CARROTS Very Healthful Cooked or Raw 
How and When to Plant The carrot, whether used raw, fried, boiled or stewed, used 
e alone or combined with other vegetables or meat is not sur- 
passed in nutritious healthfulness by any vegetable. Plant carrot seed from the time the soil 
can be worked in the spring till July, in 1- or 2-foot rows for hand cultivation or in 80-inch 
rows where a horse-drawn tool is used. Use one ounce of seed to 100 feet of Tow, 4 to 5 pounds 
to the acre, covering one-half inch deep and later thin to a four-inch stand. Do not overlook 
the value of this crop as a stock food, For best results, mix 4 pounds Vigoro, Victory Garden 
Fertilizer, per 100 feet of row before planting. 
DANVERS HALF-LONG. (75 days.) One of the HALF-LONG SCARLET CHANTENAY. (72 days.) 
favorite main crop varieties known by all. 
Very productive and used extensively by 
market gardeners, shippers and home gar- 
deners. Roots bright deep orange, 6 to 7 
inches long, 13%4 inches thick, broad shoul- 
der tapering to a blunt point. Flesh bright 
orange, tender, and very sweet. 
Postpaid, pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; 2 oz., 60c: 14 
it ales Y lb., $1.95; Ib., $3.75; 3 lbs., 
IMPERATOR. (75 days.) This new carrot has 
already become very popular as it combines 
both attractive appearance with first class 
quality. The roots are 7 to 8 inches long, 
tapering gradually ioward the tip. Rich 
orange color with indistinct core. 
Postpaid, pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; 2 oz., 60c: iy 
nie Biase Yo lb., $1.95; lb., $3.75; 3 lbs., 
CELERY 
GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING. (115 days.) Very 
popular because of its earliness and self- 
blanching quality. The dwarf, compact 
plants grow 18 to 20 inches tall and form 
thick, solid stalks which readily blanch to 
a beautiful waxen yellow. 
Postpaid, pkt., 10c; '% oz., 35c; oz., 60c; 
2 oz., $1.10; 1% lb., $2.00. 
WHITE PLUME. (115 days.) Foliage is bright, 
light green, tinted white; stalks and foliage 
blanch readily to a pure snowy white. 
Crisp, tender and free from fiber strings. 
Postpaid, pkt., 10c; Y oz., 35c; oz., 60c; 
2 oz., $1.10; Y lb., $2.00. 
CELERY PLANTS 
GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING. Ready 
March 15th. Postpaid, 50 for 60c; 100 for 
$1.00; 300 for $2.75. 
CELERIAC 
' GIANT PRAGUE. (120 days.) Produces large 
edible roots which are ready for use after 
they have grown about 2 inches across. 
Grow as you would celery except that it 
does not require hilling or blanching. 
Postpaid, pkt., 10c; '% oz., 35c; oz., 60c; 
2 oz., $1.10; 1%4 Ib., $2.00. 
CHICORY 
Sow in April and transplant to stand 4 
inches apart. Valuable as a salad as well 
‘as a vegetable. Use a packet to 20 feet of 
row. 
MADGEBURG. (100 days.) Used for roots. Cut 
in slices and dried makes substitute for 
coffee. 
Postpaid, pkt., 10c; Y% oz., 30c; oz., 55c; 
Market gardeners know this to be the per- 
fect carrot and one of the most salable 
market varieties. An excellent, all-purpose 
sort. .Roois deep orange, smooth, 5 to 6 
inches long, 214 inches thick, broad shoul- 
ders gradually tapering and stump-rooted 
at the lower end. Flesh deep orange with 
distinct core, 
Postpaid, pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; 2 oz., 60c; 1/4 
lb., $1.05; 1 Ib., $1.95; lb., $3.75; 3 lbs., 
$10.95, 
IMPROVED LONG ORANGE. (88 days.) Roots 
reddish orange, 12 inches long, 2 inches 
thick, tapering to a point; flesh red-orange. 
Excellent for table use, also used for stock 
feeding. 
Postpaid, pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; 2 oz., 60c; 14 i 8 i . 

lb., $1.05; ¥2 lb., $1.95; 1lb., $3.75; 3 Ibs., NPT 
$10.95. HALF-LONG SCARLET CHANTENAY 
or more CUCUMBERS ‘ror satan 
One ounce to 50 hills; 2 to 3 pounds per acre. After danger 
How and When to Plant of frost is past plant in hills 4 by 5 feet apart and thin to 
3 plants to a hill. Seed can be planted in boxes or paper pots in a hotbed, but cucumbers do 
not transplant readily unless a mass of soil adheres to the roots. For best results mix a level 
tablespoonful of Vigoro, Victory Garden Fertilizer, in the hill before planting the seed. 
