Witloof. 
postpaid. 
Asparagus Chicory. 
season as the new shoots appear. 
A hardy plant, forming rosettes of tender, edible leaves, 
and sometimes called ‘‘Lamb’s Lettuce.” 
greens, like spinach, or as a salad. 
CHICORY 
(110 days). Sometimes called “French Endive’ and grown principally for the roots, 
which when forced, produce a popular salad. 
summer, and forced in the fall and winter. 
Pkt., 15c; oz., 75c; 14 lb., $2.00; 1b., $7.50, postpaid. 
CORN SALAD 
Two ounces will plant a row 100 feet long. 
It is used for 
It can be sown in as for spinach. 
the spring and will mature in 60 days, or in the Fall, and 
will winter over like Spinach, if given a little protection. 
Sow % inch deep in rows 12 to 18 inches apart, pressing 
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, 
orasa 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 
The roots are grown during the 
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. 
100 feet long; 3 to 5 pounds for an acre. 
apart, and thin the plants to 4 inches in the row. 
1 ounce will sow a row 
Sow in the early spring % inch deep in rows 18 inches 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 45c; %4 Ib., $1.50; 1b., $5.00, 
(Ciccoria Catalogna). (5 days). This variety is an annual and some- 
times called “Italian Dandelion,” and may be cut several times in a 
Plant medium thin, one-half inch deep, from the middle of 
July to the middle of August in 8-foot rows, leaving ten inches between the plants. The cut- 
ting must be through before freezing weather. 
I One ounce will sow a row 100 feet long; 3 lbs. 
will sow an acre. 

Witloof Chicory 
(French Endive) 
the soil firmly over the seed. When the plants are large 
enough, thin out to 6 inches in the row. Cultivation same 
(45 days). Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; % Ibhb., 
Broad-Leaved. 90c; Ib. $3.00, postpaid. ‘a 
CRESS 3 
(60 days). A 
WaternCress: iF ee 
ety with small oval leaves of a 
delicious piquant flavor. Does 
best when sown lightly in the 
early spring along the edges of 
ereeks 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. 
sow an acre. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; One ounce will produce 3000 
Y, Ib., 50c; 1lb., $1.50; 5 lbs., $6.25, plants. Pkt., 20c; oz., $1.75;, %4 
postpaid. lb., $6.00; 1lb., $20.00, postpaid. 
COLLARDS 
Gne 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. : 

Tait’s Wonder Collard 
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We urge all growers of Collards to use Tait’s Wonder 
Non-Heading and‘Tait’s Cabbage Head Collards. 

pala) (75 days). A selection from White Cab- 
Tait Ss Wonder. bage Collard, with a trifle lighter foliage, 
but hardier, and later in running to seed. The best non-heading 
collard. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 14 1b., 35c; 1b., $1.25; 5 lbs., $5.00, 
postpaid. 
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Southern Short Stem. (or worth 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; 0z., 15c; 
1%4 lb., 30c; 1b., 90c; 5 lbs., $3.75, postpaid. 
V t (75 days). Developed at the Virginia Truck Experi- 
ares. 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 
eanners because it has practically no purple tinge in stem or 
leaf. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; %4 lb., 45c; 1 1b., $1.50; 5 Ibs., $6.25, 
postpaid. 
«2,9 ; also known as Carolina 
Tait’s Thorobred Heading. os (75 days). 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., 15¢; %4 Ib., 45c; 1 lb., $1.50; 
5 Ibs., $6.25; postpaid. 
DY 7 Ga ES a crt LA Li, etal (80 days). A popular non-heading vari- 
White di page. ety similar in apnpearance to Southern 
Short Stem. Height 2 feet. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 15c; 14 Ib., 30c; 1b., 
90c: 5 lbs.. $3.75, postpaid. 
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Tait’s Heading Collard 
GEO, TAIT & SONS, Inc: 
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