt. 15c.; Ib. 60c.; 
2 Ibs. $1.00; 5 Ibs. $2.00, postpaid. 
Lb. 40c.; 2 Ibs. 70c.; 5 Ibs. $1.50, not 
postpaid. 
529. South American Yellow. (100 days.) 
Ears 7 inches long, with about 12 rows of 
yellow kernels that pop freely into large 
fluffy white Pop-corn. Pkt. 15c.; Ib. 60c.; 
2 Ibs. $1.00; 5 Ibs. $2.00, postpaid. 
Lb. 40c.; 
postpaid. 
2 Ibs. 70c.; 5 Ibs. $1.50, mot 
294. Early 
Rubicon 
Carrots 
coreless. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 30c.; M4lb. 65c., Pkt. 15c.; Yoz. 45c.; oz. 70c.; 4lb. $1.80, 
postpaid. postpaid. 
For quantity prices write for market-growers’ list 
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