Cataloguk of High-Class Ski ds. 21 



CHERVIL. .^^^m 



Cerfeuil. Perifollo. 33enfenlaudi. -^ItfK 



Culture. — Cultivate and use the curled variety of ** f v&si£& < U*l&* 

 Chervil like Parsley. Sow at any time in the spring, in 



shallow drills, one foot apart, in well-prepared ground. 2^ ctito 'St/* J^Pj^ 



The seed of the Tuberous Chervil should be sown in / i^^'^^^-^^^ ^'i 



August or September, and treated like the Carrot. / ^J^^^ly^^^%W *f" ^^sS^ 



Per oz. y£ lb. Per lb. ' ^ ' " ^" 



552 Curled. The leaves of this are / ^^^g^^^S^K^is' •''Sf c ^ v ' ' , 



used for flavoring soups and .^^^^^^^^fe^y-^^^^U'^^ 

 stews, and tor garnishing, ^ ^ HPr^^^^^^^T^^f^^M ^ 



same as Parsley $0 15 $0 30 $1 00 1. "^wl^^^^^^^&^^^S^^^t-- 



± <■- — - /^^^S^^^jm^^iK^^Kt^ /SfrSiftTy? 



553 Tuberous. A variety which has ^^^y^^^^^ 



edible roots 20 60 2 00 "►i^3^ zi ^zrs.==i- 



CURI.KD CHERVIL. 



CHICORY. p „„ p ,„ 



^ Peroz. lb. Per lb. 



555 Common or Wild. Used in Barbe de Capucin, a salad much made 

 in France. Sown in June, the roots are transplanted in autumn 

 V% -',.''*> into sand in a cellar. The young shoots form the Barbe de Capucin. $0 15 $030 $1 00 



V ^ ■ Yn <' V/ 55 6 Witloof. Sow in June ; plant the roots one inch apart, from October 

 v k\' ^)rW to the closing of the ground, in rows eight inches apart, in a trench 



one foot deep; cut off the leaves. Cover the roots with well-sifted 

 soil eight inches thick, and the whole with a good layer of dung 

 two or three feet thick. The Witloof will be produced three 

 weeks afterwards in the intermediate cover of soil. Excellent as 



1 l \ n j a salad, as well as a vegetable 15 30 1 00 



ll ■ f 557 Large-Rooted Magdeburg-. Roots are the Chicory of commerce . 10 25 75 



COLLARDS. 



\ V/i • Chou Cabu. Calm. 33IatterfobL 



Culture. — Sow seed, as for Cabbage, in June, July and August, for succession. Trans- 

 plant when one month old, in rows a foot apart each way, and hoe often. p er oz ^ j^. p er lb. 

 559 Georgia-grown $0 10 $0 25 $0 75 



CORN=SALAD, OR FETTICUS. 



WITLOOF. 



Mache. Macha o Valerianilla . Stecffalat. 



Culture. — Sow during August, or early in September, in drills a quarter of an inch deep and six inches 

 apart. If the weather is dry when the seed is sown, tread it in lightly to insure germination. Keep down 

 weeds with hoe. Just before the winter, cover thinly with straw or leaves. Peroz. ^ lb. Per lb. ' 



561 Large-Seeded $0 10 $0 20 $0 60 



562 Small-Seeded 10 20 60 



564 Green Cabbaging 10 25 75 



565 Lettuce-Leaved 10 25 75 



CRESS. 



Cresson. Berro o Mastuerzo. $reffe. 

 Culture. — Sow Nos. 569 and 571 thickly, in shallow drills, every two or three weeks. No. 569 should 

 be cut often, and it will continue to grow. It is useful 

 not only for salad, but for the breakfast table and for 

 garnishing. Nos. 575 and 578 should be sown in damp 

 soil ; or if a stream of water can be utilized, they 



would be much finer. They will also thrive well in _ < " 



damp hot-beds. Rightly managed, their culture is ■ * I --y ^^^^^n 



very profitable. To obtain early salad, it is a good (^p) Ti^V^pv' ^ : 



plan to sow with water-cress seed a strip four inches > // 7*" I A i~ 



wide on the outer margin of a hot-bed, inside the 



frame (where it is always cool). This will be found ^KP ^^^/^ f^^^^^>^^ 

 a satisfactory method of obtaining it early. ''^^^^ / ) 1 I { jf^'\^^^^^^^ .0^^ 



Per oz. Yt lb. Per lb. WM^^ ^^^'^h^Lf^W^M^x 1 !^ «iV 

 569 Curled or Pepper Grass . $0 10 $0 15 $0 40 

 571 Broad-Leaved 10 15 40 



573 Broad-Leaved Winter . . 10 25 75 /ib. 

 .575 Erfurt Sweet Water-Cress M^^D^r/linT^X 



• • . - per pkt., 10 cents . 75 ////•'! W 



578 True Water Cress 50 150 500 water-cress. 



