SWEET CORN 
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Witloof Chicory. Golden Bantam. 
Chicory 
Large Rooted or Coffee. The roots are popular as a coffee 
substitute. The young leaves may be used for salad. Culture 
the same as carrots. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; M lb., 40c; lb., #1.25, 
postpaid. 
Chicory 
(French Endive) 
Culture: Sow the seed about 1 inch deep in the open ground 
in May or June in rows about 18 inches apart. Thin the plants 
to 6 inches apart in the row. In the fall the roots should be 
lifted, the leaves trimmed to within V/ 2 inches of the crown, 
the side roots broken off, and the main roots shortened to a 
uniform length of about 9 inches. They are then placed up¬ 
right 2 inches apart in a trench about 18 inches deep. Trench 
with fine rich soil. 
Witloof. This variety has become very popular for winter 
salads. It forms a delicious dish when served like endive or 
cos lettuce with French dressing. The leaves and stems 
blanch easily. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c; M lb., 40c; lb., #1.25, 
postpaid. 
Extra Early Large Catalogna. This is a new introduc¬ 
tion from Italy, being the earliest and largest variety grown. 
This variety is especially recommended for forcing. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 25c; M lb., 90c; lb., #2.50, postpaid. 
Celeriac 
Culture: The roots instead of the leafstalks of this kind of 
celery are the part used for food. They keep well for winter 
use and are excellent in soups and stews, or cooked and sliced 
for salad. Seed should be started in hotbeds or cold frames 
Transplant to moist, rich soil, in rows 2 feet apart and 5 inches 
apart in row. Give thorough cultivation. After the roots have 
attained a diameter of 2 inches, they are fit for use. 
Large Smooth Prague. An improved variety of turnip- 
rooted celery producing large tubers of nearly globular shape 
and comparatively smooth surface. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; M lb., 
70c; lb., #2.25, postpaid. 
Collards 
Southern or Creole. Grown for its large leaves which are 
cooked as cabbage or greens. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; J4 lb., 25c; 
lb., 90c, postpaid. 
Chervil Seed and Plants. See pages 31 and 32. 
Chive Plants and Seed. See pages 31 and 32. 
Sweet Corn 
German—Zuckermais Spanish—Maiz 
Italian—Maiz, Granone dolce 
Culture: A rich warm sandy soil is the best, but excellent 
sweet corn can be raised on any good, ordinary soil if it is 
deeply and thoroughly worked before planting. In the West 
sweet corn should be planted as early as can be done without 
risking great loss from frosts or from rotting of the seed in the 
soil. If planted in rows, make the rows about 4 feet apart and 
place the seed 14 to 16 inches apart in the row, covering 
1 inch deep with fine soil pressed firmly down. If planted in 
hills, make the hills for the early variety 3 feet apart each 
way and plant 6 kernels to the hill. For the later sorts, the 
hills should be not less than 4 feet apart each way. Hoe fre¬ 
quently and when 6 inches high thin so as to leave 3 or 4 
plants in the hill. Give frequent and thorough but shallow 
cultivation until the tassels appear. There is no other vegetable 
that is awaited with so much eagerness as the first sweet corn, 
but the great disadvantage with our first roasting ears is they 
are either of very small size or are not of a sweet flavor. 
Yellow Varieties 
Golden Gem. 73 days. A very new variety of yellow corn 
developed by the North Dakota Agricultural College. It is 
the earliest yellow sweet corn on the market, being 10 days 
earlier than Golden Bantam. It is also sweet and the ears 
are about the size of Bantam. 
Golden Sunshine. 78 days. An early yellow variety with 
good sized ear, particularly desirable for market garden use. 
Four to five days earlier than Golden Bantam. Ears 10- to 
12-rowed. Kernels medium broad, golden yellow, sweet, 
tender, and of good flavor. 
Early Golden Bantam. 82 days. The most popular and 
largely grown sweet corn on the market. For sweetness and 
richness of flavor it has no equal. It is a hardy, early ma¬ 
turing variety of dwarf growth, and can therefore be planted 
closer than other sorts and through a longer range of sea¬ 
son. The cob is small but fills out nicely with large, deep 
cream-colored kernels, which turn to a beautiful golden yel¬ 
low when entirely ripe. Because of its extreme hardiness and 
ability to withstand unfavorable weather can be planted 
earlier than any other true sweet corn. Well adapted to high 
altitudes and short seasons, where other kinds would not 
mature on account of cold nights and early frosts. 
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