Vegetable Seeds 
Corn Golden Cross Bantam 
Celeriac 
Celery 
Culture —Seed should be started in 
the hotbed or very early in the open 
ground. When 3 inches high, trans¬ 
plant into very rich soil or manured 
trenches, setting the plants 5-6 inches 
apart in double rows. Celery which is 
twice transplanted will give the best 
results. To blanch, draw earth around 
plants or boards or paper may be used. 
One ounce will produce about 5000 plants 
Wonderful, or Golden Plume. This 
strain is especially recommended 
because it produces stalks 9-10 in. 
to the first joint. They are firm, free 
from strings and less suceptible to 
damage from heat and cold than 
other varieties. Very early, full, com¬ 
pact plants and easily blanched. Pkt. 
25c., 34 oz. 75c., 34 oz. $1.25, oz. $3.00. 
Giant Pascal. This is one of the finest 
green Celeries known—crisp, brittle, 
free from strings and of very good 
eating quality. Pkt. 15c., 34 oz. 35c., 
oz. 75c. 
Celeriac 
Culture —Sow the same as Celery but 
plants should be set 6 inches apart in 
rows 2 feet apart. Also known as Knob 
or Turnip-rooted Celery. 
Giant Smooth Prague. This strain 
produces thick roots suitable for use 
when about 2 in. in diameter. The 
roots have the flavor of delicious, 
nutty Celery when served in salads or 
boiled as Turnips. The tops may be 
used for flavoring soup. Pkt. 15c., 
34 oz. 30c., oz. 50c. 
Swiss Chard 
Culture —Sow in the Spring as soon 
as the ground can be worked in drills 
18-24 inches apart. Cover the seed 
about 1 inch deep, thin to 4-5 inches 
apart in the row. Ready for cutting 
in 7 weeks. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill 
Lucullus. This variety has a light 
green crumpled leaf with a rib that 
is not too broad. Chard is used as a 
substitute for Spinach during the 
hot months. Pkt. 15c., oz. 25c., 
34 lb. 60c., 1 lb. $1.50. 
Chervil 
Culture —Sow in the early Spring in a 
rich soil. Seed germinates slowly, often 
taking from two to three weeks. When 
plants are 2 inches high, thin or trans¬ 
plant to 1 foot apart. Ready for use in 
8-10 weeks from sowing. 
Moss Curled. A hardy annual pot 
herb considered by some to be better 
than Parsley. Good for mixing in 
salads or making creamed soup. 
Make successive sowings. Pkt. 15c., 
34 oz. 35c., oz. 60c. 
Sweet Corn 
Culture —-Corn can be grown on most 
any soil provided it is reasonably fer¬ 
tile and deeply worked. Do not plant 
until all danger of frost is past. Plant 
in hills 3 feet apart, dropping 5-6 
kernels in each hill. When 6 inches 
high, thin to three best plants in a hill. 
Cultivate frequently until plants are 
2 feet high. 
One pound will plant 125 hills, 20 pounds 
per acre 
Golden Cross Bantam. A cross of 
two inbred Bantams, producing a 
midseason hybrid maturing in 90 
days, producing two ears on each 
stalk, giving 50-60 per cent more 
Corn per given area than the golden 
Bantam strain. Resistant to Stew¬ 
art’s disease and a finer flavor than 
Golden Bantam. 34 lb- 40c., 1 lb. 
75c., 2 lbs. $1.40, 5 lbs. $3.25. 
Earligold. An excellent hybrid for 
those who want earliness, earsize, 
wilt-tolerance and real quality in an 
early yellow Corn. Matures in 72 
days, producing 12—16 rowed ears, 
7 inches long with kernels maturing 
to the very tip. Stalks 5 ft. tall. 
34 lb. 45c., 1 lb. 85c., 2 lbs. $1.50, 
5 lbs. $3.50. 
Golden Sunshine. An early yellow 
Corn growing stalks 4—5 ft. high. 
Matures in about 70 days. 341b. 30c., 
1 lb. 50c., 2 lbs. 85c., 5 lbs. $2.00. 
Stowell’s Evergreen. The best of the 
late white varieties. 90 days. 34 lb. 
30c., 1 lb. 50c., 2 lbs. 85c., 5 lbs. $2.00. 
Corn Salad 
Culture —Sow thinly in drills 34 inch 
deep in the early Spring and thin to 
2 inches apart in row. Matures in 
about 42 days. For Winter use, sow in 
drills in August. 
One ounce plants 50 feet of drill 
Broadleaved. Leaves are used like 
Lettuce or eaten as a Cress or Spinach. 
Pkt. 15c., oz. 50c. 
Cress 
Curled or Pepper Grass. Sow in the 
early Spring in rows 1 ft. apart. Sow 
thickly, covering seed J4 inch deep. 
One ounce will plant 100 ft. Ready 
for use in 40 days. Used for flavoring 
salads. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 34 lb. 50c. 
True Water. Grows best in very 
moist soil, or in shallow fresh water. 
Pkt. 15c., 34 oz. 50c., oz. S5c. 
Upland. Resembles Watercress, but 
succeeds in dry soil. Pkt. 15c. t 
oz. 50c., 34 lb. $1.25. 
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