CHICORY 
Witloof (110 days). Sometimes called “French Endive” and grown principally for the roots, 
¢ 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 
Spark, eae thin the plants to 4 inches in the row. Pkt., 10c; oz., 45c; %4 Ib., $1.50; Ib., $5.00, 
postpaid. 
' (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; 8 lbs. 
will sow an acre. Pkt., 15c; 0z., 75c; %4 Ib., $2.00; 1b., $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 ‘“Lamb’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. 
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 
Sow % inch deep in rows 12 to 18 inches apart, pressing S 

Witloof Chicory 
(Prench Endive) 
(45 days). Pkt., 100; oz., 30c; %4 Ib., 
90c; lb., $3.00, postpaid. 
CRESS 
(60 days). This vari- 
ety stays green the Water Cress. distinct vari- 
ety with small oval leaves of a 
Upland. 
year round, and has a flavor sim- 
flar 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., 20c; 
Y Ib., 60c; 1lb., $2.00; 5 lbs., $8.75, 
postpaid. 

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 in a 
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 
Ib., $6.00, postpaid. 
Vates Collard (Non-Heading) 
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 
ener’ 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 Vates Non-Heading 
and Tait’s Heading Collards. 

Developed at the Virginia Truck Experi- 
V t (75 days). 
ateS. ment Station by the late Dr. H. H. Zimmerly from a 
cross between Wonder and Heading Collard. The leaves are 
darker in color than Wonder, are a trifle thicker, and have a 
waxy bloom. It is preferred by canners because it has prac- 
tically no purple tinge in stem or leaf. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; 
¥Y% Ib., 60c; 1 Ib., $2.00; 5 lbs., $8.75, postpaid. 4 
on) ° (75 days). A cross between Wakefield 
Tait Ss Heading. Cabbage and Southern Collard. A large 
percentage produce soft heads, formed by the folding of the 
center leaves. Pkt., 10c; 0z,, 20c; %4 lb., 60c; 1 Ib., $2.00; 
5 lbs., $8.75, 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 
impossthle to grow cabbage. Heifeht 2 feet. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 
¥Y Ib., 45c; Ib., $1.50; 5 lbs., $6.25, postpaid. 

° (80 days). A popular non-heading vari- 
White Cabbage. ety similar in appearance to Sonthern 
Short Stem. Height 2 feet. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 1%4 Ib., 45c; Ib., 
$1.50; 5 lbs., $6.25, postpaid. 
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Tait’s Heading Collard 

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