CARROTS ARE GOOD FOR YOUNG OR OLD 
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Carrot 
Red Cored Chantenay 
Carrots require about the same simple care as beets, 
they have no serious insect enemies, and they are rarely 
attacked by disease. Since freshly manured soil often 
causes divided roots, it is best to plant them in soil that 
has been richly fertilized the previous season. Plant the 
seed one-half inch deep in loose, well prepared soil, mak¬ 
ing- rows 16 to 24 inches apart. Cultivate as soon as the 
plants are well established and thin to 2 or 4 inches in 
the row according to the size of the variety. Plant¬ 
ings may be made from early spring until mid- 
June. For winter storage the later date is advisable. 
CHANTENAY. 70 days. A splendid carrot; exten¬ 
sively grown for winter storage. Heavy yielder. 
Roots deep reddish-orange; become 5 V 2 to 6 inches 
long, 2*4 inches thick at top; tapered; stump- 
rooted; flesh deep orange. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; Yk lb., 
45c; y 2 lb., 80c; lb., 81-45, postpaid. 
DANVERS, Half Long. 75 days. Very productive 
and popular for home and market garden; much 
used for shipping. Roots bright deep orange, 6 to 
7 inches long, 1% inches thick, uniformly tapered 
to the blunt end. Flesh bright orange, crisp, and 
tender. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; *4 lb., 45c; % lb., 80c; 
lb., $1.45, postpaid. 
EARLY SCARLET HORN. 63 days. Popular for 
early market. Tops small. Roots reddish-orange; 
3 inches long, 1% inches at the shoulder, and tap¬ 
ered to about 1 inch thick at the blunt end; flesh 
reddish-orange, fine grained, sweet, and tender. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 35c; y 2 lb., 60c; lb., $1.05, 
postpaid. 
RED CORED CHANTENAY. 70 days. This is a 
distinct improvement over the well known Chan¬ 
tenay, especially in color, texture, and quality of 
flesh. Roots 5Y 2 to 6 inches long, 2*4 inches thick 
at the shoulder; tapered, stump-rooted; flesh and 
core reddish-orange, fine grained and tender; of 
sweet, delicate flavor. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; Yk lb., 50c; 
Yk lb., 85c; lb., $1.50, postpaid. 
OX-HEART or GUERANDE. 75 days to produce 
roots of good table size. Especially desirable for 
field culture on heavy soil; good keeper and much 
used for stock feed. Roots scarlet-orange; broad, 
blunt, heart-shaped; become 4*4 to 5 inches long; 
easily harvested. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; *4 lb., 45c; Yk lb., 
80c; lb., $1.45, postpaid. 
IMPROVED LONG ORANGE, 85 days. A heavy 
cropper on light soils; much grown for stock. Roots 
scarlet-orange; 10 to 12 inches long, 2 inches thick 
at the top; tapered, pointed. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; Yk lb., 
45c; % lb., 75c; lb., $1.40, postpaid. 
WHITE BELGIAN. In Ground. Late; heavily 
productive; grown for stock. Roots 8 to 10 inches 
long, 3 to 4 inches thick at the top; tapered, pointed. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Yk lb., 25c; Yk lb., 45c; lb., 80c, post¬ 
paid. 
Danish Giant Cauliflower 
Cauliflower 
Until lately cauliflower has been considered hard to grow. However, the 
same methods that produce good cabbage will grow good cauliflower. The 
only great difference is that cauliflower heads must be protected from sun¬ 
light so as to make sure of the desirable white curd. This is most easily 
accomplished by gathering the tops of the leaves together loosely as soon 
as the heads begin to form. In shutting off the light, it is important not 
to cramp the heads. 
EXTRA EARLY DWARF ERFURT. 57 days. Very early variety for 
home, market garden, and shipping. Plants dwarf, short stemmed. Heads 
snow white; roundish, compact; commonly weigh about 2 lbs.; similar to 
Early Snowball, but usually a little later than our strain. Pkt., 10c; Yk oz., 
45c; y 2 oz., 80c; oz., $1.50, postpaid. 
DANISH GIANT, Dry Weather, 65 days. Dependable variety to plant at 
the same time as Early Snowball, the crop being ready when Snowball has 
been harvested; one of the most dependable in adverse, dry weather. Plants 
dwarf, short stemmed; larger than Early Snowball. Heads large, 6 to 7 
inches across, commonly weigh 2 lbs.; white with tinge of cream; of splen¬ 
did quality. Pkt., 10c; Yk oz., 45c; % oz., 80c; oz., $1.50, postpaid. 
Celery, 
WHITE PLUME. Valuable for 
e a r 1 y market. Foliage green, 
tinted white; stalks and foliage 
blanch very readily to snowy- 
white. Pkt., 10c; 
30c, postpaid. 
Yk oz., 20c; oz.. 
GIANT PASCAL, Matures late. 
Desirable for home and market 
garden. Plant large and com¬ 
pact. Leaf stalks long, thick, and 
solid; of unsurpassed rich, nn th ' 
flavor. Pkt., 10c; Yk oz., 20c; oz., 30c, 
postpaid. 
Celeriae 
A row of celery in the home garden will supply a compact with firm stalks, 26 to 28 inches tall, which 
family with this delicious vegetable until late in the blanch readily and are of splendid quality. Pkt., 
fall. Its hardiness and adaptability to various soils 10c; Yk oz., 25c; oz., 40c, postpaid, 
and weather conditions make it a very desirable 
crop to grow. 
Celery seed will sprout at com¬ 
paratively low temperatures, but 
it needs constant and abundant 
moisture, and for best results the 
soil should be rich and well pre¬ 
pared. The soil for starting plants 
should be fine and loose, and seed 
must be covered only ^4 inch 
deep. Germination is slow, and 
even under favorable conditions 
seed cannot be expected to start 
within two weeks. For fall and 
winter use in the North it may 
be planted from March 15th to 
April 15th. In other sections time 
of planting can be governed ac¬ 
cordingly. When seedlings have 
3 or 4 leaves well started, prick 
out about 3 inches apart each 
way. Keep the soil well moist¬ 
ened at all times and transplant 
to open ground when plants are 
75 to 90 days old. Space the rows 
according to the method of 
blanching; 5 to 7 feet are required 
for soil blanching and 2 to 4 feet 
for other methods. Set the plants 
8 to 12 inches apart in the row. 
To avoid pithiness or rotting of 
the stalk do not cover celery for 
blanching during warm weather. 
GOLDEN YELLOW SELF 
BLANCHING, Tall. Early and 
particularly desirable for home 
and market garden, though not 
so desirable for shipping as the 
dwarf type of Golden Yellow Self 
Blanching. Plants fairly tall and 
Golden Yellow Self Blanching 
The roots instead of the leaf 
stalks of this kind of celery have 
been developed by cultivation and 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. 
Sow seed at the same season and 
give the same treatment as common 
celery. Transplant to moist, rich soil, 
in rows 2 feet apart and 6 inches apart 
in row. Give thorough culture. It is 
not necessary to earth up or “handle” 
the plants. After the roots have at¬ 
tained a diameter of 2 inches, they 
are fit for use. 
LARGE SMOOTH PRAGUE. An im¬ 
proved variety of turnip-rooted celery 
producing large tubers of nearly 
globular shape and comparatively 
smooth surface. Pkt., 10c; V 2 oz., 15c; 
oz., 25c; Yk lb., 75c, postpaid. 
