CAULIFLOWER 
An ounce will produce 3000 plants. 
Sow the first week in May, transplant in July. For wintering 
under glass, sow second and last week in September, transplant 
into cold frame, give plenty of air in mild weather and cover 
up in severe. Again, sow in February in a hotbed and trans- 
plant in April. Use plenty of rotted manure. Select new ground, 
as cauliflower rarely succeeds on ground which has been cropped 
year after year. Plant in rows 20 inches apart and 2 feet be- 
tween rows. 
xEARLY SNOWBALL. The earliest and surest to head. We offer 
an unsurpassed strain from one of the leading growers in Den- 
mark. Pkt., 20c; 14 0z., 80c; 14 0z., $1.50. F + 
SWISS CHARD 
LARGE WHITE RIBBED. Used for greens only. Much superior 
to other beets for greens. Plants should be thinned to about 
1 foot apart. When the plants have attained full size the stems 
and mid-ribs are sometimes cooked and served like asparagus. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; 4% 1b., 50c; 1b., $1.75. 
FORDHOOK GIANT. Tall and sturdy; increasingly used. Leaves 
broad, heavily crumpled, dark green; stems broad, thick, white. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; %4 1b., 50c; 1b., $1.75. 
LUCULLUS. A robust grower, at- 
taining a height of 2 to 24% feet. 
The stalks are thick, creamy white, 
and heavily ribbed. Leaves are very 
large, green, and heavily crumpled. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; 
Y%1n., 50c; 1b., $1.75. 
RHUBARB CHARD. It has the same 
coloring as rhubarb. Stalks are a 


Early Snowball Cauliflower 
CHICORY 
WITLOOF, or FRENCH ENDIVE. 
Esteemed as a salad plant. Spring- 
sown seed produces parsnip-like 
roots by November. Cut the leaves 
off 144 inches from the neck, trench 
1144 inches apart, cover with soil 8 
inches over crown; then place a 2- 
or 3-foot layer of fresh manure 
which induces new growth of 
blanched leaves folded like cos let- 
tuce, which are eaten raw as salad. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 40c; 14 lb., $1.25. 
COLLARDS 
One ounce for about 5000 plants. 
Collards are very largely used as 
“greens” in some parts of the coun- 
try, especially in the South. They 
bright crimson. Tasty, delicious fla- 
vor. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 25c. 
CHIVES 
Are a small, hardy perennial plant 
resembling onion in appearance and 
growing in clusters. They are grown 
for the leaves, which are produced 
freely from early spring, and give a 
mild onion flavor to sausages, sal- 
ads, and soups. They can be easily 
grown in pots at a sunny window 





Ee ae ee eee are a form of loose-headed cabbage. 
Swiss GEORGIA. The most satisfactory 
For quick long distance shipping Chard, variety for genera oe wer a 
use AIR EXPRESS. Giant a , a] 
Lucullus 
DANDELION 
An ounce will sow 200 feet of drill. 
Two pounds to the acre. 
Sow early in the spring in rich soil in drills 
15 to 18 inches apart, cover lightly but make the 
earth firm 
IMPROVED THICK-LEAVED, or CABBAGING. 
A distinct variety unsurpassed in thickness of 
leaf and deep green color. It grows compactly, 
forming a regular tuft. 
Pkt., 10c; 12 02z., 90c; oz., $1.50. 
CULTIVATED, or FRENCH COMMON. A greatly 
improved strain of the common dandelion. 
Pkt., 10c; 14 02z., 40c; oz., 70c. 
CICCORIA CATALOGNA, or ITALIAN DANDE- 
LION. Pkt., 10c; 4% 0z., 30c; oz., 50c. 



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