DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
blanched, the heart, which is large and full, is of a pure 
golden yellow, making this an exceedingly showy and 
desirable variety for both market and private use. 
Incomparable Dwarf Crimson.—A dwarf-growing, 
rich-colored variety ; very crisp, and of delicious flavor. 
The flavor of the red varieties is thought by many to 
be superior to that of the white, and within the last 
few years much larger quantifies are being raised than 
heretofore. The red varieties undoubtedly keep better 
through winter, and this variety, all things considered 
is probably unsurpassed. 
Seymour’s Red Solid. — An improvement on the old 
red. Very compact, large, solid crisp, and of excellent 
quality. 
Celeriac, or Turnip-Rooted 
Celeriac, or Turnip-Rooted.—The root of this va¬ 
riety is turnip-shaped, tender, and marrow-like, having 
a sweeter taste and stronger odor than other varieties. 
It is used principally for seasoning meats, and entering 
into the composition of soups. 
'chicory. 
Fr. Chickaree. —Gcr. Cicheree. 
Large-Rooted, or Coffee.—Much 
used in Europe as a substitute for cof¬ 
fee, and large quantities of the prepared 
root are annually exported to this coun¬ 
try for similar use. In the lall, the 
roots require to be taken up and cut in 
small pieces and put where they will dry, 
requiring the same treatment used in 
drying apples When required for use. 
it should be roasted and ground like 
coffee. 
CHUFA. 
Spanish Chufa, or Earth Almond. 
—(CyPerus esculent us .)— A little tuber, 
grown extensively in the South, where 
its use is becoming general for fattening 
hogs, sheep and poultry. On good land 
and with good cultivation. 300 bushels 
per acre of the tubers have been grown, 
and even on poor land there is a larger 
yield than from any other crop. The 
Georgia State chemist says they have no 
equal in the properties which help fatten 
pork, and many who have tried them 
say a bushel of Chufas is equal to a 
bushel of corn for hogs ; used with corn, 
both would be improved. The cost of 
planting and cultivating is small, and 
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the hogs, if turned into the field, will dig them. The 
tuber is about three-quarters of an inch long by three- 
eighths of an inch through, is tender, sweet, not unlike 
a chestnut, tnough much sweeter. Besides the tubers, 
the yield m forage from the tops makes excellent hay, 
and an abundance of it. It is claimed by those who 
have tried them, that one acre of chufas is worth $75 
for fattening pork. 
Culture. — They should be planted a little earlier 
than corn, in the Northern States, and in the Southern 
States, in February and March, in rows two and a half 
or three feet apart, and fifteen inches apart in the row, 
two or three tubers in a hill, covering one inch deep 
Soak the tubers in water eight or ten days before plant¬ 
ing, changing the water every two or three days. 
COLLARDS. 
A species of cabbage, known in different sections as 
* Cole and ’* Cole wort. It is almost universally 
used in the South for * Greens,' where it continues m 
luxuriant growth all winter. The seed should be sown 
in autumn. 
True Rosette. — Much esteemed in the Southern 
States. It forms a loose head having the form of a rose, 
and is palatable from the rune it puts forth a few leaves. 
Georgia, or Creo'e. — This is the variety grown so 
extensively in the Sou:h for greens. It is a species of 
cabbage, forming a .’oose head. It is much esteemed 
in the South, where, if planted in the fall, »t will con¬ 
tinue growing all winter. 
CORN. 
Fr. Mats. —Ger. Welschkarn. 
Early Boynton Sweet, or Sugar.—We Introduced 
this variety five years ago. and after repeated trials and 
test* with other early varieties, we firmly believe this is 
the earliest variety of sweet corn 
in existence. The ears are small. 
Early Boynton. 
Early Minnesota 
rather pointed, and when mature, the kernels are much 
shrivelled. It is of course intended only for first early, 
and as a week’s tirrwe makes a great difference in the 
profits of a market gardener, this variety will be found 
valuable. 
