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SEED COETPANY 
Carrots 
Culture—^The carrot, whether used raw, fried, boiled or stewed, used alone or combined 
with other vegetables or meat is not surpassed in nutritious healthfulness by any vegetable. 
Plant carrot seed from the time the soil can be worked in the spring till July, in 1- or 2-foot 
rows for hand cultivation or in 30-inch rows where a horse-drawn tool is used. Use one ounce 
of seed to 100 feet of row, 4 to 5 pounds to the acre, covering one-hali inch deep and later 
thin to a 4-inch stand. Do not overlook the value of this crop as a stock food. 
DANVERS HALF-LONG. (75 days.) One of 
the favorite main crop varieties known by 
all. Very productive and used extensively 
by market gardeners,' shippers and home 
gardeners. Roots bright deep orange, 6 to 
7 inches long, 1% inches thick, broad 
shoulders tapering to a blunt point. Flesh 
bright orange, tender, and very sweet. 
HALF-LONG SCARLET CHANTENAY. (72 
days.) Market gardeners know this to be 
the perfect carrot and one of the most sal¬ 
able market varieties. An excellent, all¬ 
purpose sort. Roots deep orange, smooth, 
5 to 6 inches long, 2Vi inches thick, broad 
shoulders gradually tapering and stump- 
rooted at the lower end. Flesh deep orange 
with distinct core. 
IMPERATOR. (75 days.) This new carrot has 
already become very popular as it com¬ 
bines both attractive appearance with first 
class quality. The roots are 7 to 8 inches 
long, tapering gradually toward the tip. 
Rich orange color with indistinct core. 
COLLARDS 
Culture—Sow in spring ^2 inch deep in 
21 / 2 -foot rows, thin to 12 inches in the row. 
Late plantings for fall use should be made in 
June and July. Cultivate like cabbage; they 
are very hardy and easy to grow. One ounce 
will drill 100 feet of row or make 1,000 plants. 
Use 1 to 2 pounds to sow an acre in drills. 
GEORGIA WHITE CABBAGE, (80 days.) An 
improved type, producing compact plants 
11/2 feet tall with clusters of loose leaves, 
forming a small head. 
SOUTHERN or GEORGIA, (80 days.) The 
regular native blue stem variety, very 
hardy and tender. 
Collard Prices 
Prices, postpaid, pkt., 5c; oz., lOc; 
Vi lb., 20c; Vz lb„ 30c; 1 lb., 50c; 5 lbs., 
$1.70. Not prepaid, Vt lb., 15c; 1/2 lb., 25c; 
lb., 40c; 5 lbs., $1.50; 10 lbs., $2.50. 
IMPROVED LONG ORANGE. (88 days.) Roots 
reddish orange, 12 inches long, 2 inches 
thick, tapering to a point; flesh red-orange. 
Excellent for table use also used for stock 
feeding. 
MORSE'S BUNCHING. (75 days.) An out¬ 
standing strain bred for market garden use 
and for shipping; also splendid home gar¬ 
den variety. The roots are 7 to SVz inches 
long, graceful, smooth, and uniformly tap¬ 
ered to a semi-blunt end. Flesh is rich 
orange-red, extending to center of root, with 
indistinct core. Finest quality for table use. 
Postpaid, pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Vi lb., 35c; 1/2 
Ib., 55c; lb., 90c. Not prepaid, V 4 lb., 30c; 
Vz lb., SOc; Ib., 80c. 
Prices on All Varieties of Carrot Seed 
Except Morse's Bunching 
Postpaid, pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vn lb., 30c; 
1/2 lb„ 45c; lb., 75c; 5 lbs., $2.95. Not 
prepaid, Vi lb.. 25c; Vz lb., 40c; lb., 65c; 
5 lbs., $2.75. 
CAULIFLOWER 
Culture —Sow in beds or boxes in January 
or February and transplant to the garden in 
March or April. Cultivate like cabbage. 
