Giessler’s Dependable Vegetable Seeds 
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 pro- 
duces 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; 
VY oz., 50c; 0z., 90c. 
CHARD - SWISS 
Culture. Sow in the spring as soon as 
the ground can be worked in drills 18 
to 24 inches apart. Cover the seed 
about 1 inch deep, thin to 4 or 5 inches 
apart in the row. Ready for cutting in 
7 weeks. 
Oz. 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 sub- 
stitute for spinach during the hot 
months. Pkt, 15¢c) 0z., 25c; 4 Ib., 
60c; Ib., $1.50. 
Dark Green White Rib. Also called 
White Silver. The leaf is smooth 
and very dark, glossy green. The rib 
is extra broad and white, which 
makes it a very attractive variety. 
Kt, Wes OA, PCs VA, illo, EXXe: libby. 
$2.00. 
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 to 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; 
VmOZ OG wOz., 45. 
CHICORY 
Chicory Catalogna. An annual with 
leaves like dandelion, used for early 
greens; leaves and flower shoots very 
tender, with faint asparagus flavor. 
Also known as Asparagus or Sprout- 
incu Chiconyaun kt lcs) Oz Soc; 
V4 Ib., $1.10. 
Witloof. (French Endive.) Used ex- 
tensively for salads. The parsnip- 
shaped roots are reset for forcing in 
cold frames or greenhouse, and the 
new leaf growth forms an attractive, 
compact blanched head, 5 to 6 in. 
long, with broad, crisp leaves, having 
a pleasantly sharp flavor. Pkt., 20c: 
0z., 65c; V4 lb., $2.00. 
COLLARDS 
Georgia Collards. The old standard va- 
riety. Plant upstanding and vigor- 
ous, with large, undulated leaves; 
withstands heat and adverse soil con- 
ditions. Of fine quality when cooked. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 25c; 4 lb., 70c. 
CORN SALAD 
Culture. Sow thinly in drills VY 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 let- 
tuce or eaten as a cress or spinach. 
Riteme limo 7A Oc: 
CRESS 
Curled or Pepper Grass. Sow in the 
early spring in rows 1 ft. apart. Sow 
thickly, covering seed 1/4 inch deep. 
One ounce will plant 100 ft. Ready 
for use in 40 days. Used for flavor- 
ing salads. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 25c; % lb., 
5 0c. 
True Water. Grows best in very moist 
soil, or in shallow fresh water. Pkt., 
ic OZ) OC NOZan One: 
Upland. Resembles Watercress, but 
succeeds in dry soil. Pkt., 15c; 0z., 
40c; 14 lb., $1.00. 
CUCUMBER 
Culture. Cucumbers grow best in a 
rich, warm, sandy soil. Sow seed when 
danger of frost is past in hills 4 to 5 
feet each way. Sow thickly, 1% inch 
deep, thin out to four best plants to | 
each hill. 
One ounce will plant 100 hills. 
Ace. This improved Cucumber has 
practically no white stripes or tip- 
ping. Fruit nearly 12 in. long and 
deep green in color. Gives heavy 
yield; fruits have few seeds. Pkt., 
Mee Ve Olea, PIR C4, Zee WA Moy 
$1.00. 
Davis Perfect. A long white spine va- 
riety, averaging 11 to 12 in. Skin 
darks ereens Pkt 10c; oz 25c; 14 
lb., 65c. 
Early Russian. A very early and pro- 
ductive variety with small, short, 
Chicka th Ui tee kts) LOGm Ooze 2 pic- 
Colorado. (W. S.) All-America Silver 
Medal for 1935. A very attractive 
variety, for market and home garden. 
Fruits very dark green, cylindrical, 
tapering at stem end, with small seed 
area. One of the choicest varieties 
at present in cultivation, both for 
appearance and for slicing. Pkt., 15c; 
Vw o7, 25c,.074 40e; 1 Ibs$1.00: 
Snow’s Pickling. A highly desirable, 
very extensively used pickling strain. 
Fruits dark green, symmetrical, with 
thick walls; full ended. Pkt., 10c; 
Oras OCw/As ban Joc: 
DILL 
Culture. Sow in the open ground when 
frost danger is past. Cover seed with 
14 inch of soil. 
Long Island Mammoth. Used for 
flavoring vinegar and making pickles. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 25c; 4 |b., 70c. 
Giant Smooth Prague 
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