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THE BEST TABLE CARROTS 
An easily grown, useful and most healthful vegetable which should come into more extensive use, They add 
flavor to soups and meats, besides being healthful, delicious and to an extent ornamental, and should be more 
largely used. In addition to their table uses, they make excellent pickles, and any that are left over are nutri- 
tious food for all kinds of stock and poultry. 
Culture. Carrots do best in rich, light loamy soil, and where the soil is shallow or stiff, select the short 
growing varieties, rather than the longest rooted sorts. For early crop sow in March; for main crop in April 
or May, in rows 18 inches apart, cultivating and weeding as soon as the plants are up. Continue in cultivation 
until maturity. Cover the seed half an inch deep and see that the soil is pressed firmly, thin to 4 to 6 inches 
apart. One ounce sows 300 feet of row; 2 to 4 pounds per acre. 
88 OXHEART (Or Guerande). A short, thick 91 CHANTENAY. A medium early variety, orange- 
growing variety, especially adapted to stiff or hard 
soils. Roots 444 to 5 inches long, very thick, ending 
abruptly in a smal] tapering root. Flesh bright 
orange, finest quality, an excellent sort for market 
or home use and fine for stock feeding and poultry. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 50c; 1% Ib., $1.50. 
Award of Merit, All-America 
89 Imperator Selections 19338. Fine variety 
for home use. Sloping shoulders and semi-blunt 
end; 7 to 8 inches long; rich orange color with 
indistinct core, 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 55c; %4 Ib., $1.75. 
90 DANVERS HALF LONG. A deep orange, ten- 
der variety, producing roots of medium length, 6 to 
8 inches long, tapering uniformly to a blunt point. 
They are very productive and well adapted to nearly 
all classes of soil for main eron nlanting. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 50c; %4 Ib., $1.50. 
red color, crisp and tender. Roots smooth, thick, 
514 to 6 inches long, uniformly stump rooted but 
tapering slightly. One of the best in quality and 
productiveness for either home garden or market 
and especially desirable for heavy soils, because it 
can be harvested easily. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 50c; 14 lb., $1.50. 
92 IMPROVED LONG ORANGE. A well-known 
popular sort, well adapted for loamy or deep soil, 
on which are produced very large crops. Roots deep 
orange color, usually about 12 inches long, 8 inches 
in diameter at the crown, tapering to a point. An 
excellent sort for table use, markets and particu- 
larly adapted for stock feeding. Roots tender and 
of good quality. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 50c; %4 1b., $1.50. 
| CELERY 
Culture. For the earliest crop the seed should be sown in hotbeds from the middle of February to the end 
of March. For main crop sow in open ground March or April, according to the weather, in rows 15 inches 
apart. The seed is sometimes slow to germinate, and in dry and hot weather water well. Careful weeding by 
hand will have to be done until the young plants get started. Seed sown in beds should be transplanted. When 
the plants are set in the open field, trim the tops off and put in rows about 6 feet apart, setting plants 6 to 8 
inches apart. Cultivate constantly during the growing season, and as the crop matures it must be earthed u 
or blanched. Sometimes this is done by placing two boards upright, close to the plants and filling in dirt bot 
on the sides and between the plants. The stalks are handled by hand but the soil must not be allowed to get in 
the center. An ounce of seed produces about 3,000 plants. 
99 IMPROVED WHITE PLUME. An extra early and very handsome sort which is very popular with 

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quality. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 50c; 2 ozs., 90c. 
CAULIFLOWER 
One of the most delicious vegetables in cultivation 
but on account of its difficulty in growing, not so gen- 
eral in the average garden as it should be. Anyone, 
however, can be reasonably sure of success if good seed 
is obtained and the cultural instructions given below 
followed. 
Culture. For early spring or summer crop sow the 
seed in January or February in hotbeds. When the 
plants have four leaves, transplant to cold frames for 
development. Toward the end of March or early part 
of April, set in open field and cultivate the same as 
cabbage. If the soil gets very dry, water well when 
possible. When the plants are set in the garden, the 
ground should be rich; if not so, a little sheep manure 
or well-rotted manure should be worked into the soil 
before the plants are set out. The plants should be 
thoroughly worked during the growing season and 
when the heads commence to form, the leaves should 
be tied over the flowers to protect from the sun and 
make them white. For fall use sow at the same time 
as late cabbage and treat in the same manner. Cauli- 
flower. will not head in very hot weather—hence for 
fall use, too early sowing is not desirable. 
One-fourth ounce produces about 500 plants. Three 
ounces will make enough plants to set 1 acre. 
Cauliflower plants supplied in season. We do not 
send these plants by mail. 
96 EARLY SNOWBALL. Unquestionably the ear- 
liest maturing strain of short leaf type of Cauli- 
flower. It is well adapted for forcing or winter use 
for early crop and is one of the most popular of all 
sorts, both for the market gardener and for home 
use. The plants are compact, leaves small, and can 
be adapted for close planting. Produces large size, 
pure white flowers, of most excellent quality. Our 
strain is of selected Denmark grown and can be 
relied on as one of the most satisfactory of all. 
Pkt., 35c; 4% oz., $1.50; oz., $4.50. 
101 GOLDEN SELF BLANCHING. This is not only 
a very early variety but one of the best for home use 
or market. It is not quite so early as White Plume but 
so much finer quality that it is generally preferred as a 
main crop sort. Plants are medium size, compact and 
stocky, with yellowish green foliage. As they mature, 
the inner stem turns a beautiful golden yellow color 
and blanching is easily accomplished. Being of hand- 
some color, very crisp, tender, free from stringiness and 
of fine flavor, it is the leading sort grown. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 50c; 2 ozs., 90c. 
102 GIANT PASCAL. A green leaf variety of the 
Golden Self Blanching type, and one of the best for fall 
and early winter use. It blanches a beautiful yellowish 
white, is very solid and crisp and has a fine nutty flavor. 
Stalks of medium height, thick, solid, flattening towards 
the base and one of the best for main or late planting. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 35c; 2 ozs., 60c. 
103 CELERIAC or TURNIP-ROOTED CELERY. 
Used for its roots only, which have a fine, sweet, nutty 
celery taste. It is used either boiled or raw, has a de- 
lightful flavor and can be used in soups, salads or as a 
table veretable. Culture about the same as for celery. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 35c; 2 ozs., 60c, 
Celery Plants supplied in season, (June, July and 
August). We do not send these plants by mail. 
| Eat More Vegetables for 
| Better Health 
Collards 
Although often sown during the spring and summer, the 
principal sowings are made in June, July and August, 
transplanted 2 feet apart in the row and given frequent 
cultivation. A most excellent vegetable for the late fall, 
winter and early spring. The flavor is improved by frost. 
Cultivate like late cabbage. 
105 GEORGIA or SOUTHERN. Stands cold weather 
and adverse conditions splendidly and grows on land 
too poor to make a crop of cabbage. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 15c; 14 lb., 35c. 




market gardeners, especially for very early crop. Leaves are light, bright green at the base, shading nearly 
white at the tip. As plants mature, the inner stem and leaves turn white and consequently require less earth- 
ing and blanching before they are in condition to use for market. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 35c; 2 ozs., 60c. 
100 GOLDEN PLUME or WONDERFUL. Early and very desirable for home and market garden. Plants 
medium sized; stocky, full hearted and compact; thick,:solid stalks blanch readily and are of the finest table 
Golden Plume Celery 
ALL 10c PACKETS ARE 3 FOR 25c; ALL 15¢c PACKETS “ARE 2 FOR 25c — When ordering, see page 64 of this catalog. 
