Fairfield Seed and Bulb Co. Norwalk, Conn. 

CELERY 
CHICORY 
Culture—Sow in the spring, in rows 18 inches apart, a 
half inch deep, and thin to 4 inches apart. About the 
end of October, lift the roots and cut off the leaves 
within an inch of the crown. Place them in trench 
or box 18 inches deep, filling up with soil or sand an 
inch above the crowns. On top of this fill with leaves or 
straw. A warm cellar is best for this. Water about once 
a week, and in four or five weeks creamy white sprouts 
will be ready to cut for salad. In summer the tops may 
be used for greens if the sprouts are not wanted in the 
fall. One ounce of seed for 200 feet of rows; 10 pounds 
to the acre. 
Witloof (French Endive). Used for the famous 
winter salad so popular in restaurants. It forms 
leaves like cos lettuce, which may be eaten either 
boiled or raw as a salad. Our stock is an improv- 
ed type, superior to the old in that the leaves are 
wider, and the tips and stalks larger. Also the 
parsnip shaped roots are thicker at the shoulder. 
shorter and smoother. Pkt., 10c¢; 0z., 20c; 14 Ib., 
60c; 1 lb., $1.75. 

Georgia Collard 

Culture—Celery seed is very slow to germinate. Plant 
seed in the hotbed or very early in open ground. When 
three inches high, transplant four inches apart in finely 
pulverized rich soil. In June or July transplant 6 or 8 
inches apart in rows three feet apart. Celery requires a 
great deal of water from the time the seed is sown until it 
is pulled. To blanch, draw earth around the plants, or 
boards or paper may be used. An ounce will produce 
about 5000 plants; a quarter pound will suffice for an 
| WONDERFUL 
(OR GOLDEN PLUME) 
Wonderful (or Golden Plume). An unusually 
thick-set compact celery which attains excep- 
tional weight. We have seen twelve stalks 
that weighed 72 pounds. It is a week earlier 
than Paris Golden, has no soft stalks, is free from 
strings, and is a perfect shipper. In making our 
selection, we have not sacrificed the girth in 
order to lengthen the first joint. For this reason, 
our Wonderful will yield a heavy crate. Our 
method of handling seed plants results in pro- 
ducing far fewer seeders than is generally the 
case, especially when one is trying to grow a late 
crop. This fact is acknowledged in all the 
large celery growing centers. The rib is 9 to 
10 inches to the first joint, is very hard, and 
its firmness makes it less susceptible to damage 
by heat or cold. Pkt., 10c; 14 0z., 40c; oz., 70c; 
14 |lb., $2.00; 1 lb., $6.00. 

Witloof Chicory 
COLLARDS 
Culture—Sow like cabbage. Set plants a foot apart in 
rows two to three feet apart. Seed may also be sown in 
June or July. In the South, it may be sown from January 
to May and from August to October. 
Georgia. This is a tall, loose-leaf cabba e-like 
plant, used both for the table and for a RbtE 
iia  Tetis ee popular in the South, 
‘re it 1s grown throughout the year. Pkt., 10¢; 
% Ib., 35¢;.1 lb., $1.00. ! 
