CAULIFLOWER 
Follow same methods as for cabbage 
except that heads must be protected 
from sunlight tc assure the desirable 
white curd. Gather and tie the tops of 
leaves together loosely to shut off light. 
Do not cramp the heads. 
Early Snowball (fr) — Best and most 
widely used early variety. Medium, firm 
compact heads of fine flavor. 6-7 inches 
in diameter. 55 days. 25c pkt. 
CELERIAC 
Giant Smooth Prague—(Turnip rooted 
celery). Smooth spherical roots. 2 to 
3-in, thick. 120 days. Pkt. 10c. 
CELERY 
Giant Pascal—Late variety for winter 
use, Large plant, dark green leaves. 
Big solid stalks that blanch to yellow 
white. 135 days. 
Golden Self Blanching, Dwarf — Com- 
pact plants, yellowish green foliage. 
Broad solid stalks, nutty flavor. Blanches 
readily. 120 days. 
Wonderful or Golden Plume — Early, 
medium plant with compact, full heart. 
Blanches easily to golden yellow. 112 
to 115 days. 
CHICORY 
Witloof (French Endive) — Compact, 
blanched head. Crisp, broad leaves 
having pleasant sharp flavor. Must be 
reset in cold frame or greenhouse in 
north. 140 to 160 days. 
Large Rooted (Magdeburg) — Dried 
roots are roasted and mixed with 
ground coffee. Roots 12 to 14 in. long, 
tapered from 2 in. at top. 120 days. 
COLLARD 
Sow seed thickly in rich ground and 
transplant when about 4” high—or if 
plants are to remain where sown, 
Spread the seed more thinly, and when 
young plants are well started, space 
them out to 2’ or 3’ apart in the row. 
Southern or Georgia — An excellent 
cooked green. Long stemmed plant, 
with clustered leaves. Withstands heat 
and bad soil. 24 to 36 days. 
SWEET CORN 
Do not plant until all danger of frost is 
past. Be sure soil is well worked and 
dry—then drop 6 kernels of corn in a 
shallow hole made with the corner of 
the hoe. Cover each “hill with about 
1” of fine soil pressed down firmly. 
When 6” high, thin to three or four 
plants in each hill. 
Hybrids 
We offer Hybrid Sweet Corn varieties 
known and grown the country over— 
the finest that can be procured any- 
where, We list here only a few of these 
choice kinds. Whatever your needs or 
your preference, be sure we can supply 
you with the kind of corn you want. 
Talk it over with us. 
Golden Cross Bantam (fr)—Extremely 
uniform. Ears 10 to 14 rows, slightly 
lighter yellow than Golden Bantam. 
Highly resistant to Stewart's disease. 
85 days. 
loana (fr)—1940 All-America. Ears 71% 
to 8-in., well filled with 12 or 14 rows 
of deep, medium narrow, light yellow 
kernels. Highly resistant to drought 
and bacteria wilt. 87 days. 
Marcross (fr)—An early wilt-resistant 
yellow hybrid, producing deep golden 
yellow kernels 7 days earlier than 
Golden Bantam. Ears 6 to 7-in. long, 
with 12-14 rows of large sweet kernels. 
73 days. 
Stowell’s Hybrid Evergreen — White. 
Large ears about 8-in. long; big kernels, 
very sweet. One of the best late va- 
rieties. 95 days. 
Open-Pollinated 
Bantam Evergreen—A cross of Golden 
Bantam on Stowell’s Evergreen. 14 to 
18 rows. Deep, rich golden kernels, 
tender, sweet. 90 days. 
Black Mexican—Pure white corn with 
purplish-black seed. Ears are 7 to 8 in. 
long, 8 rows. Cylindrical straight rowed. 
88 days. 
Country Gentleman or Shoe Peg (fr)— 
Prolific late variety. Favored by can- 
ners. Irregular kernels, very deep, 
slender, sweet. 93 days. 
Golden Bantam — The best and most 
favorably known of all the yellow 
varieties. Stalks often have 2 ears. Ears 
8 rowed, kernels broad, with tender hull, 

