Chinese 
< Cabbage 
% Also known as Celery 
Cabbage 
A fine vegetable when 
cooked but especially 
delicious as a salad. 
131. CHIHIL I— 
Early growing and sure 
heading, resembling’ Cos 
solid white heads, 
and pointed at the top. 
Leaves are broad, com- 
pact, tightly folded and 
beautifully white and 
very crisp. Sow after 
July 1st to avoid flow- 
ering. Pkt,- 10c, 02. 
DC. a0 LD, DC Ns 

2.75, id. 
Chihili Beeuos Preps 
139. CHINESE CELERY CABBAGE 
FOR POULTRY—A cheap, greem feed of 
great value for poultry, more productive than 
lettuce, spinach or mangels. Sow the seed in 
rows % inch deep and 24 inches apart, using 3 
Ibs. seed per acre. An ounce of seed will pro- 
vide green feed for 100 hens for 4 months. Com- 
mence feeding Chinese Cabbage when plants are 
4 inches high, pulling out every other plant. 
Plants form heads of 5 to 7 lbs. in 2 months, 
which can be stored until wanted. Pkt. 10c, oz. 
20c, Y% lb. 70c, 1h. $2.60, prepaid. 
C. 
The roots are used in salads or boiled like 
parsnips, or turnips, and have a celery flavor. 
They keep well all winter. Celeriac may be 
cooked and served with cream sauce, or used 
as a salad. 
188. LARGE ERFURT—RBRoots 
smooth, turnip-shaped, excellent flavor, 
10c, 02. 30c, 1% Ib. $1.00, prepaid. 

° Turnip Rooted 
Celery 

large, 
Pkt. 

Lettuce, producing large, » 
long * 

Cautiflewer— White and Purple 
One ounce of seed will produce 3,000 plants. 
CULTURE—The same methods that produce good cabbage will grow good cauliflower. 
The only great difference is that cauliflower heads must be protected from sunlight so as to make 
sure of the desirable white curd. Gather the tops of the leaves together loosely as soon as the 
heads begin to form. 
166. SUPER SNOWBALL—(52 days.) 
This is an’ extra early strain of the Snowball 
type. Besides being extra early, the heads of 
‘*flowers’’ mature with greater uniformity, mak- 
ing it possible to harvest a large percentage of 
the crop in the first cutting, The plants are vig- 
orous and strong, the leaves are well folded or 
curled over the heads, which are large, uniform 
in size, deep and solid. Pkt. 20c, % oz. 85c, 
Y% oz. $1.50, oz. $2.75, prepaid. 
167. EARLY SNOWBALL—(55 days.) 
Most widely used early variety. Plants are 
dwarf with short, pale green leaves. A depend- 
able header. Although extra early, it can be 
planted for late fall and winter use. There is 
none to equal it in value for forcing under glass 
for a winter crop. Head: 6 to 7 inches thick, of 
medium size, firm, compact, solid, pure white, 
and of finest quality. Pkt. 15c, Y4 0z. 75c, YY oz. 
$1.35, oz. $2.00, prepaid. 
In shutting off the light, it is important not to cramp the heads. 
169. PURPLE CAULIFLOWER—(70 
days.) Large, compact heads of a _ beautiful 
purple color, surrounded by attractively crinkled 
dark green leaves. Of superior flavor and excel- 
lent quality. In cooking, the purple color changes 
to an attractive green. The seed may be started 
early under glass, or sown outdoors in June. 
Purple Cauliflower is quick-growing and disease- 
resistant. Pkt. 25c, % oz. 95c, 1% oz. $1.70, oz. 
$2.95, prepaid. 

For Cauliflower, Celery, Cabbage, Tomato 
and other Vegetable Plants—see page 27. 
For an Early Crop Protect Young 
Plants from Frost, Wind, Rain and In- 
sects. Use HOT-KAPS—See Page 75. 

CULTURE—Sow the seed in flats, during February or March. 
slowly and the surface of the soil must be kept constantly moist. 
One ounce of seed 
will produce 3,000 plants. 
Celery seed germinates 
Cover the seed very lightly, 
with fine sand rather than with soil, to prevent a hard surface. When plants are 2 or 3 inches 
high, transplant them to other flats. 
in the rows. 
182. SELECT GOLDEN SELF 
BLANCHING— (118 days.) Best for early 
table use, and most popular for market. Bleaches 
as well as any yellow variety. The plants grow 
to medium size, and are stocky and compact. 
The heart is rich golden yellow, with light yel- 
lowish green outer stalks and leaves. Stalks are 
broad and heavy, but remarkably crisp and ten- 
der, entirely free from stringiness and of fine 
flavor. Pkt. 10c, % oz. 50c, oz. 90c, prepaid. 
184. UTAH EARLY GREEN—A very 
desirable green type. The stalks are medium 
broad, rounded, thick and solid. The plant is 
stocky, full hearted and compact and blanches 
readily. Quality and flavor are exceptionally 
good. Pkt. 10c, % oz. 40c, oz. 70c, prepaid, 
<— Celtuce Ayblety 
Vegetable 
Combines the uses and flavors of celery 
and lettuce. 
190. CELTUCE—The plants grow quickly, 
forming a rosette of light green leaves, which 
when young, may be used as lettuce or boiling 
‘toreens.’’ In less than 90 days the stalk is 
ready for use. The leaves must be removed and 
the stalks peeled of their tough outer skin. The 
heart is pale green, crisp and succulent—deli- 
cious served raw like celery, or cooked. The 
flavor, though suggestive of celery, is different 
and milder, A first sowing of seed should be 
made as soon as the ground can be worked in 
spring, and successive sowings at 10-day inter- 
vals to provide a continuous supply throughout 
the season. Pkt. 15c, %4 0z. 30c, Ye oz. 55c, 02. 
$1.00, prepaid, 
In May, set them out in rows 3 feet apart, 6 inches apart 
Seite 
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Golden Self-Blanching Celery 

Generous rings of Chinese Cabbage and meaty slices of rich red Tomatoes make an 
appetizing salad combination. 
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