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Chantenay Red Cored Carrot 
CHINESE CABBAGE 
Also called Celery Cabbage, though the 
correct name of the species is Pe-Tsai. 
Sow early in spring or August for late 
crop. 
Chihili. (Improved Pekin.) Early and 
dependable in heading. Head 3 to 4 
in. thick and 18 in. long, tapered at 
tip, solid, blanched well, sweet and 
tender. A superior variety. Pkt., 10c; 
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CARROT 
Culture. Carrots will do well in any 
good garden soil which is deeply dug. 
Sow the seed in the open as soon as the 
ground can be worked. And for suc- 
cession make additional plantings each 
month until early July. Drills may be 
from 12 to 18 inches apart and !/7 inch 
deep. When plants are well up, thin 
to 3 inches in the row. Carrots are 
slow to germinate and the scil must be 
well firmed over the seeds. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. 
Early French Forcing. Globe-shaped, 
coreless, deep orange-red root. Very 
tender and fine flavor. Early, 45 days. 
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lb., $1.00; Ib., $3.50. 
Imperator. A long, deep orange va- 
riety with practically no core. Roots 
taper slightly to a blunt end. Pkt., 
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Chantenay Red Cored. Much more ten- 
der and far superior to the usual 
Chantenay strain. A fine dark red 
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$1.00; lb., $3.00. 
Long Chantenay. This is a recent devel- 
opment from the old Chantenay, and 
is 1 to 2 inches longer, in line with 
popular demand for longer Carrots 
of recent years. It is smooth, with a 
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Hutchinson. A favorite in New En- 
gland for busheling. It is large, deep 
orange in color, tapering and stump 
rooted. It resembles an extra large 
Danvers. Pkt, 15c; 07. 35¢; Y% Ib:, 
$1.25; lb., $4.00. 
Morse’s Bunching. A modern and very 
popular Carrot, long and slim and 
entirely coreless. Roots are smooth, 
about 8 inches long, tapering very 
slightly to a stump end. The tops are 
strong for bunching. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
351 14 Ibi, $1255 Ibi, $3.50) 
Special Danvers. A longer, slimmer 
and coreless Danvers, smoother and 
absolutely coreless. Deep orange in 
color, with a good bunching top. 
Recommended highly for market or 
home use where the desire is for the 
so-called “California Carrot.” Pkt., 
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$4.00. 
CARDOON 
Smooth, solid, grown like celery. An 
almost spineless variety 4 to 4! ft. 
high with broad, solid stalks of good 
eating quality. Tender when put in 
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VY lb., $1.75. 
Giessler’s Dependable Vegetable Seeds 
CAULIFLOWER 
Culture. For early crop sow in hot- 
bed in January or February and trans- 
plant as soon as frost danger is past. 
For late crop, sow in May or June. 
Set plants 18 inches apart and in rows 
2 feet apart. 
One pkt. will produce about 100 plants. 
Super Snowball. The finest, earliest 
Cauliflower grown. Given good soil, 
this strain will bear and be finished 
before any other variety is ready to 
use. The heads are large with ample 
foliage and inner leaves curl over for 
sun protection. Pkt. 50c; 4 oz, 
$2.50; 14 0z., $4.00; 0z., $7.00. 
Selected Snowball. This is an extra 
fancy seed producing very large 
heads of the short-leaved type. Pkt., 
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Danish Dry Weather. Stands poor con- 
ditions better than any other strain. 
The heads are large, very solid, pure 
white and of good flavor. Pkt., 25c; 
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Early Snowdrift or White Mountain. 
A recent introduction of great merit. 
A little earlier than Snowball and 
has a larger head. Matures very 
evenly and has fine texture and large 
foliage to protect the head. Pkt., 
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0z., $6.00. 
Early Purple. An Italian purple head 
Cauliflower of unusual quality. The 
heads are tight and compact, uni- 
form and of desirable size. Recom- 
mended above other purple varieties. 
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CELERY 
Culture. Seed should be started in the 
hotbed or very early in the open 
ground. When 3 inches high, transplant 
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. 
Oz. will produce about 5,000 plants. 
Wonderful, or Golden Plume. This 
strain is especially recommended be- 
cause it produces stalks 9 to 10 in. 
to the first joint. They are firm, 
free from strings and less susceptible 
to damage from heat and cold than 
other varieties. Very early, full, com- 
pact plants and easily blanched. Pkt., 
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0z., $3.00. 
Giant Pascal. This is one of the finest 
green Celeries known—crisp, brittle, 
free from strings and of very good 
eating quality. Best for winter keep- 
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Summer Pascal. A fine green summer 
Celery, of good size and handsome 
appearance. Has the flavor of Giant 
Pascal. Can be bleached with boards 
or paper. Pkt., 25c; 14 .0z., $1.00; 
VY oz., $1.75; 02., $3.25. 
Super Snowball 
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