

Carrots—Chantenay Red Cored 
Chantenay Red Cored or Coreless Half-Long—70 
Days. An improvement on the Chantenay. It 
is the most desirable variety, its core being 
indistinct. Roots 5 to 6 inches long, 214 inches 
in thickness at shoulder, flesh reddish orange, 
tender, delicate flavor. Same size and shape 
as Chantenay. : 
Imperator—76 Days. “All-America” Silver Med- 
al 1933. Tops medium size. Large enough for 
bunching. Length of root 7 to 8 inches. Indis- 
tinct core. Diameter of shoulder 2 inches. Rich 
orange flesh, fine for the market gardener, as 
its narrow or sloping shoulder, tapering half 
blunt end makes it especially fine for bunching. 
Long Orange or St. Valery—80 Days. This ex- 
tremely productive carrot frequently grows 10 
to 12 inches long, sometimes longer, and pro- 
duces a root of deep orange color, of about 3 
inches diameter at the top of crown, tapering 
to a slight point. This is a variety used for 
both table feeding and stock feeding. 
Orange Danvers Half Long or Rubicon—7%5 Days. 
This is probably the best known variety of 
Carrot, as for years Market Gardeners have 
used more seeds of this variety than all others 
combined. It is a broad shouldered cylindrical 
variety, 7 inches long, 21% inches at the crown 
and gradually tapers to a blunt type. Color 
bright orange. Tender and is of excellent quality. 
Oxheart (Guerande)—70 Days. A thick blunt 
variety, 3 to 4 inches long and 2 inches in di- 
ameter. When full size grows to a diameter of 
a pint measure but should be eaten when one 
inch in diameter. Bright orange, An excellent 
variety. 
Gout Cauliflower 
One-half oz. of seed will sow 100 yds. of row, 4 
lb. will produce enough plants for an acre. It 
grows best in cool weather. Should be grown gen- 
erally like cabbage. Start hotbed in Jan. or Feb. 
for early crop, transplant when danger of freez- 
ing is over Sow in May or June for late crop. 
Plants should be set about 18” apart, in rows 2’— 
2%’ apart. Root-rot yellows can be controlled by 
treating soil with 8 oz. solution of bichloride of 
mercury to 50 gallons of water. Days given below 
are from setting of plants to marketable heads. 


Cauliflower—Early Snowball 
Early Snowball; Select Strain—95 Days. An 
extra early sort, early as any under whatever 
name. Plants short and stocky, erect, pointed’ 
leaves, producing round heads, -pure white; ex- 
tremely early and perfectly solid. Autumn 
crops are earlier than Spring crops. A variety 
of widest celebrity. by reason of its reliable 
~ qualities of productiveness, color, flavor and 
keeping qualities. Leaves long and narrow. No 
strain superior to that which Landreth offers. 
The most popular variety. 
Early Snowball—96 Days. A fine select strain of 
this well-known Cauliflower, producing excel- 
lent heads, 
One ounce of seed for 100 yards of row. A loose- 
leaved plant of the Cabbaye family 
Cabbage or Heading—90 Days. A cross between 
a Cabbage and a Collard. Of Georgia origin. 
Georgia Southern or Creole—80 Days. Cabbage 
greens. The leaves can be blanched white as 
Celery, made tender by enveloping each plant 
from the top downward with a large paper or 
‘muslin bag during late growth. Stems long, 2 
to 3 ft.. white or golden. Grown in sections 
where Cabbages do not thrive. 
Sometimes called French Endive. Plant four 
ounces for 109 yards of row 
Cicoria Catalogna (Italian Dandelion) — 65 Days. 
Very popular for early greens, dandelion like 
leaves, shoots tender, edible with dandelion 
flavor 
Large Rooted or Coffee—100 Days. This variety 
should not be confused with the Witloof, which 
is used -as a salad, for this is little used as 
such. Roots when dry are used as a substitute | 
for ,coffee. 
Witloof (French Endive)—110 Days. The leaf 
resembles a head of Cos Lettuce, large, thick; ~ 
stems tightly folded against each other, the 
heart bleached like Celery. 
Genduths Colery 
Two ounces of seed will plant 100 yards of row, 
%4 lb. per acre. 1 oz. produces about 5000 plants: 
Maturing in 130 to. 150 days according to season. 
Sow thinly just before the Apple tree is in bloom 
on a finely raked, well pulverized piece of ground, 
im a moist place or convenient to water, which 
should be applied freely during dry weather. The 
seed should not be covered more than a tenth of 
an imch. It is quite customary after planting 
celery to cover the ground with a slight sprink- 

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