NORTHRUP, KING & CO..S VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS 
CELERIAC 

Giant Prague or Large Erfurt or Turnip-Rooted Celery 
120 days 
Culture same as celery. Since the roots are the edible portion it requires no hilling. 
The turnip shaped root has flavor of celery and is splendid for stews, soups and salads, or 
boiled like parsnips. The Large tirfurt is the earliest variety, flesh is pure white, very 
CHICORY 
tender and of finest quality. 
Large Rooted (Magdeburg) 120 days 
This variety is used as a substitute for 
coffee. Roots are cut in small pieces and 
dried, then roasted and ground. Leaves may 
be used for salad. The root of this variety 
is large, smooth, white. 
Witloof or French Endive 150 days 
A popular winter salad, forms leaves like 
cos lettuce and can be eaten raw or boiled. 
Sow seed in the spring. In the fall, gather 
and store the roots in sand until winter 
when they may be forced, producing creamy 
white leaves. 
CHIVES—See White Onions 
COLLARDS 
Cabbage Collards 90 days 
Leaves form in large loose bunches, form- 
ing a soft head. It is claimed to be a cross 
between collards and cabbage. Quality is ex- 
cellent, flavor same as cabbage and plant is 
as hardy as collards. Average height of 
plant, 1% to 2 ft. 
True Georgia 80 days 
A vigorous variety growing 2 to 3 feet 
tall, carrying a loose head of large succu- 
lent leaves, which are used for greens, A 
light frost will improve the flavor. Grown 
extensively in the South in place of cab- 
bage. 
SWEET CORN 
Since 1884 Northrup, King & Co. have specialized in sweet corn. Throughout the 
period all the seed corn offered by this firm has been grown under the personal direction 
of its own staff of experts. Nearly all the strains of standard varieties have been improved 
and several new varieties have been propagated. During the last 20 years a new and more 
effective corn breeding method has been developed involving selections from self fertilized 
lines of inbred strains. 
By this method, pure strains are developed by inbreeding and selection, covering sev- 
eral years. The first year after certain pairs of these inbreds are crossed, a greater vigor 
and uniformity results than with the old varieties. The second year after crossing, these 
advantages disappear. Therefore, in production of these inbred hybrids, the seed must be 
crossed at the same time the seed is grown to produce first generation hybrids. 
Northrup, King & Co. is one of the first of the seedsmen to go into this type of 
breeding on a large scale, having started in 1922, using the general principles formerly 
worked out by the State and Federal experiment stations. 
HYBRID SWEET CORN 
Golden Bantam 1406 82 days 
A new introduction from Glen Smith of 
Purdue. This new hybrid is just under test 
but appears to have promise. It is similar 
to Golden Cross but slightly earlier and 
yields in test plots appear slightly higher. 
The hybrid is very uniform in type and 
maturity. We consider it one of the most 
promising of the new introductions and 
advise watching it closely for adaptation 
to your section. 
Golden Cross Bantam 84 days 
Developed by the Purdue Agricultural Ex- 
perimental Station, and is about a week 
later than Golden Bantam. Considerably 
larger in both plant and ears than Bantam. 
Ears, however, are not the true Bantam 
type. They carry from ten to sixteen rows 
and are a lighter yellow color. It is resist- 
ant to Stewart’s disease or bacterial wilt. 
It is becoming quite desirable for canning 
through the Central Corn belt, and for mar- 
ket use where a large ear type is desired. 
Hybrid Evergreen (White) 106 days 
A semi-narrow grained hybrid. Plants vig- 
orous, dark green, heavy yielding. 
Hybrid 8-Row Blends 
A mechanical mixture of four or more well 
tested and proven hybrids, all 8-row types. 
Similar growth habits but of different ma- 
turities. Excellent for home gardener giv- 
ing all advantages of hybrid vigor and qual- 
ity yet producing edible ears over an ex- 
tended period, 
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