14 ROBSON QUALITY SEEDS, HALL, NEW YORK 

CELERY 
Vitamins bc g 
Pkt. should produce 200 plants 
1 oz. should produce 10,000 plants 
For early crop, sow indoors February Ist to March Ist and transplant in open after danger of hard frosts. 
For late crop, sow seed out-of-doors April Ist to May Ist and transplant 4 to 6 inches apart in 24 to 28 inch 
rows. 
When fully grown, blanch with boards, earth or paper. 
The whole plant may be taken up in the late Fall, packed in a box with soil around roots and stored in the 
cellar. 
An occasional light watering will keep the celery in good-condition well into Winter. 
Cornell 19 and Golden Plume are no the most popular of yellow celeries although some still prefer the old 
Golden Self Blanching. 
and Summer Pascal. 
the yellow kinds. 
* 180 CORNELL 19: 100 days. An early, easy blanch- 
ing strain of outstanding quality. 10% to 11 inches 
to the joint with an over-all height of 24 to 25 inches. 
Hearts long and comparatively full. Stems thick, 
rounded and of smooth texture. Highly resistant 
to fusarium yellows. Pkt. 20c; % oz. 65c; % oz. 
90c; oz. $1.40; % lb. $4.50; % lb. $8.00; Ib. $15.50. 
*184 SUMMER PASCAL: 120 days. One of the 
most popular and finest quality green celeries grown. 
The stems are so thick and tender that even the 
unbleached outside stalks are surprisingly good. 
They have a rich full flavor. The plant is not tall 
but sturdy and robust. It bleaches to a pure white. 
Pkts 1563. vor 50e: Stoz 7 ich oz Sissel. 
$3.60; % lb. $6.50; Ib. $12.50. 
181 GOLDEN SELF BLANCHING, Dwarf Old 
Strain:90 days. Plant heavy, compact, full-hearted, 
22 inches tall. Stalks 6% to 8 inches long. Blanches 
to handsome golden yellow color. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 
50c; % oz. 75c; oz. $1.15; % lb. $3.60; % Ib. $6.50; 
Ib. $12.50. 
CELERIAC 
Vitamin Ab Cg 
Pkt. should produce 2,000 plants 
1 oz. should produce 10,000 plants 
Turnip rooted celery is an old vegetable but not 
too well known except among certain groups of our 
population. Celeriac is easy to grow. The bulb- 
like roots are diced, boiled and served with white sauce. 
The culture is the same as for celery and it has the 
same nut like flavor. 
*160 LARGE PRAGUE: 110 days. Roots 3 to 4 
inches in diameter, globular, fairly smooth, stalks 
hollow, dark green. Pkt. l5c; % oz. 45c; oz. 70c; 
4 lb. $2.05; % Ib. $3.50; Ib. $6 00. 
The shipments of green celery from California have done much to educate us to Utah 
We prefer these varieties over the yellow varieties. 
They are more meaty, less stringy than 
183 UTAH (popular green celery): 125 days. Plant is 
large, erect, height 26-28 inches. Leaves are dark 
green and deeply cut. Edible stems usually 8 to 
10 inches long are numerous, of medium width, thick, 
crisp, and of fine quality. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 50c; % oz. 
75c; oz. $1.15; % lb. $3.60; % Ib. $6.50; Ib. $12.50. 
182 GOLDEN PLUME or WONDERFUL: New tall 
strain. 85 days. Plant 24 to 26 inches tall with 
stems 7% to 8 inches long. Hearts full. This new 
tall strain retains earliness and ease of blanching of 
original strain and is better adapted to the standard 
crate. Pkt. lic: 4% oz. 50c: 4 0z 37 je some eee 
\% |b. $3.60; % Ib. $6.50; Ib. $12.50. 
CHICORY 
*256 WITLOOF OR FRENCH ENDIVE: Makes a 
most appetizing and delicious salad and is easily 
raised. Seed sown in May or June produces roots 
which, when taken up, trimmed and placed in sand 
in a warm dark place in the winter, throw out large 
white sprouts which are used as a salad. They have 
an unusual and delightful flavor. Pkt. l5c; % oz. 
45c; oz. 65c; % lb. $1.85; % lb. $2.95; Ib. $5.40. 
COLLARDS 
Vitamins ABCG 
Pkt. should produce 400 plants 
1 oz. should produce 3,000 plants 
Seed hot water treated 
A loose-leaved plant of the cabbage family used for 
greens. Very popular in the South. Can be used late 
in the season; frost improves quality. We suggest that 
only the tender center leaves be used, although the 
whole plant is fairly edible. Sow in 36 inch rows. 
Thin to 15 inches. Use DDT or Rotenone for worms 
and thrips. 
*165 GEORGIA: 90 days. Plant 2 to 3 ft. tall, erect 
and spreading. Forms a loose head of tender leaves. 
Pkt: 10c; oz. 20c; 4 Ib..40c; % lb. /0G= ibe 

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The Newark, N. Y. Chapter Future Farmers of America, with their Advisor, Mr. Lee, visited the Robson farms one day last Fall. We 
always welcome such groups and try to make their trip worthwhile. 
