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This delicious veg'etahle is a peren¬ 
nial and is cultivated for its flower- 
heads, which are cooked and prepared 
like asparagus. 
I I —I’kg., 10c; oz., 29c, 
postpaid. Afi-nCH> 
Sow the seed early in the spring in drills, 
afterwards thinning to three inches apart. The 
drills should be spaced 12 to 14 inches apart 
and after plants have grown two full seasons, 
transplant into rows about four feet apart and 
about 18 inches between the roots. Use the 
richest soil you have, and fertilize well. 
RUST-PROOF MARY WASHINGTON. A rust 
resistant, fast-growing, very tender sort of 
elegant flavor and of a beautiful dark green 
color. Very hardy and yields heavily. 6 — Pkg., 
10c; oz.» 15 c 5 2 oz., 25c; ^ lb., 38c; H lb., 65c; 
lb., !{!1.0O, postpaid. 
MARY WASHINGTON ROOTS 
Set the roots 18 to 24 inches apart in rows 
4 feet apart, in good, rich soil. Plant 100 j 
roots to 15 by 20 foot bed. Two year old J 
roots can be cut the following year. J 
Prices; One-year-old roots: 13 for 30c; 9 
25 for 55e; 50 for 81.00; 100 for .81.90, po.st- Is 
paid. Not prepaid: 500 for $3.95; 1000 for 
87.45. Two-ye;ir-old roots: 13 for 49c; 35 
for 90c; 50 for $1.35; lOO for 82..35, 
(xtstpaifl. Not prepaid: 500 for 85.45; 
1000 for 810.50. 
AVHITLOOF CHICORY OR FRENCH ENDIVE. 
The plants make a delicious winter salad, and are 
as rank growers as weeds, having made large 
roots by fall. Sow seed in May. 
Lift the roots in fall and store un- 
til wanted for forcing. Then plant 
the roots in the cellar, upright, 2 
inches apart, and in about a HlIH 
month you may cut off the heads . -fUM 
with a small portion of the neck 
and use raw for salad, or boiled. I ■ 
359—Pkg., lOc; oz., 32c; 3 oz., 38c; i i'.i ■ 
i/i lb., G3c; Yj Ib^ 81.15; lb., .83.00, ■ ■ 
postpaid. ^ H 
LARGE ROOTED OR COFFEE ‘J ifl 
CHICORY, 
A root grown like the 
carrot when dried and roasted, if 
added to coffee, lends to it 
strength, richness and flavor. The 
young leaves make an excellent 
salad for early spring. 358— 
Pkg., 8c; oz., ICc; 3 oz., 37c; 44 lb., 
41c; Ys lb., 70c; lb., 81.10, postpaid. 
MARY WmiNGTON 
WHITLOOF CHICORY 
LONG ISLAND IMPROVED DWARF —A re¬ 
cent introduction, undoubtedly the best and 
most dependable. The plant is earlier, more 
dwarf and more compaet, and is completely 
covered from the ground up, with large, solid 
sprouts, about 144 to 1% inches in 
diameter, which mature in succession. 
The quality is of the finest and the 
.sprouts are tender and delicious. It is Bjj 
a sure yielder and yields 
much more heavily t h a n 
any other variety. 208— 
Pkg., lOe; oz., 35c; 3 oz., 55c; w 
44 ii>.. 95e. /Jif 
LONG ISLAND IMPROVED 
DAV.ARF, .Salzer’s Cliffwood Farm {wKT 'SjW 
TRIPLE-A-TESTED — A special 
'209-rLi“''i£, «... rx.., /SLaND 3 ku. 
3 oz..90c; 44 lb., 81.50. 
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CORN SALAD FETTICUS 
UPLAND CRESS—A perennial 
plant that is ahead of all other 
early greens in the spring by 
fully three weeks. 435—Pkg., 
10c; oz., 29c; 2 oz., 50c; 44 lb., 
91c; 44 ••»., 81.73; lb., 83.00, post¬ 
paid. 
FINE CURLED CRESS —Also 
known as Pepper Grass. Leaves 
are finely curled and it is grown 
extensively for salad. Crisp, 
pungent flavor. 433—Pkg., 5c; 
oz., 15c; 3 oz., 25c; 44 lb., 3Sc; Ya 
lb., 65c; lb., 81.00, postpaid. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS, IM¬ 
PROVED HALF-DWARF —The 
plants grow from 2 to 3 feet 
high. The main stem is well cov¬ 
ered with three or four dozen 
small cabbage heads, about 1 inch 
in diameter, which are tightly 
folded, solid and of exquisite 
quality. The sprouts resemble 
miniature cabbages growing 
closely on the stalk of the plant. 
They are more tender and de¬ 
licious than any cabbage. 207— 
Pkg.N lOc; oz., 24c; 3 oz., 40c; 
44 lb., 73c; 44 lb., 81.35; lb., 82.35, 
postiiaid. 
Used as a substitute for lettuce in 
early spring and in fall. It is quite 
hardy and of very rapid growth, pro¬ 
ducing tender lettuce-like leaves. Does 
best in cool weather. Sow thinly in 
rows 10 to 12 inches apart. 
431—Pkg., 10c; oz., 19c; 2 oz., 32c; 
44 lb., 51c; 44 lb., 90c; lb., 81.50, post¬ 
paid. 
1500—A special collection of vepretable 
seed and flower seed, which is one of our best 
values ! All the packets are regular size and , 
are filled with the finest seeds. Contains one 
package each of Golden Wax Beans, Crosby’s J 
Egyptian Beet. Lightning Cabbage. Danver’s 
Carrot, Early Minn. Sweet Corn. Black Seeded "QCB 
Simpson Lettuce. Yellow Danver’s Onion. 
Moss Curled Parsley. Earliest and Best Peas. 
Earliest White Radish, Sparkler Radish, Savoy Spinach 
and one packet each Alyssum. Asters. Calliopsis, Cen- 
^ taurea. Cosmos, Gaillardia. Marigold, 
Ua Nasturtium, Pansy, Poppy, Snapdragon, 
Sweet Peas, and Zinnia. 
81.00—All of the Above, 25 Full Pads 
ets. Postpaid for $100. 
I was very much pleased with the Asparagus Roots and Seeds you sent me last 
spring.—Lola C. White, Leona Valley, Via Saugus, Calif. 
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