When half grown, tie leaves up to make 
white heads. One pkt. will produce 200 
plants; one ounce will produce 1,000 plants. 
DRY WEATHER. (65 days, from plants.) Larg¬ 
er than Early Snowball, forms compact, 
solid heads, dependable in dry weather. 
EARLY SNOWBALL. (55 days, from plants.) 
Forms large, solid white heads. Plants 
dwarf, which allows for close planting. 
Prices Postpaid on Either Variety 
of Cauliflower 
Pkt., 10c; Vi oz., 45c; Vz oz., 75c; oz., 
$1.25; Vi lb., $3.50; 1/2 lb., $6.00. 
CAULIFLOWER PLANTS—Early Snowball. 
Ready March 1st. Postpaid, doz., 25c; 25, 
40c; 100, $1.10. Not prepaid, doz., 15c; 25, 
25c; 100, 85c. 
Cucumbers 
Culture—One ounce to 50 hills; 2 to 3 pounds per acre. After danger of frost is past plant 
in hills 4 by 5 feet apart and thin to 3 plants to a hill. Seed can be planted in boxes or paper 
pots in a hotbed, but cucumbers do not transplant readily unless a mass of soil adheres to 
the roots. 
Half Long Scarlet Cbontenay 
Early Snowball Cauliflower 
A 6 C CUCUMBER. (60 days.) A recent in¬ 
troduction that has met the approval of 
shippers and local gardeners. 'The vines 
are robust, producing an abundance of 
fancy fruits of vivid dark green color, 
which is retained almost to full size. It is 
a white spine type, 10 inches long, 2Vz 
inches thick, straight and slender, slightly 
tapered at both ends, very smooth and 
attractive. Postpaid, pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Vi 
lb., 40c; Vz lb., 60c; lb., $1.05; 5 lbs., $3.95. 
Not prepaid, Vi lb., 35c; Vz lb., 55c; lb., 95c; 
5 lbs., $3.75. 
Straight Eight Cucumbers 
CHICAGO PICKLE. (58 days.) A productive 
type, very early and uniform in size. Valu¬ 
able for slicing and pickling. Fruit medium 
green, black spined, 6 I /2 inches long, 21/2 
inches thick, square ended. 
DAVIS PERFECT. (58 days.) The vines are 
healthy and vigorous, bearing smooth, 
glossy dark green fruits 9 to 10 inches long, 
21/2 inches thick and tapered at both ends. 
CLARK'S SPECIAL. (64 days.) Very dark 
green fruits, 7 to 9 inches in length. 
EARLY GREEN CLUSTER. (52 days.) Very 
prolific, setting its fruits in clusters. 
EARLY WHITE SPINE. (56 days.) Fruit me¬ 
dium green, smooth, fine for market. 
EVERBEARING. (52 days.) Kept picked 
will bear throughout the season; 
good pickle. 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN. (62 days.) 
Excellent for market or home gar¬ 
dens. Fruits 10 to 12 inches long, 
medium dark green, black spined, 
very desirable for slicing. 
STAY GREEN. (52 days.) Average 7 
inches; fruits very deep green with 
white spines. 
STRAIGHT EIGHT. (58 days.) Very 
symmetrical, about 8 inches 
in length and II /2 inches in 
diameter. The very best 
cucumber for early market, 
vines vigorous and pro- 1 . Early White Spine 
ductive. 2. Improved Long Green 
3. Chicago Pickle 
4. Stay Green 
Prices All Cucumber Seed Except A & C 
Postpaid, pkt. 5c; 1 oz., 15c; Vi lb., 35c; 
Vz lb., 50c; 1 Ib., 90c; 5 lbs., $3.45. Not 
prepaid, Vi lb., 30c; Vz lb., 45c; 1 lb., 80c; 
5 lbs., $3.25. 
FOR QUANTITY PRICES: SEE GREEN INK PRICE LIST ENCLOSED 
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