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Cauliflower for Garden and Farm 
An ounce will produce 3000 plants 
Sow the first week in May, transplant in July. For wintering 
under glass, sow second and last week in September, transplant 
into cold frame, give plenty of air in mild weather and cover 
up in severe. Again, sow in February in a hotbed and transplant 
in April. Use plenty of rotted manure. Select new ground, as 
cauliflower rarely succeeds on ground which has been cropped 
year after year. Plant in rows 20 inches apart and 2 feet be- 
tween rows. 
* The earliest and surest to head. We 
Early Snowball offer an unsurpassed strain from one of 
the leading growers in Denmark. Pkt., 20c; % oz., $1.25; 
1% o2., $2.25. 
H One of the earliest varieties; very 
Earliest Dwarf Erfurt dwarf. Excellent for forcing. Pkt., 
20c; % oz., $1.25; 1% oz., $2.25. 
A well known variety, maturing its head 
Early London soon after the earliest sorts. Pkt., 20c; 
% oz., $1.25; 14 0z., $2.25. 
SWISS CHARD 
Swiss Chard or Silver Sea Kale Beet Use4 for, greens 
only. Much super- 
ior to other beets for greens. Plants should be thinned to 
about one foot apart. When the plants have attained full 
size the stems and mid-ribs are sometimes cooked and 
aes like asparagus. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 4. Ib., 50¢:-Jh., 
1.25. 
; This Swiss Chard or Spinach Beet is pre- 
Giant Lucullus pared for the table in the same manner as 
spinach; sometimes, however, the mid-rib is prepared like 
asparagus. Seed planted early in the spring will quickly 
produce plants from which cuttings may be made all 
summer, as you can cut right down to the ground and 
new shoots will spring up and make a fast growth, while 
those plants which are allowed to grow on without any 
cutting will make large, curly leaves, with thick, light 
colored mid-ribs which are delicious when cooked and 
ues like asparagus. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; 14 lb., 50c; Ib., 
1.25. 
CHERVIL, CURLED 
A hardy annual, used for flavoring and garnishing. It 
is thought by some to exceed even parsley in beauty. Seed 
should be sown early in the spring and when plants are 
well rooted, transplant to one foot apart. The leaves will 
be ready for use seven to ten weeks from planting. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 50c. 
CORN SALAD 
Fetticus or Lamb’s Lettuce 
A hardy, rapid-growing plant, often used in winter as 
a substitute for lettuce and is sometimes cooked and 
used like spinach. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; 2 ozs., 55c; %4 Ib., 
$1.00. 

Swiss 
Chard, 
Giant 
Lucullus 

Chicory 
ROSS BROS. CO., Worcester, Mass. 



Early Snowball Cauliflower 
CHICORY 
Esteemed as a salad plant. 
Witloof or French Endive {stcemed as a selad plant. 
parsnip-like roots by November. Cut the leaves off 1% 
inches from the neck, trench 1% inches apart, cover with 
soil 8 inches over crown; then place a 2- or 3-foot layer 
of fresh manure which induces new growth of blanched 
leaves folded like cos lettuce, which are eaten raw as 
salad. Pkt., 10¢; oz., 30c; 14 Ib., $1.00. 
CHIVES 
Are a small, hardy perennial plant resembling onion 
in appearance and growing in clusters. They are grown 
for the leaves, which are produced freely from early 
spring, and give a mild onion flavor to sausages, salads, 
and soups. They can be easily grown in pots at a sunny 
window during the winter. Pkt., 15c; % oz., 40c; oz., 75c. 
COLLARDS 
One ounce for about 50906 plants. 
Collards are very largely used as “greens” in some 
parts of the country, especially in the South. They are a 
form of loose-headed cabbage. 
sq The most satisfacory variety for general use. 
Georgia put, Toc: oz. 250. 
DANDELION 
An ounce will sow 200 feet of drill. 
Two pounds to the acre. 
Sow early in the spring in rich soil in drills 15 to 18 
inches apart, cover lightly but make the earth firm. 
ek 1 A distinct variety 
Improved Thick-Leaved, or Cabbaging “ “is ie 
thickness of leaf and deep green color. It grows com- 
pactly, forming a regular tuft. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 35c; oz., 
65c. 
1 A greatly improved strain 
Cultivated, or French Common of the common dandelion. 
Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c; 0z., 45c. 
1 ; Pkt., 10c; % 02z., 
Ciccoria Catalogna, or Italian Dandelion })*» 1°°* <% ° 

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