Twenty Minutes from Garden to Table for Sweet Corn 
Golden Rod Sweet Corn 
Extra-Early Snowball Cauliflower 
Golden Self-blanching Celery 
CAULIFLOWER 
One ounce of seed will produce 2000 plants 
For early varieties, sow seed in hotbeds 
during January or February, transplant 2 
to 3 inches apart, to flats or coldframes and 
set out in open ground 2J4 feet apart as 
soon as weather is suitable. Thrives best in 
loamy soil. Water freely during dry spells. 
For late Cauliflower give same treatment as 
late cabbage. 
Dry Weather. Later than Erfurt and 
withstands drought better than 
other sorts. Heads grow to a very 
large size, are solid, pure white, and 
of delicious flavor. Pkt. 25 cts.; 
J4oz. 75 cts.: oz. $2.50. 
Extra-Early Snowball. The best for 
forcing under glass or for open 
ground. Extremely dwarf, early, 
producing wonderful white heads. 
Pkt. 25 cts.; 34 oz - $1; oz. $3.50. 
Improved Erfurt. One of the earliest 
and most desirable small-leaved, 
dwarf varieties. Pkt. 25 cts.; J4oz. $1; 
oz. $3. 
Veitch’s Autumn Giant. Very large white 
heads of good quality. Late. Vigorous. 
Pkt. 15 cts.; 34 oz - 40 cts.; oz. $1. 
CELERY 
One ounce of seed will produce 3000 plants 
For earliest crop, sow in February under glass 
or in heated frames. Prick out on bottom heat 
when ready, and transplant to trenches in May or 
June. For main crop sow in March and continue 
up to July. When plants are large enough, trans¬ 
plant to trenches, preparing same with good rich 
loam. Water freely during July and August. To 
grow good Celery it is essential to place at least 
3 to 4 inches of rotted manure in the bottom of the 
trenches before setting out plants. Without it, 
dwarf, stunted plants invariably result. 
Easy Blanching. Easy-blanching and useful 
both for early use and for keeping during 
the winter months. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 75 cts. 
Fin de Siecle. Largest, hardiest, and best 
keeping Celery. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 75 cts. 
Giant Pascal. Solid and crisp; golden yellow 
heart; rich nutty flavor. Easily blanched. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 60 cts. 
Golden Self-blanching. French-grown. 
Crisp; tender; fine flavor. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 75 cts. 
Pink Beauty. Very solid and of fine nutty 
flavor. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. $1. 
White Plume. A valuable early variety 
unsurpassed for fall and winter use. 
Blanches easily. Popular market sort. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 75 cts. 
Winter Queen. The best white Celery. 
Very large and solid. Excellent for keeping. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 60 cts. 
CELERIAC, Large Erfurt (Turnip-rooted 
Celery). Excellent for soups. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 50 cts. 
Celery Plants, all varieties. Ready in July. 
$1.50 per 100; $12.50 per 1000 
CORN SALAD 
Large-seeded. Useful in winter in place of 
lettuce. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 50cts. 
CORN, S weet or Sugar 
One pound of seed will sow 200 feet of drill, 
or 200 to 300 hills 
Plant in rich, warm soil, in hills 2 to 3 feet apart, 
in rows 3 feet apart for early kinds and 4 feet apart 
for late sorts. Make first sowing about the middle 
of May and continue fortnightly up to about the 
middle of July. 
Bantam Evergreen. Early. An excellent, 
medium-sized Corn of delicious flavor. 
Lb. 40 cts.; 2 lbs. 70 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.60. 
Black Mexican Second early. Very sweet; 
grains black. Lb. 45 cts.; 2 lbs. 85 cts.; 
5 lbs. $2. 
Country Gentleman. Best for midseason. 
Grains irregular—not in rows—and deli¬ 
ciously sweet, tender, and milky. Lb. 45 
cts.; 2 lbs. 85 cts.; 5 lbs. $2. 
Crosby’s Early. Very early. Fair-sized ears 
of good quality and rich, sweet flavor. 
Lb. 40 cts.; 2 lbs. 70 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.60. 
First of All. Early. Very sweet. Lb. 40 cts.; 
2 lbs. 70 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.60. 
Golden Bantam. Extra early. Very sweet 
and tender; yellow. A fine variety for the 
home-garden. Lb. 40 cts.; 2 lbs. 70 cts.; 
5 lbs. $1.60. 
Golden Giant. Early. Excels all other 
early varieties in size, productiveness, and 
quality. Lb. 45 cts.; 2 lbs. 85 cts.; 5 lbs. $2. 
Golden Rod. Very early. Golden yellow 
kernels of sweet flavor. Lb. 50 cts.; 2 lbs. 
95 cts.; 5 lbs. $2.25. 
Howling Mob. Early. A delicious Corn 
with quite large ears. Lb. 45 cts.; 2 lbs. 
85 cts.; 5 lbs. $2. 
Mayflower. Early. Ears are long and well 
filled with tender white kernels. Lb. 45 
cts.; 2 lbs. 85 cts.; 5 lbs. $2. 
Metropolitan. Large, extra-sweet ears of 
fine quality. Lb. 45 cts.; 2 lbs. 85 cts.; 
5 lbs. $2. 
Stowell’s Evergreen. Late. Ears large and 
very sweet. One of the most popular 
varieties for late and main crop. Lb. 40 
cts.; 2 lbs. 70 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.60. 
Field Corn 
Eight quarts of seed will sow one acre in hills; 
3 bushels, one acre broadcast; half that quantity 
in drills. 
Brewer’s Yellow Dent. Bus. $6. 
Learning. (Dent.) Bus. $4.50. 
Golden Nugget. Bus. $4.50. 
Longfellow. (Yellow Flint.) Bus. $5. 
Luce’s Favorite. (Flint.) Bus. $5. 
Southern Horse-Tooth. Bus. $4.50. 
Sweet Fodder. Bus. $5.50. 
CHICORY 
Common (Wild). Very useful for salads. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts. 
Witloof (French Endive). The stalks when 
blanched are used for salad. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 40 cts. 
WILLIAM M. HUNT & CO., Inc., NEW YORK 
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