Early Snowball Cauliflower 
Corn Salad, Fetticus, or Lamb's Lettuce 
A hardy, rapid-growing plant, often used in winter as 
a substitute for lettuce and is sometimes cooked and used 
like spinach. Pkt., 10c; ox., 30c; 2 ozs., 55c; 14 lb., 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Chicory 
WITLOOF OR FRENCH ENDIVE. Esteemed as a salad 
plant. Spring-sown seeds produce porsnip-like roots 
by November. Cut the leaves off 1 Vz inches from the 
neck, trench 1 Vi inches apart, cover with soil 8 Inches 
over crown; then place a 2 or 3 foot layer of fresh 
manure which induces new growth of blanched leaves 
folded like Cos Lettuce, which are eaten raw as salad. 
Pkt., 10c; ox., 30c; 14 lb., 85c. 
Chives 
Are a small, hardy perennial plant resembling onion 
in appearance and growing in clusters. They are grown 
for the leaves, which are produced freely from early spring 
and give a mild onion flavor to sausages, salads and 
soups. They can be easily grown in pots at a sunny 
window during the winter, Pkt., 15c; Vi ox., 40c; ox., 
75c. 
Collards 
Cauliflower 
An ounce will produce 3000 plonts. 
Sow the first week in May, transplant in July. For wintering 
under glass, sow second and lost week in September, transplant 
into cold frame, give plenty air in mild weather and cover 
up in severe. Again, sow in February in a hotbed and transplant 
in April. Use plenty of rotten manure. Select new ground, as 
Cauliflower rarely succeeds on ground which has been cropped 
year after year. Plant in rows 20 inches apart and 2 feet be¬ 
tween rows. 
EARLY SNOWBALL. The earliest and surest to head. 
We offer an unsurpassed strain from one of the lead¬ 
ing growers in Denmark. Pkt., 15c; 14 ox., 70c; 14 
ox., $1.25; ox., $2.00. 
EARLIEST DWARF ERFURT. One of the earliest varie¬ 
ties; very dwarf. Excellent for forcing. Pkt., 20c; 14 
ox., $1.00; 14 ox., $1.85; ox., $3.50. 
EARLY LONDON. A well known variety, maturing Its 
head soon after the early sorts. Pkt., 10c; 14 ox., 
45c; ox., 75c; 14 lb., $2.50. 
One ounce for about 5,000 plants. 
Collards are very largely used as "greens'' in some 
parts of the country, especially in the South. They are 
a form of loose-headed cabbage. 
GEORGIA. The most satisfactory variety for general use. 
Pkt., 10c; ox., 25c. 
Dandelion 
An ounce will sow 200 feet of drill. 
Two pounds to the ocre. 
Sow early In the spring In rich soil in drills 15 to 18 
inches apart, cover lightly but make the earth firm. 
IMPROVED THICK-LEAVED, or CABBAGING. A dis¬ 
tinct variety unsurpassed in thickness of leaf and deep 
green color. It grows compactly, forming a regular 
tuft. Pkt., 10c; 14 ox., 35c; ox., 55c; 14 lb., $1.75. 
CULTIVATED, or FRENCH COMMON. A greatly im¬ 
proved strain of the common Dandelion. Pkt., 10c; 
14 ox., 20c; ox., 30c; 14 lb., 85c. 
CICCORIA CATALOGNA, or ITALIAN DANDELION 
Pkt., 10c; 14 ox., 15c; ox., 25c. 
Swiss Chard 
SWISS CHARD OR SILVER SEA KALE BEET. Used for 
greens only. Much superior to other Beets for greens. 
Plants should be thinned to about one foot apart. 
When the plants have attained full size, the stems 
and mid-ribs are sometimes cooked and served like 
asparagus. Pkt., 10c; ox., 15c; 14 lb., 35c; lb., $1.00. 
GIANT LUCULLUS. This Swiss Chard or Spinach Beet 
is prepared for the table in the same manner as 
Spinach; sometimes, however, the mid-rib is prepared 
like asparagus. Seed planted early in the spring will 
quickly produce plants from which cuttings may be 
made all summer, as you can cut right down to the 
ground and new shoots will soon spring up and make 
a fast growth, while those plants which are allowed 
to grow on without any cutting will make large, curly 
leaves, with thick, light colored mid-ribs which are 
delicious when cooked and served like asparagus. Pkt., 
10c; ox., 15c; 14 lb., 35c; lb., $1.00. 
Chervil, Curled 
A hardy annual, used for flavoring and garnishing. It 
is thought by some tO' exceed even parsley in beauty. 
Seed should be sown early in the spring and when plants 
are well rooted, transplant to one foot apart. The leaves 
will be ready for use in seven to ten weeks from planting. 
Pkt., 10c; ox., 25c; 14 lb., 80c. Chicory, Witloof 
Swiss 
Chord, 
Giant 
Lucullus 
We deliver free in the United States oil Bulbs, 
Vegetoble and Flower Seeds, at prices listed in this 
catalog. See inside front cover. 
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