Catalogue of High-Class Seeds. 



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CHERVIL 



Cherfeuil. Perifollo. 



33enfenlaucfy. 



Culture. — Cultivate and use the curled variety of 

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

 shallow drills, i foot apart, in well-prepared ground. The 

 seed of the Tuberous Chervil should be sown in August or 

 September, and treated like the Carrot. 



Peroz. y x \h. Lb. 

 Curled. The leaves of this are 

 used for flavoring soups and 

 stews, and for garnishing, same 



as Parsley Jo 10 $o 25 $0 75 



Tuberous. A variety which has 



edible roots 20 



552 



553 



60 



CHICORY 



CURLED CHERVIL. 



555 



556 



Peroz. \i lb. Lb. 



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

 much made in France. Sown in June, the roots are 



transplanted in autumn into sand in a cellar. The young shoots form the Barbe de 



Capucin $0 15 #0 30 $1 00 



Witloof. May be sown in May and June in drills. Transplanted or thinned to 6 

 inches, treat as Endive, except that in the latter part of summer or fall it should be 



gradually banked up like Celery. 

 The stalks when blanched make 

 a delicious salad. It is also used 

 by the French as a boiled vege- 

 table dressed in the same manner 



as Cauliflower 15 3° 1 00 



557 Large-Rooted Magdeburg. 

 Roots are the Chicory of com- 

 merce 10 25 75 



COLLARDS. 



Chou Cabu. Cabu. Slatterfofcl. 



Culture.— Sow seed, as for Cabbage, in June, July and 

 August, for succession. Transplant when one month old, in 

 rows a foot apart each way, and hoe often. 



Peroz. #lb. Lb. 

 559 Georgia $0 10 $0 25 $0 75 



CORN -SALAD, or FETTICUS. 



Mache. Macha o Valerianilla. <&tid\alat. 



Culture.— Sow during August, or early in September, 

 in drills ~% inch deep and 6 inches apart. If the weather is 

 [ ^££v > dry wr| en the seed is sown, tread it in lightly to insure ger- 



mination. Keep down weeds with hoe. Just before the 

 corn-salad, or fetticus. winter cover thinly with straw or leaves. 



Per oz. ^lb. Lb. 



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



562 Small-Seeded 10 20 60 



564 Green Cabbaging 10 25 75 



.565 Lettuce-Leaved 10 25 75 



CRESS. tm, stt J&te 



Cresson. Berro o Mastuerzo. $reffe. /^^wC \ f^^$) 



Culture.— Sow Nos. 569 and 571 thickly, in shal- >^JSbs — ^ aVl^a^k 



low drills, every two or three weeks. No. 569 should >yfi\~{\\^ \ -'^^ffiKi i\ »Wv t ^Mr^^ft 



be cut often, and it will continue to grow. It is useful r- l- x k-- / ' j-f^^k^ In '^^^^^^ 



not only for salad, but for the breakfast table and for 0) (^OTiPCrt^^ 



garnishing. Nos. 575 and 578 should be sown in damp (X "~y":~ ) tf^JX 1 'r* \ 



•soil; or if a stream of water can be utilized, they ^1 iifl ^ai^^^V- - v 



would be much finer. They will also thrive well in m.'J^': ■ ? 1 ) ' C tev^"*3> 



damp hotbeds. Rightly managed, their culture 



very profitable. To obtain early salad, it is a good 1 } % J± < f V X \V 



plan to sow with water-cress seed a strip 4 inches £amm/rh^J ) llf/Wl/fi 



wide on the outer margin of a hotbed, inside the wrffc^WU^^ 



frame, where it is always cool. ^ ^ ^ * ^\||f!fiW^ 



569 Curled or Pepper Grass . $0 10 $0 15 $0 40 'A', X Z' x 



571 Broad-Leaved 10 15 40 /WliSv'^ffi 



573 Broad-Leaved Winter . . 10 25 75 W MM MMJ M}"<W 



575 Erfurt Sweet Water-Cress I/WwWI* 



perpkt., 10 cts. . 75 h/("f U 



578 True Water-Cress .... 40 1 25 4 50 water-cress. 



