NORTHRUP. KING & CO. ’S 
CELERIAC 
Large Erfurt 1 2 0 days 
Culture same as celery. Since the roots are the edible portion it requires no hilling. 
The turnip shaped root has flavor of celery and is splendid for stews, soups and salads, or 
boiled like parsnips. The Large Erfurt is the earliest variety, flesh is pure white, very 
tender and of flnest quality. 
CHICORY 
Large Rooted 120 days 
This variety is used as a substitute for 
coffee. Roots are cut in small pieces and 
dried, then roasted and ground. Leaves may 
be used for salad. The root of this variety 
is large, smooth, white. 
Witloof or French Endive 
A popular winter salad, forms leaves like 
cos lettuce and can be eaten raw or boiled. 
Sow seed in the spring. In the fall, gather 
and store the roots in sand until winter 
when they may be forced, producing creamy 
white leaves. 
COLLARDS 
Cabbage Collards 
Leaves form in large loose bunches, form¬ 
ing a soft head. It is claimed to be a cross 
between collards and cabbage. Quality is ex¬ 
cellent, flavor same as cabbage and plant is 
as hardy as collards. Average height of 
plant, IV 2 to 2 ft. 
True Georgia 80 days 
A vigorous variety growing 2 to 3 feet 
tall, carrying a loose head of large succu¬ 
lent leaves, which are used for greens. A 
light frost will improve the flavor. Grown 
extensively in the South in place of cab¬ 
bage. 
SWEET CORN 
Since 1884 Northrup, King & Co. have specialized in sweet corn. Throughout the 
period all the seed corn offered by this Arm has been grown under the personal direction 
of its own staff of experts. Nearly all the strains of standard varieties have been improved 
and several new varieties have been propagated. During the last 20 years a new and more 
effective corn breeding method has been developed involving selections from self fertilized 
lines of inbred strains. Northrup, King & Co. commenced an extensive corn breeding pro¬ 
gram using this method in 1922 as soon as its superiority had been demonstrated. Con¬ 
sequently, Northrup, King & Co. is one of the first seed houses to offer hybrids from in- 
bred strains of sweet corn resulting from this modern method of corn breeding. 
Comparative yield and canning tests are made on Northriip, King & Co.’s 
strains of Sweet Corn. 
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