ABEL’S SEED HOUSE, READING, PA. 
Chinese or Celery Cabbage 
Not a true cabbage; resembles Cos lettuce somewhat. May be served 
like lettuce, or, when shredded, makes a delicious cole slaw. Boiled, 
it is far more palatable than ordinary cabbage. Where summers are 
cool, seed may be sown in spring, but in the vicinity of Philadelphia, 
seeds sown early in August have proved to give the best results. 
Makes full-size heads in about 70 days after sowing. 
Pe-Tsai. Large, light green outer leaves. The thick, pure white heart 
is tender, juicy, and has an agreeably pungent flavor. Heads grow 
10 to 12 inches tall. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; Wylb. $1.75. 
Wong Bok. Short, broad, tightly folded, well-balanced heads 8 to 10 
inches high. Excellent quality, crisp and delicious. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; %4lb. $1.75. 
Chihli. Deserves to be largely planted, as it is an early and sure- 
heading Chinese Cabbage, growing 18 to 20 inches tall and about 
3% to 4 inches thick. The firm, well-blanched, white heads taper 
near the top. Leaves are broad, smooth and fringed at the edges. 
For market and roadside sales, Chihli is extensively grown, for the 
large attractive heads. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 60c; %lb. $2.00. 
CARROTS 
One ounce of seed will sow 200 feet of row 
For several generations the carrot 
has been one of the common garden 
vegetables but only in recent years has 
it become to be recognized as one of 
the most nutritious and wholesome 
foods. Health authorities assert that 
carrots contain in high degree those 
elements which constitute a nourishing 
article of diet. The plant has no se- 
rious insect enemies and is rarely sub- 
ject to disease. The culture of carrots 
is easy, being practically the same as 
that of beets. When practicable it is 
best to plant them in soil that has 
been richly fertilized the previous sea- 
son. Freshly manured soil will often 
produce divided roots. Plant the seed 
one-half inch deep in loose, well-pre- 
pared soil, making rows 16 to 24 
inches apart. Cultivate as soon as the 
plants are well established and thin to 
2 to 4 inches in the row according to 
the size of the variety. Plantings may 
be made from early spring until mid- 
June. For winter storage the later 
date is advisable. 
Abel’s Golden Rod or Tender- 
sweet—Imperator. 77 days. An 
outstanding type bred for market 
garden use, and for shipping. Tops 
medium but strong enough for 
bunching. Roots have _ sloping 
shoulders, smooth, deep rich orange. 
Uniformly tapered to a semiblunt 
end. Flesh rich orange color, fine 
grained, tender and of excellent 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; lb. $1.50; 
Yelb. $2.85; Ib. $5.50. 
Abel’s Red-Cored Chantenay. In size 
and shape this is practically the 
same as the old type but it has a 
darker, more attractive outside color 
and is decidedly superior in inside 
color and quality. It was bred to 
produce roots with smaller cores 
having the same deep orange color 
as the surrounding flesh, and in 
breeding for these qualities we also 
produced a more delicately flavored 
and sweeter Carrot. It is a few 
days earlier than the parent Chan- 
tenay. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; lb. $1.50; 
Ylb. $2.85; lb. $5.50. 
Abel’s Nantes. It is unsurpassed in 
quality, sweet, mild, is long, cylin- 
drical, averages 7 inches long, 1% 
inch thick. Color orange scarlet. 
Core is so undefined that it is called 
coreless, 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 60c; lb. $2.15; 
Alb. $4.00; lb. $7.25. 
Danvers Half-long. Large roots of good quality. Productive. One 
of the most popular sorts. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; Y%lb. $1.50; Ylb. $2.85; lb. $5.50. 
Long Orange. The best variety for garden and field crops. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; %4lb. $1.50; Wlb. $2.85; lb. $5.50: 
Pride of Denmark. A cross between the two well known varieties 
Nantes and Chantenay, this novelty unites the good qualities of 
both. Our Pride of Denmark will stand storing and shipping, at the 
same time retaining flavor and crispness of Nantes. The long 
obtuse cylindrical roots are, when grown in the proper soil, abso- 
lutely smooth, of a beautiful scarlet color, and practically coreless. 
Pkt. 10c; 02. 60c; %4lb. $2.15; lb. $4.00; lb. $7.25. 
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Imperator 
All-America Selectiono— 
Award of Merit 
Vegetable Seeds 
CELERY 
One ounce will sow about 300 feet of row and produce about 5000 plants 
A row of celery in the home garden will supply a family with a 
delicious vegetable until late in the fall. Its hardy qualities and 
adaptability to various soils and weather conditions make it a very 
desirable crop to grow. 
