Thompsonville, Conn. 
Vegetable Seed 
CHINESE VARIETIES 
Chihli or Improved Pekin. An early dependable 
heading variety. Head 3 to 4 in. thick, some¬ 
what tapered, solid, well blanched, sweet and 
tender. Pkt. 1 Oc, oz. 25c, Va lb. 65c. 
Wong Bok. A very desirable variety with short, 
broad well blanched, tightly folded heads 8 to 
10 in. high. Agreeable, pungent flavor. Pkt. 10c, 
oz. 25c, i/4 lb. 65c. 
Cauliflower 
Extra Early Selected Erfurt. This is a very early, 
short stemmed, small leaved variety of very 
regular habit; forms medium size, pure white, 
compact heads which resist heat exceptionally; 
an excellent sort to plant late in the summer for 
fall crop. Pkts. 15c and 25c, ] A oz. 60c, oz. 
$1.75. 
Brainard’s Super Snowball. A splendid main crop 
variety, producing medium large compact heads 
of pure white. This strain is much used as the 
main crop variety by market gardeners. Pkt. 25c, 
Va oz. 50c, Va oz. 85c, Vz oz. $1.40, oz. $2.25. 
Selected Snowball. After repeated trials with many 
sorts we are convinced that this improved strain 
of Giant Snowball is all that can be desired for 
quality or productiveness, and is equally good for 
either early or late planting. Pkts. 1 5c and 25c, 
1/4 oz. 55c, oz. $1.70, Va lb. $5.25. 
Carrots 
Asgrow Imperator. A very excellent carrot for 
market garden use. Tops medium but strong 
enough for bunching; roots are smooth, deep 
orange color with sloping shoulders and uni¬ 
formly tapered to a semi-blunt end. Flesh fine 
orange color, core very indistinct. Of excellent 
quality. Pkt. 5c, oz. 12c, Va lb 30c, 1 lb. 90c. 
Nantes Improved Coreless. A mid-season variety 
with well shaped cylindrical roots 6 to 7 in. long 
and about 1 Va in. thick. Flesh reddish orange, 
crisp, tender and of very fine flavor. Practically 
coreless. Pkt. 5c, oz. 12c, Va lb. 30c, 1 lb. 85c. 
Chantenay Red Cored. A very desirable Chantenay 
variety with reddish-orange flesh and indistinct 
core of nearly the same color. Tender and sweet. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, Va lb. 25c, 1 lb. 85c. 
Danvers Half-long. We offer a very fine strain of 
this important variety. Roots are bright orange, 
tapered to a blunt end. Flesh is bright orange, 
tender and of good quality. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 
1/4 lb. 25c, 1 lb. 80c. 
Improved Long Orange. Does best on a deep soil, 
being much larger than the Danvers. Very valu¬ 
able for feeding cattle. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 
25c, 1 lb. 80c. 
Yellow Belgian, Carrot for Stock Feeding. Used ex¬ 
clusively for stock; grows partly out of ground; 
pale yellow skin with green top; hardy and pro¬ 
ductive. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, 1 [b. 80c. 
Celeriac 
(Turnip Rooted Celery) 
Ciant Smooth Prague. Smooth, spherical roots, 2 to 
3 inches in diameter; used for flavoring. Plants 
dark green with hollow stalks. Pkt. 10c, 1/2 oz. 
20c, oz. 30c, Va lb. 85c. 
Carrot, Red Cored Chantenay 
Celery 
Wonderful. A very desirable golden variety, earlier 
than Golden Self Blanching well suited to mar¬ 
ket garden shipping and planting or for home 
garden. Plant of medium height, compact, full 
heart, blanching readily. Pkt. 10c, 1/4 oz. 20c, 
oz. 60c. 
Easy Blanching. A dependable variety, producing 
large thick, white stalks of excellent flavor, 
crisp and tender. It is first to mature as a Fall 
Celery, yet has good keeping qualities for Win¬ 
ter use. Pkt. 10c, 1/4 oz. 1 5c, 1/2 oz. 25c, oz. 
45c. 
Giant Pascal. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 oz. 1 5c, oz. 25c. 
Winter Queen. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 oz. 1 5c, oz. 25c. 
Chicory 
Witloof. Parsnip shaped roots are reset for forcing 
in cold frames or cellars. The new leaf growth 
forms an attractive compact head similar to Cos 
Lettuce. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 40c, 1 lb. 
$1.35. 
Collards 
Georgia Cabbage Collards. This variety is a cross be¬ 
tween Georgia Collards and Charleston Wake¬ 
field Cabbage; has the heading quality and fla¬ 
vor of cabbage and the hardiness of the collards. 
Very popular in the south. Pkt. 5c, oz. 1 0c, Va 
lb. 25c. 
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