moderately solid. This variety is admired for 
its crumpled, dark bluish-green leaves and 
creamy white interior. The flavor and quality 
are distinctive and it stores well. Try it and be 
convinced. 
Mammoth Rock Red — A purplish-red va- 
riety used mainly for pickling and salads. The 
plants are of medium size with a short stem; the 
heads are oval and solid. Distinctly a cabbage 
for special markets. 
Cabbage Culture — Late Varieties 
Sow in outdoor seedbed, 4 seeds per inch in 
12’’ rows in April or May. One ounce of seed 
plants 200’ of row and should produce in excess 
of 2000 good plants — enough for one-fourth 
acre. Transplant 5 or 6 weeks later, 24 x 30 to 
36'’ apart. The field soil should be somewhat 
more fertile than the seedbed. 
CHINESE or CELERY CABBAGE 
This vegetable makes a splendid addition to 
the late fall garden. Its flavor is somewhat like 
that of cabbage but much milder and more 
delicate. It can be eaten either raw or cooked in 
nearly any of the ways practiced for cabbage or 
lettuce. It is delicious when eaten as slaw or 
salad. The leaves may be cooked as cabbage or 
like spinach or the mid-rib alone used and 
served more like asparagus. 
About 25’ of row is suggested for a family of 
four. 
Chinese Cabbage — Chihli (Known as 
Celery Cabbage) — When ready to harvest 
heads are 18” tall, tapering and very compact 
with a diameter of 4 to 6” at the base. Inside 
leaves are white tinted with green, crisp and 
sweet. Outside leaves are dark green and very 
attractive. 
Chinese Cabbage Culture 
Grown chiefly as a fall crop, for if grown in 
summer, the plant will likely go to seed before 


This is Chihli Chinese 
cabbage — delicious for 
salads and slaws, or 
cooked like you use 
chard. 
heading. Sow seed in July in 18 to 24” rows. 
Use 18 oz. per 100’ of row or 4 oz. per acre. 
When plants are not over 2’’ high thin to 
about 15’’. Soil must be fertile. If plants are 
started in a seedbed, transplant when quite 
small — about 4 weeks after the seed is sown. 
A rich soil that is retentive of moisture and 
in good physical condition is necessary; side- 
dressing of nitrogen may be necessary if growth 
is slow. 
CARROTS 
Carrots — Chantenay (Red Cored) — 
Excellent as an early bunching carrot. Roots 
are 514” long and 2 to 2%” in diameter at the 
top, tapering to a blunt point. The crown is 
small and only slightly sunken. Very produc- 
tive and of good quality with a red core. 
Long Chantenay — A smooth-skinned, semi- 
stumped root averaging as a rule 1 to 144” 
longer than regular Chantenay, developing its 
color early. The top is smaller, but fully as 
strong as Red Cored Chantenay. The roots when 
harvested at bunching stage resemble Imperator 
in appearance but reach this stage about 10-14 
days earlier. 
Nantes Long — First choice for the farm 
and home garden. Practically coreless, very 
sweet with a fine texture and flavor. Root is 
6 to 7” long, cylindrical and 1 to 14%” in di- 
ameter. Stump-rooted. Tops are small and 
must be handled carefully to avoid breaking. 
Imperator (long strain) —Roots are 7- 
8%" long, 134-2’ at shoulder and uniformly 
tapered to a semi-blunt end. The flesh is a rich 
orange color, fine grained, tender and of excel- 
lent color and the core is indistinct. The tops are 
of medium size and strong. Suitable for bunch- 
ing or storage. Partially resistant to Cercos- 
pora leaf spot. Definitely coarser, but more sure 
of a satisfactory crop than Bunching. 
Bunching — A carrot well adapted for 
bunching for long distance shipping. The roots 
are 8’’ long and 144-114” in diameter, nearly 
cylindrical with rounded shoulders and stump- 
rooted. The root is smooth and nearly free from 
hair roots and side root scars. The tops are 
short but strong. Well grown on good soils, 
this variety suits quality markets. Susceptible 
to Cercospora leaf spot. 
Danvers (Supreme) — Flesh is bright or- 
ange-scarlet and of exceptional quality. Roots 
7 to 7%” long and slightly stump rooted. 
Medium large tops. Excellent for fall and 
winter use. 
Hutchinson — A late, heavy yielding vari- 
ety, good for fall use and winter storage, hav- 
ing a cylindrical root 10 to 14”’ in length, 1 to 
2”” in diameter, with principally an abrupt 
stump end. Flesh is deep orange, tender and of 
good quality when properly grown in a deep, 
light soil, well supplied with moisture. Roots 
should not stand more than 1 to 144” apart to 
avoid oversize, coarse growth. Tops are of me- 
dium size, strong and vigorous. About 80 to 90 
days are required from seeding to bunching 
size, although this variety is generally sold asa 
box or trimmed carrot. 
Carrot Culture 
Sow after April 15, and for continuous har- 
vest, successively every 3 weeks until July 15 
in a deeply-loosened, well-prepared seedbed. 
Sow 4 oz. of seed per 100’ of row or 2 to 4 
Ibs. per acre, 1% inch deep in rows 12 to 15’ 
apart. Thin seedlings to stand 1-2’’ apart. 
CAULIFLOWER 
*Super Snowball— A deep-headed strain 
that is more spreading than usual and gives 
better protection to the head, but requires ty- 
ing. Best suited for early season planting for a 
crop in late June to early September. Ready for 
harvest about 65 days after transplanting. 
Heads usually 6-7’’ in diameter, rather spongy 
and will wither if held long after cutting. It 
should not be used to compete with later, more 
solid varieties in late fall. 
“Danish Early — A sure-heading strain of 
Snowball variety suitable for a main crop in the 
fall, maturing about 75 days after transplant- 
ing. Plant is small and compact. Heads are well 
protected but require tying.* 
“Holland Erfurt — A sure-heading main crop 
variety. The plant is erect with folding inner 
leaves for self-protection. The heads are deep, 
compact with pure white curd. The crop ma- 
tures in good succession for a continuous har- 
vest. It gives best quality product when 
brought to maturity under southern New Eng- 
land conditions during the last half of No- 
vember. 
Cauliflower Culture 
For an early crop, sow inside from February 
15 to March 15. Harden off and set outside as 
soon as ground can be prepared after danger ot 
hard frosts. 
For late harvest, sow the seed about the mid- 
dle of May, transplant into the field about July 
1. As soon as heads begin to form, draw the 
leaves over and tie them together for protection 
against sun and rain and to afford perfect 