EARLY GREEN CLUSTER. (52 days.) Black 
Spine. A fine variety for pickling, also de- 
sirable for early slicing. Fruits borne in 
twos and threes. Short, thick, pale green, 
cylindrical and full at both ends. 5 to 6 
inches long and about 2% inches thick. 
Postpaid, pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; 2 oz., 50c; 4 
a mene WY Ib., $1.60; lb., $3.05; 5 Ibs., 
A. & C. (60 days.) White Spine. A very desir- 
able cucumber because of its uniform length 
and intense dark green color. It has become 
increasingly popular for all market purposes 
and is a vigorous, high yielding variety. 
The fruit tapers at both ends and is 10 to 
12 inches long and about 3 inches thick. 
Postpaid, pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; 2 oz., 50c; 14 
lb., 90c; YY Ib., $1.60; Ib., $3.05; 5 Ibs., 
$14.75. 
CHICAGO PICKLE. (58 days.) Black Spine. 
One of the most popular of the small early 
EVERBEARING. (52 days.) Black Spine. A 
small, early variety. If the fruits are kept 
pickle varieties. It has square ends with 
symmetrical shape and a tendency to taper 
slightly toward the blossom end. The Chi- 
cago pickle is very popular for all pickling 
purposes. The fruit is 6 to 8 inches long 
and about 3 inches thick. 
Postpaid, pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; 2 oz., 50c; 14 
lb., 90c; 1% Ib., $1.60; Ib., $3.05; 5 Ibs., 
$14.75. 
DAVIS PERFECT. (58 days.) White Spine. A 
long, smooth cucumber with tapering ends. 
It has enjoyed wide use for many years be- 
cause of its dark green color when in the 
slicing stage, and the edible qualities are 
excellent. Fruit 10 to 12 inches long and 
about 3 inches thick. 
Postpaid, pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 2 oz., 40c; 4 
1bv7 bf 0G Pon Dee Ol GOs Ds 2.4050 Ol LDSs, 
$11.75. 
EARLY WHITE SPINE. (60 days.) The most 
popular white spined cucumber for the home 
garden; extensively grown for shipping. 
Fruits medium dark green; remain in good 
picked during the growing season it will 
continue to bear almost indefinitely. It is of 
little use except for pickling, but it is so 
early in maturing that it is used for the first 
crop pickles. 5 to 7 inches long and about 
3 inches thick. 
Postpaid, pkt., 10c? oz., 30c; 2 oz., 50c7 14 
ay vent Y I|b., $1.60; 1b., $3.05; 5 Ibs., 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN. (70 days.) Black 
Spine. One of the most popular and widely 
used varieties for slicing, also very good for 
pickling. Fruits dark green and somewhat 
slender, 10 to 15 inches long and about 3 
inches thick. 
Postpaid, pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; 2 oz., 50c; 4 
ae eae Y% I\b., $1.70; 1b., $3.20; 5. Ibs., 
STAYS GREEN. (60 days.) White Spine. A 
splendid variety of recent introduction. 
Glossy dark green, cylindrical. Retains its 
color a long time. Young fruit fine for 
pickling, mature fruit adapted in shape and 
size to packing and shipping. 
2 oz., $1.00; 1% lb., $1.85. condition remarkably long; slightly tapered; Postpaid, pkt., 10c; oz., 30c: 2 oz., 50c; V4 
blunt, 6 to 8 inches long and about 212 Ib., 85c; 1% Ib., $1.55; Ib., $2.95: 5 Ibs., 
WITLOOF. Also called French Endive. (110 faye, Sete e, $14.25, V2 $ s 
days.) Used for the top. Postpaid, pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 2 oz., 45c: V4 
Postpaid, pkt., 10c; % oz., 30c; oz., 55c; lb., 80c; \% Ib., $1.45; lb., $2.70: 5 Ibs., 
2 oz., $1.00; 1% lb., $1.85. $13.00. STRAIGHT EIGHT. (63 days.) White Spine. 
An excellent slicing variety. Desirable for 
shipping, market garden or home garden 
trade. The fruit is 8 to 9 inches long and” 
about 1l% inches thick. Ends are rounded. 
It is very symmetrical, not tapering from 
either end. The color is dark green in the 
shipping stage. } 
Postpaid, pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; 2 oz., 50c; 14 
Ib., 95c; 1% Ib., $1.70; lb., $3.20°°5 lbs., 
2508 
SMALL GHERKIN. (50 days.) Of superior qual- 
ity for pickles. This is the West India 
Gherkin, and not a true cucumber. Very 
prolific, fruits pale green, prickly over en- 
tire surface; 114 to 2 inches long, oval, uni- 
form, seeds numerous and small. 
Postpaid, pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 2 oz., 45c; V4 
| Ib., 80c; 1% Ib., $1.45; Ib., $2.70. 
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