Selected Vegetable Seeds 
JOHN WILK & CO. 
CABBAGE (Continued) 
CARROTS (Continued) 
Late, or Main Crop Sorts 
*Danish Ball-Head. The most popular of the 
late varieties; very hard. Pkt. 10c., oz. 40c., 
54 lb. $1.50. 
Autumn King. Same as Flat Dutch in shape; 
a good cropper. Pkt. 10c., oz. 40c., 54 lb. 
$1.50. 
*Dutch Winter, or Hollander. The best ship¬ 
ping variety; very popular. Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 
54 lb. $1.00. 
Large Late American Drumhead. Another 
favorite Winter variety. Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 
54 lb. $1.00. 
Red Cabbage 
Dark Red Dutch. The old standard red. Pkt. 
10c., oz. 40c., 54 lb. $1.25. 
Mammoth Rock Red. The best large Red 
Cabbage. Pkt. 10c., oz. 40c., 54 lb. $1.25. 
Wong Bok 
A Great Vegetable From China 
This is the famous Chinese Celery Cabbage. 
Wong Bok has a mild cabbage flavor, very 
delicate and delicious. 
Only imported Chinese grown seed is reli¬ 
able for good bunching heads. 
The culture for Wong Bok is the same as for 
Winter Cabbage. When well grown the plants 
should be blanched by tying closely with bur¬ 
lap. Any good soil is sufficient. Pkt. 15c., 54 
oz. 30c., oz. 50c. 
CARDOON 
Used for salads and in soups. Pkt. 10c., oz. 
25c., 54 lb. 80c. 
CARROTS 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. 
Ready from 60 to 70 days after germination. 
For early crop sow as soon as the ground can 
be worked. Thin the young plants to 2 inches 
apart. 
'"'New York Earliest Forcing. The earliest car¬ 
rot grown, fine for frames and early outdoors, 
coreless and about 354 to 4 inches long. Pkt. 
10c., oz. 50c., 54 lb. $1.50. 
French Early Forcing. Tender and sweet; fine 
early sort. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 54 lb. 75c. 
Early Scarlet Horn. Larger than French Early 
Forcing. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 54 lb. 75c. 
Oxheart, or Guerande. Color deep red; tender 
and of good flavor. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 54 
lb. 60c. 
*Half Long Chantenay. Grows about 7 inches 
long; very smooth; deep red; excellent crop¬ 
per. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 54 lb. 60c., lb. $2.00. 
Danvers Half-Long. Rich orange color; large, 
of good quality and very productive. Pkt. 
10 c., oz. 20c., 54 lb- 60c., lb. $2.00. 
*Long Red Surrey. A beautiful long Carrot; 
fine for exhibition. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 54 lb. 
75c., lb. $2.25. 
Long Belgian Orange. A fine Carrot for stock 
feeding. Oz. 15c., 54 lb. 50c., lb. $1.50. 
CAULIFLOWER 
One ounce zvill produce 2000 plants. 
Ready for use 90 to 100 days. 
Sow the seed in a hotbed in January or 
February. Culture same as for Cabbage. 
Water freely in dry weather, especially when 
they begin to head. 
Extra Early Snowball 
*Wilk’s White Wonder. A superior type of 
extra early Erfurt, pure snow white, short¬ 
stemmed and very early, fine for forcing. 
Adapted for Spring and Autumn sowing. 
Pkt. 50c., 54 oz. $2.00, 54 oz. $3.50, oz. $6.00. 
*Extra Early Snowball. The best Cauliflower 
in cultivation for exhibition and table pur¬ 
poses. Pure white and very firm. Cannot 
be too highly recommended. Pkt. 25c., 54 oz - 
$1.50, 54 oz. $2.50, oz. $4.50. 
Earliest Dwarf Erfurt. One of the earliest; 
compact, large-sized heads. A variety of 
special merit. Pkt. 15c., 54 oz - $1-25 , 54 oz. 
$2.25, oz. $4.00. 
Dry Weather. A variety specially adapted for 
sections subject to long, dry seasons. .A 
second early variety. Heads are pure white 
and larger than Snowball. Pkt. 25c., 54 oz * 
$1.25 , 54 oz. $2.25, oz. $4.00. 
Autumn Giant. For Fall use. Immense heads 
of excellent quality. Pkt. 10c, 54 ° z - 30c., 54 
oz. 50c., oz. $1.00. 
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