i8 LANDRETHS' DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
CARROTS— SEVEN TABLE SORTS. 
Extra Early Forcing . ' Earliest of any, edible roots size of a walnut, orange 
in color. 
Early Scarlet Horn Pointed . . . :^arly, length 5 inches, pointed ; good market sort. 
Early Scarlet Horn Blunt .... Karly, length four to five inches, roots blunt ; good 
market sort. 
Half Long Coreless, or Carentan Coreless or same texture throughout, color orange; an 
excellent sort. 
Chantenay Half Long Scarlet . Short thick stump-rooted, orange, very productive. 
Long Red Coreless Red fleshed, tender, no core as in the case of most 
carrots. 
Ox Heart or G-ueranda Diameter of a pint measure, oval or top shaped, color 
orange. 
CARROTS— FIVE FIELD SORTS. 
Wantes Half Long Broad shouldered, short rooted, color orange; a] good 
sort, stouter than Danvers. 
Orange Dan vers Half Long . . . Broad shouldered, longer than Nantes, cylindrical; 
popular sort. 
Long Orange Pointed rooted, color orange, long and slim. 
Large White Belgian Used for cattle ; a very heavy producer. 
Large Yellow Belgian Used for cattle ; possibly richer than the white. , 
CAULIFLOWER. 
Early Snowball The leading sort in the United States, leaves long, 
erect and narrow, early in maturity, good size, p^re 
white. 40 cents per packet. 
True Early Erfurt Similar to the Snowball. 40 cents per packet. 
Extra Early Paris Very early, short stemmer. 10 cents per packet. 
Large Late Dutch A late standard variety, heads large, compact and 
good. 10 cents per packet. 
Ordinary Early Erfurt An early sort, inferior to the Snowball. 10 cents pel 
packet. 
Imperial Intermediate ripener, heads medium size, compact, 
pure white, showy. 20 cents per packet. 
CELERY. 
Large White A long stemmed sort, white, solid and crisp. 
Giant Pascal I^arge in growth, a silver white streaked sort. 
Half Dwarl A standard, always solid, fine flavor and vigorous. 
Hartwell's Perfection A form of white solid. 
Dwarf White . Valuable for the private garden, stems short, solid and 
white. 
Crolden Dwarf Central stems assuming a golden tint, flavor fine and 
a good keeper. 
Golden Heart Similar to Golden Dwarf, central stalks quite golden. 
Boston Market A short white variety, producing many stalks from 
one root. 
Paris Golden Yellow, self-blanching, bred to produce golden stalks, 
and consequently easily blanched. 
White Plume Bred to produce white stalks and leaves, consequently 
self-blanching to a great extent, and early in market. 
Blanching, however, is necessary to remove the as- 
tringent flavor. 
Sandringham A large white English variety, very reliable. 
Bed or Pink Strong growing sort with stems dashed with pink, a 
hardy sort. 
Celeriac, Turnip Booted A variety forming a large .solid root something like a 
turnip. 
Flavoring Celery Seed used for flavoring only, not for sowing. 
CHERVIL. 
Curled The green tops used for soups and salads. 
CHICORY. 
Large Booted I^eaves and stems used as salad, like EJndive ; root 
edible. 
COLLARDS. 
Creole or Georgia Headless variety of cabbage, the leaves used foi 
boiling. 
Self-Blanching or White Leaved A collard the centre leaves of which become white as 
blanched celery; a I^andreth specialty and most 
excellent in the South. 
Pink Heart The centre leaves of this become pink and purple; a 
Ivandreth specialty. 
Landreth Marrow ........ I^eaves broader and larger than Georgia Collards, 
otherwise similar; a I^andteth specialty. 
CORN SALAD. 
Broad Leaved The leaves used as salad during Winter and vSpring. 
CRESS. 
Curled Pepper Grass The leaves used for flavoring salads. 
Broad Leaved A form of salad much used in Germany. 
Water Cress The leaves have a pungent flavor and are used as a 
garnish. 