Excellent results are obtained from constantly moist, rich, well 
prepared soil. Celery seed will sprout at comparatively low tempera: 
tures but requires constant and abundant moisture. It is slow to 
germinate and even under favorable conditions cannot be expected 
to start within 2 weeks. For fall and winter use in the North, 
celery may be planted from March 15th to April 15th. Plantings 
in other sections can be governed accordingly. The soil for starting 
plants should be fine and loose and seed must be covered only % inch 
deep. Prick out about 3 inches apart each way when seedlings 
have 3 or 4 leaves started. Keep the soil well moistened at all times 
and transplant to open ground when plants are 75 to 90 days old. 
Space the rows according to the methods of blanching. 5 to 7 feet 
are required for soil blanching and 2 to 4 feet for other methods. 
Set the plants 8 to 12 inches apart to the row. To avoid pithiness 
or rotting of the stalk do not cover for blanching during warm 
weather. : 
Emperor (Fordhook). Dwarf, stocky variety, with large, light yellow 
heart; very crisp, good keeper. 
Pkt. 10c; %40z. 15c; oz. 25c; oz. 45c; Yalb. $1.60. 
Abel’s Golden Plume. Very early, 
beautiful golden yellow Celery 
of most delicious flavor. Its fine 
appearance, earliness, and high 
quality have made it most popu- 
lar for home and market. 
Pkt. 15c; Yeoz. 40c; oz. 75c; 
lb. $2.75. 
Abel’s Houser. The choice of thou- 
sands of celery growers as the 
best green celery. We say un- 
hesitatingly that Houser Celery 
is, in our opinion, absolutely the 
best green celery without ex- 
cepting any. It is simply deli- 
cious. You never tasted a green 
celery that can compare with 
Houser in its sweet, luscious, 
rich, nutty flavor. When 
blanched it becomes a beautiful 
creamy white, full of hearts, and 
every stem of it to the outside is 
delicious. It is not surpassed as 
a good keeper, and is the leading 
green celery in every market as 
fast as it is introduced. 
Pkt. 10c; %4,0z. 60c; Yoz. $1; 
oz. $2; Wslb. $6. 
Abel’s Wonderful. An unusually 
thick-set compact Celery which 
attains exceptional weigee: 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 ship- 
per. In making our selection, 
we have not sacrificed the girth in order to lengthen the first joint. 
Pkt. 10c; Yoz. 15c; Y%oz. 25c; oz. 45c; lb. $1.60. 
Salt Lake. Also called Utah. The standard green celery. Green 
celery is superior to yellow both in quality and flavor. Salt Lake 
is outstanding in this respect. The stalks are large yet tender and 
with very little fiber and with a thick well developed heart. There 
are practically no soft stalks, which is unusual with green celery. 
This celery blanches quicker than many green varieties and when 
blanched is pure white, very crisp, brittle and altogether of the 
finest flavor. The firm hard stalks keep well and we can highly 
recommend this celery for winter storage. 
Pkt. 10c; %,0z. 25c; oz. 80c; lb. $2.55. 
Easy-blanching. A medium-dwarf sort that blanches very easily. Of 
good flavor and a fine keeper. 
Pkt. 10c; 02. 30c; oz. 50c; lb. $1.75. 
Giant Pascal. Stalks solid, crisp with golden yellow heart. 
Pkt. 10c; 02. 25c; oz. 45c; lb. $1.60. 
Golden Self-blanching. Crisp, tender, and of fine flavor. 
Pkt. 15c; Yeoz. 45c; oz. 80c; %lb. $2.75. 
White Plume. Valuable early variety that requires very little 
blanching. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; oz. 45c; Wlb. $1.60. 
Winter Queen (Schumacher). Very large, solid green winter variety 
that blanches well. 
Pkt. 10c; Yeoz. 25c; oz. 45c; Mlb. $1.60. 
CELERIAC (Turnip-rooted Celery) 
Giant Prague. Roots of good size, round, smooth, with small tops. 
Pkt. 15c; Yoz. 45c; oz. 80c. 
CHICORY 
Witloof, French Endive. Sow in May or June in drills; thin out or 
transplant 6 inches apart. Cultivate the same as endive. In the 
fall, hill up, to blanch the bases of the leaves. 
Pkt. 15c; 0z. 75c. 

Abel’s Fordhook Emperor 
