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High Quality Vegetable Seeds 



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CAULIFLOWER 



Chou-fleur, Fr. 

 Cavolflori, Ital. 



One ounce of seed produces about 2000 plants 

 Culture. — Cauliflower succeeds well in any soil where Cabbages will grow. It delights in a rich 

 soil and abundance of water. Sow the seed in a hotbed in January or February, and when the plants 

 are large enough, transplant 3 inches apart in boxes or in other hotbeds until time to plant out. If 

 hardened off they are seldom injured by planting out as early as the ground can be properly prepared, 

 in rows about 2y 2 feet apart, and 2 feet between the plants. The Cauliflower succeeds best when 

 planted in frames at the close of Winter, and brought to maturity before the Summer heat sets in. 

 Late varieties which mature in Autumn are sown and managed like Winter Cabbage. 



SnnwKall Unquestionably the earliest maturing 

 jnPWPail strain of the true short leaved 



Snowball type of Cauliflower. It is admirably 



adapted for forcing or wintering over for early 



crop and is the most popular sort for these pur- 

 poses, also one of the best sorts for late Sum- 

 mer and Fall crop Early Snowball is, moreover, 



a most desirable sort for the home garden. The 



plants are compact, with few short, outside 



leaves and are well suited for close planting. 



The heads are of medium to large size, solid, 



compact, round, very white and curd-like, and 



are developed earlier than those of any other 



sort. Pkt. 10c. and 25c. y 2 oz. $1.25, oz. $2.00, 



14 lb. $7.00. 



Extra Early Dwarf Erfurt 



A remarkably 



early cauliflower. It is of dwarf habit with 

 short outside leaves and is similar in most re- 

 spects to Snowball, and nearly as early. The 

 heads when ready for market are of medium to 

 large size. The curd is white,, exceptionally 

 deep and of finest quality. It will give excel- 

 lent results either in the home garden or for 

 market. Pkt. 10c. and 25c, y 2 oz. $1.25, 02. 



Early Favorite Cauliflower 



Farlv Favorite Thls 1S ver y earl y, exceedmg- 



cariy ravonte ly nardy> easily grown> and 



perhaps the best sort for the inexperienced 

 grower, as it will head under conditions in which 

 many sorts would fail. Pkt. 5c, oz. $1.25, 2 oz. 

 1.00, Y± lb. $3.50. 



Chives 



Chives 



r^Kir»oi»t7 Chicor ee sauvage, Fr. 

 V^IllCUry Cicoria selvatica, Ital. 

 One ounce will sow a bed of four square yards. 

 Culture. — Sow in Spring, in drills one-half inch 

 deep, in good, mellow soil. 



Large-Rooted, or Coffee. Leaves blanched, are 

 esteemed as an excellent salad. Pkt. 5c and 10c, 

 oz. 15c, % lb. 40c. 



Witloof, or French Endive £^ 



plant. Spring-sown seeds produce Parsnip-like 

 roots by November. Cut the leaves off 1% inch 

 from neck, trench iy 2 inch apart, cover with 

 soil 8 inches over crown; then place a 2 or 3 

 foot layer of fresh manure which induces new 

 growth of blanched leaves folded like Cos Let- 

 tuce, which are eaten raw as salad. Pkt. 5c. 

 and 10c, oz. 25c, % lb. 85c, lb. $3.00. 



Chives are a small, hardy perennial plant, re- 

 sembling the Onion in appearance and growing in 

 clusters. They are grown for the young leaves 

 which are produced freely from early in the Spring 

 throughout the Summer. They give a mild Onion 

 flavor to sausages, salads and various dishes. The 

 tops appear early in the Spring, and can be shorn 

 off close to the ground as needed. 



Big roots, 30c. a bunch, 6 for $1.50. 



Witloof Chicory 



