CHICORY 
Witl f (110 days). Sometimes called “French Endive” and grown principally for the roots, 
ITIOOF. which when forced, produce a popular salad. The roots are grown during the 
summer, and forced in the fall and winter. The parsnip-like roots are dug in the fall. The 
tops are cut off within an inch of the crown, and are trimmed to a uniform length of 9 inches. 
To force, the roots are set 2 inches apart,-and covered with soil. If a quick growth is desired, 
mulch with fresh manure. Water twice a week, and keep at a temperature of about 70°. The 
new leaf growth forms a compact head similar in shape to Cos Lettuce. 1 ounce will sow a row 
100 feet long; 3 to 5 pounds for an acre. Sow in the early spring % inch deep in rows 18 inches 
pert pag thin the plants to 4 inches in the row. Pkt., 10c; oz., 45c; %4 Ib., $1.50; lb., $5.00, 
postpaid. 
4 (Ciccoria Catalogna). (5 days). This variety is an annual and some- 
Asparagus Chicory. times called “Italian Dandelion,” and may be cut several times in a 
season as the new shoots appear. Plant medium thin, one-half inch deep, from the middle of 
July to the middle of August in 3-foot rows, leaving ten inches between the plants. The cut- 
ting must be through before freezing weather. One ounce will sow a row 100 feet long; 3 lbs. 
will sow an acre. PEt., 15c; oz., 75c; % I1b., $2.00; lb., $7.50, postpaid. 
CORN SALAD 
Two ounces will plant a row 100 feet long. 
A hardy plant, forming rosettes of tender, edible leaves, the soil firmly over the seed. When the plants are large 
and sometimes called “amb’s Lettuce.” It is used for enough, thin out to 6 inches in the row. Cultivation same 
greens, like spinach, or as a salad. It can be sown in as for spinach. 

Witloof Chicory 
(French Endive) 
the spring and will mature in 60 days, or in the Fall, and 
will winter over like Spinach, if given a little protection. Broad-Leaved (45 days). Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; %4 Ihb., 
Sow % inch deep in rows 12 to 18 inches apart, pressing 

PRS 
90c; 1b., $3.00, postpaid. 
CRESS 
Upland (60 days). This vari- 
* ety stays green the 
year round, and has a flavor sim- 
ilar to Water Cress. It can be 
used for “greens” like Spinach, 
or as a Salad. Sow % inch deep 
in rows 12 to 18 inches apart, 
either in the spring or fall, and 
when the plants are large enough, 
thin out so as to stand 6 inches 
apart. 1 ounce will plant a row 
100 feet long; 3 to 5 pounds will 
sow an acre. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 
4 1b., 35c; 1b., $1.25; 5 lbs., $5.00, 
postpaid. 
Water Cress. ‘5° dys). A 
distinct vari- 
ety with small oval leaves of a 
delicious piquant flavor. Does 
best when sown lightly in the 
early spring along the edges of 
creeks or shallow running 
streams, but may be readily 
grown in any moist soil or ina 
damp hotbed of moderate tem- 
perature. Often grows luxuriantly 
in ordinary ditches where the 
soil never becomes dry and hard. 
One ounce will produce 3000 
plants. Pkt., 20c; oz., $1.75; %4 
lb., $6.00; lb., $20.00, postpaid. 
Tait’s Wonder Collard 
COLLARDS 
One ounce will plant a row 100 feet long; four ounces will produce sufficient plants to set an acre. 
Culture: Sow from March to July for cabbage either in beds to be transplanted when large enough, or in rows 
where the plants are to stand. The rows should be at least 3 feet apart, allowing 24 to 30 inches between the plants 
in the row. 
We urge all growers of Collards to use Tait’s Wonder 
Non-Heading and Tait’s Cabbage Head Collards. 

*y) 75 days). A selection from White Cab- 
Tait S Wonder. noes Collard, with a trifle lighter foliage, 
but hardier, and later in running to seed. The best non-heading 
collard. PEt., 10c; oz., 15c; 14 1b., 35c; lb., $1.25; 5 Ibs., $5.00, 
postpaid. 
Southern Short Stem. (or North Carolina Short Stem.) 
(80 days). The best known-non-heading Collard, and in the 
South will thrive under conditions where it would be almost 
impossible to grow cabbage. Height 2 feet. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 
1% Ib., 30c; 1lb., 90c; 5 lbs., $3.75, postpaid. 
V t (75 days). Developed at the Virginia Truck Experi- 
ates. ment Station by the late Dr. H. H. Zimmerly from a 
cross between Tait’s Wonder and Tait’s Heading Collard. The 
leaves are darker in color than Tait’s Wonder, are a trifle 
thicker, and have a waxy bloom. However it is not as cold 
resistant and is earlier in running to seed. It is preferred by 
canners because it has practically no purple tinge in stem or 
leaf. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; %4 lb., 45c; 1 lb., $1.50; 5 Ibs., $6.25, 
postpaid. 
*y) : also known as Carolina 
Tait’s Thorobred Heading. $e%gery "(75 “aase)) A 
cross between Wakefield Cabbage and Southern Collard. A 
large percentage produce soft heads, formed by the folding of 
the center leaves. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 15c; %4 Ib., 45c; 1 Ib., $1.50; 
5 Ibs., $6.25; postpaid. 
: (80 days). A popular non-heading vari- 
White Cabbage. ety similar in appearance to Southern 
Short Stem. Height 2 feet. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 14 lb., 30c; lhb., 
90c; 5 lbs., $3.75, postpaid. 

Tait’s Heading Collard 
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