THE OLD GARDENER reminds you 
Carrots are mighty useful vegetables. Use them fresh out 
of the garden—especially the finger-sized thinnings that 
commercial growers throw away, but that are the choicest 
morsels of flavor the garden produces. Or can or freeze 
them. For using fresh, for canning or freezing, use 
Chantenay Red Cored or Nantes Improved Coreless. 
These new coreless types have less 
fiber, taste sweeter. For storing in the 
root cellar or outdoor barrel, you want 
something a little firmer, like Danvers 


Half Long. On stiff clay, where the 
longer sorts “corkscrew” or “dogleg” as 
they try to grow into the unyielding soil, 
use Oxheart, a stumprooted type that 
will grow straight. 
Plant your first carrots as soon as 
soil can be worked, using the coreless 
types. Plant your last batch sixty days 
before you expect killing frost. In be- 
tween, plant every three weeks. 
The carrots illustrated here, for com- 
parison of actual sizes, are: 1—Chante- 
nay; 2—Imperator; 3—Danvers Halt 
Long; 4—Red Cored Chantenay; 5— 
Oxheart. 
sweet and of very fine flavor. 80 days. 
Stowell’s Evergreen—A splendid late 
variety. White, about 8-in. long with 
large, sweet kernels. 95 days. 
POP CORN 
South American—Large eared yellow 
sort, enormous when popped. 100 days. 
CRESS 
Curled or Pepper Grass—Grows very 
quickly. Use for flavoring salads, for 
garnishing, or as a green in sandwiches, 
Has an agreeably pungent taste. Best if 
used when young. 40 days. Pkt. 10c. 
CUCUMBER 
The best soil is warm, sandy loam— 
preferably on a slight southward slope. 
Be sure all danger of frost is past, and 
that soil is fairly moist and loose. Plant 
8 or 10 seeds to the hill. When 6” tall, 
thin to 3 in a hill. Take fruit as soon as 
it reaches picking stage. 
A and C—A long dark green cucumber 
which merits a trial. Uniform, nearly 
cylindrical, well rounded at ends. 
Davis Perfect—Midseason. 9 to 10 in. 
long, tapered both ends, good color. 68 
days. 
Early Fortune—Rich, dark green fruits 
with firm, crisp, pure white flesh. Grows _ 
to 9 by 2'%-in. Ships well, and is 
highly resistant to disease. 66 days. 
Early White Spine (Extra Early)—Deep 
green, practically free from ridges. 7-in. 
long. Vines produce freely. 55 days. 
Long Green Improved—Black spined, 
good pickling. Grows 10 to 15 in. long. 
70 days. 
Marketer—Fine new variety, very pro- 
lific. Attractive rich, dark green color, 
carried right down to blossom end. 
Crisp, icy-white flesh. 7%-in. long, 2%- 
in. diameter. 
National Pickling — Rich dark green. 
Straight and rather blunt at ends but 
not chunky. Best all-around pickler. 
55 days. 
Straight Eight, w.s. — Unsurpassed as 
slicing cucumber. All-America Selection. 
2'2-lb, fruits, rounded at ends, medium 
green. 68 days. 
DILL 
Long Island Mammoth—Used for fla- 
voring. Flat seeds have strong, bitter 
flavor. Pkt. 10c. 
EGGPLANT 
Requires continuous warm weather for 
best results. Seed should be started in 
a hotbed, as it is slow to germinate. 
Set plants in open ground when 2” tall 
and protect from hot sun when young. 
Be sure to keep young plants develop. 
ing rapidly. Cultivate freely. To pro- 
duce large fruits, remove lateral 
branches so as to reduce number of 
fruits per plant. Spray to protect from 
potato bugs. 
Black Beauty (fr)—Large, egg-shaped, 
smooth, very dark purple fruits. Keep 
well. Plant bears 4 to 5 fruits. Early. 
80 days. Pkt. 10c. 

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