Painesville, Ohio 
RELIABLE GARDEN SEEDS 

CHINESE CABBAGE 
CULTURE. For early use sow in hotbed in February or 
March. When 4 inches high transplant, if the weather 
is suitable, 1 foot apart in 2/2-foot rows. For late or 
main crops, sow in August or early September. 
CHIHILI. 70 days. Early and very sure heading. Head 
becomes 18-20 in. tall, 32-4 in. thick, tapered near 
tip, very firm, well blanched, crisp, tender, and sweet. 
Superior to Chinese Improved or PeTsai. 
By Mail, Postpaid 
Pkt. 10c; VY oz. 25¢; oz. 40c; 1% Ib. $1.25 
CARROTS 
CULTURE. Cover the seed about one-half inch, pressing 
the soil firmly. Sow as early in spring as the ground 
can be worked; and for late crop from May Ist to June 
Ist, in drills 15 inches apart. Thin to 3 or 4 inches 
apart in row. 2’ pounds of seed will sow an acre, 
1 ounce to 200 feet of drill. 
All Varieties, By Mail, Postpaid 
Pkt. 10c; V2 oz. 30c; oz. 50c; 1% Ib. $1.60; Ib. $5.00 
CHANTENAY. 70 days. Splendid general purpose 
carrot; much used in home and market garden and 
for shipping bunched. Extensively grown for winter 
storage. Dependably heavy yielder. Roots deep 
reddish-orange; become 512-6 in. long, 2% in. thick 
at top; tapered; stump-rooted; flesh deep orange. 
*NANTES. 68 days. Particularly desirable for frame 
culture and one of the best for home garden and 
early market. Tops small. Roots bright orange; 
6-7 in. long, 11% in. thick; cylindrical; stump rooted. 
Flesh bright orange, of highest quality; core incon- 
spicious. Similar to much that is offered under the 
3 term ‘‘coreless.”’ 
DANVERS, HAL F 
LONG. 75 days. Very 
productive and 
popular for home 
and market gar- 
den. Roots bright 
deep orange, 6-7 
in. long, 134. in. 
thick, uniformly 
tapered to the 
blunt end. Flesh 
bright orange, 
crisp and_ tender. 
Suitable for 
bunching or bushel 
carrots. Extensively 
used for _ stock 
feeding. 
CHANTENAY RED 
CORED. 70 days. This 
is a distinct im- 
provement over the 
well-known Chant= 
enay, especially in 
Color, texture, 
and quality of flesh and has been accepted with much 
enthusiasm particularly by canners. Roots deep red- 
ish orange; 51-6 in. long, 214 in. thick at the shoul- 
der, tapered, stump rooted; core reddish-orange, al- 
most the same color as the flesh and so inconspicious 
as to make the term coreless seem appropriate; flesh 
fine grained and tender; of sweet, delicate flavor. 
*TONCHON. 68 days. A quality carrot for home and 
market garden. Tops of medium height and strong. 
Roots orange-scarlet 6Y2-7Y in. long, 114-1 in. 
thick; straight, cylindrical, strictly stump-rooted. 
Flesh deep orange with inconspicious core. 
OXHEART. 80 days. Especially desirable for field cul- 
ture on heavy soil; good keeper and much used for 
stock feed. Roots scarlet-orange; broad, blunt, heart- 
shaped; become 41-5 in. long; easily harvested. 

CHANTENAY 
CRESS 
FINE CURLED (Pepper Grass). 40 days. It grows very 
quickly and is of the easiest culture. May be used 
for flavoring salads, for garnishing, or as a green in 
sandwiches. Used with lettuce, it adds an agreeably 
pungent taste; best if used when young. Crop is very 
short. Pkt. 10c; 1/2 oz. 30c; oz. 50c. 
UPLAND. 60 days. Besides being ready for use early 
in the spring, this variety also has the advantage of 
being green all year. Broad, pungent leaves which 
are crisp and tender when young and of the same 
flavor as Water Cress. Upland Cress, however, need 
not be grown in a moist location but thrives best in 
a rich, well-prepared soil. Pkt. 15e. 
SWISS CHARD 
LUCULUS. 50 days. The plants grow to a height of 
2 to 2 feet. The stalks are heavily ribbed and from 
10 to 12 inches long below the leaf; are delicious when 
cooked and served in the same manner as asparagus. 
The leaves are large, heavily crumpled or ‘’savoyed,’’' 
crisply tender and of fine flavor. The leafy portion 
of the foliage is cooked and serevd in the same 
manner as spinach. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 1% Ib. 75e; 
Ib. $1.75. 
FORDHOOK GIANT. 60 days. The rich green leaves 
are much crinkled or savoyed, and when grown well 
they will measure 10 inches in width and 21% feet 
in length. The texture of the leaves is thick and 
fleshy. The pearly white stems or stalks measure 
2VW inches in width and make an excellent dish pre- 
pared like asparagus. Plants are truly of giant size, 
yielding a heavy crop of ‘greens’ through the summer 
and fall. Pkt. J0¢; oz. 35¢; 14 Ib. $1.00; 14 Ib. $1.75. 

RED CORED CHANTENAY 
