SWEET CORN 
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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 
1% 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 upright 2 inches apart in a trench 
about 18 inches deep. 
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., 6c; oz., 20c; Vk )!>•» 75c; lb., 
$1.50, postpaid. 
Smooth Prague Oelerlac 
Celeriac 
Culture: The roots instead of 
the leafstalks of this kind of cel¬ 
ery are the part used for food. 
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. 
Large Smooth Prague. An im¬ 
proved variety of turnip-rooted 
celery producing large tubers of 
nearly globular shape and com¬ 
paratively smooth surface. Pkt., 
6 c; oz., 20c; 1/4 lb., 70c; lb., 
$2.25, postpaid. 
Extra Early Large Catalogna. This is a new introduction 
from ItaV, being the earliest and largest variety grown. 
This variety is especially recommended for forcing. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 26c; 1/4 lb., 90c; lb., $1.76, postpaid. 
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., 6c; oz., 16c; Vi 
40c; lb., $1.26, postpaid. 
Collards 
Southern or Creole. Grown for its large leaves which are 
cooked as cabbage or greens. Pkt., 6c; oz., 10c; Vi 
26c; lb., 85c, postpaid. 
CHERVIL SEED. See page 31. 
CHIVE PLANTS AND SEED. See pages 31 and 32. 
Sweet Corn 
Golden Bantam 
There is no other vegetable that is awaited with so 
much eagerness as the first sweet corn. 
German—Zuckermais Spanish—^Maiz 
Italian—Maiz, Granone dolce 
Culture: A rich warm sandy soil is the best, but excel¬ 
lent 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. If planted 
in rows, make the rows about 3 feet apart and place the 
seed 14 to 16 inches apart in the rows, covering 1 inch 
deep with fine soil pressed firmly down. If planted in 
hills, make the hills for the early variety 3 to 3V^! feet 
apart and plant 6 kernels to the hill. For the later sorts, 
the hills should be not less than 3^^ feet apart 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. 
Yellow Varieties 
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 maturing variety of dwarf growth, and can there¬ 
fore be planted closer than other sorts and through a 
longer range of season. The cob is small but fills out 
nicely with large, deep cream-colored kernels, which turn 
to a beautiful golden yellow when entirely ripe. Because 
of its extreme hardiness and ability to withstand um 
favorable weather can be planted early. Well adapted 
to high altitudes and short seasons. 
Kingscrost Hybrid. 87 days. Something new 
in sweet corn. The past few years there has 
been developed several strains and varieties of 
hybrid sweet corns. This is done by crossing 
inbred lines. The original purpose of this cross¬ 
breeding was to produce a corn resistant to Stew¬ 
art’s disease, in which success was attained, but 
also a highly satisfactory and palatable sweet 
corn was produced. We liked it better than any 
sweet corn we had ever eaten. On our farm the 
past season, we made trials of most varieties and 
we found Kingscrost, a 12-row Bantam to be the 
best. It produced better ears and was a heavier 
yielder. Every home-gardener who enjoys sweet 
corn should plant a little Kingscrost Hybrid. You 
will be pleased. Large Pkt., 15c; V4 35c, 
lb., 60c; 5 lbs., $2.65. 
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. 
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