CABBAGE, continued 
Early Jersey Wakefield. 62 days. Conical heads with 
pointed tops and broader bases. Compact plant with 
few outside leaves. Crisp, fine quality. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
Yoz. 20 cts.; Y4oz. 35 cts.; oz. 65 cts. 
Late Flat Dutch. 110 days. Very large, flat heads of fine 
quality. Solid and uniform; keeps well. Good kraut 
variety. Pkt. 10 cts.; loz. 20 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; oz. 
60 cts. 
Rock Red Special. 110 days. Dark red, heavy, round 
heads. A large, late-maturing variety. The red leaves 
are tasty and attractive in salads; good for pickling. 
Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; oz. 45 cts.; oz. 85 cts. 
Savoy, Special Long Island. 90 days. Uniform, large, 
round heads. Excellent quality. A very fine variety 
with leaves deeply savoyed and curled. Pkt. 15 cts.; 
Yoz. 25 cts.; oz. 45 cts.; oz. 85 cts. 
Chinese Cabbage 
Plant seed in open ground, thinning young plants to stand 1 
foot apart, in rows 21% feet apart. Will grow in ordinary garden 
soil; does best when soil is moist. Ideal fall crop not damaged 
by frost. 
Chihili. 70 days. Long slender variety, sometimes called 
Celery Cabbage, though resembling more-nearly the Cos 
Lettuce. Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; oz. 60 cts. 
Wong Bok. 75 days. Crisp, tender leaves of fine flavor. 
Makes a short, broad head of tightly folded, well-blanched 
leaves. Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; oz. 60 cts. 
Carrots 
Sow seed in open ground as soon as the soil can be prepared. 
Seed is sometimes slow to germinate. Cover with 4% inch of 
soil; allow 18 inches between rows. Thin seedlings to stand 
3 inches apart as soon as they are large enough to handle. For 
a continuous supply sow in short rows at intervals of two weeks. 
1 ounce will sow 100 feet of row. 
Chantenay. 70 days. Clean, smooth, half-long, deep 
orange roots, gradually tapering to a blunt tip. Tender, 
oe and fine textured. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 45 cts.; 44lb. 
Danvers Half Long. 75 days. Smooth roots with square 
shoulders tapering to a point. Sweet, crisp, orange-red; 
uniform shape; heavy yielder. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 45 cts.; 
VYIb. $1.25. 
Imperator. 78 days. Deep orange, very long and slender, 
making a fine appearance. Needs a deep, rich soil. Pkt. 
15 cts.; oz. 45 cts.; Ib. $1.25. 
Long Orange Improved. 88 days. Deep bright orange, 
reaching 10 to 12 inches and tapering to a point. Needs | 
deep, mellow ground. Keeps well for winter storage, and 
is also used for feeding stock. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 45 cts.; 
Vb. $1.25. 
Morse’s Bunching. 75 days. Very smooth and cylin- 
drical, with stump root and short top, which makes it 
good for bunching. Deep orange flesh of sweet, tender 
flavor. Good for the home garden or for market. Pkt. 
10 cts.; oz. 45 cts.; Wb. $1.50. 
Nantes Half-long. 68 days. Cylindrical root 6 to 7 
inches long and above an inch thick. Fine grained, sweet, 
tender; bright orange-scarlet and almost coreless. Pkt. 
15 cts.; oz. 55 cts.; 14Ib. $1.65. 
Tendersweet. 75 days. A long bunching type with rich 
orange-red skin. Very sweet and tender. The foliage is | 
tinged purple. Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 55 cts.; 4lb. $1.65. 
McARDLE’'S SEED STORE, 384-388 GREENWICH AVE., GREENWICH, CONN. PHONES: 8-6788 or 8-0317 
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| Wonderful (Golden Plume). 

Cauliflower 
Start seed indoors or in a coldframe. Set plants 2 feet apart, 
with 3 feet between rows. Essentially a cool-weather crop; 
keep plants in vigorous growth by feeding with complete fer- | 
tilizer. When heads are 4 inches in diameter, tie leaves to- 
gether to blanch. 
Early Snowball. 82 days. The favorite variety all over 
the country, and highly recommended. Heads are solid, 
smooth, with snow-white curds. Plants dwarf and com- 
pact. Pkt. 25 cts.; lgoz. $1.25; Woz. $2.25. 
Super Snowball. 88 days. 
heads. Compact grower, and very good for freezing. 
Pkt. 30 cts.; 44oz. $1.40; oz. $2.50. 
Celery 
Sow in coldframe or outdoor seed-bed. To hasten germina- 
tion seed is often covered with sand and kept moist until 
seedlings appear. Transplant seedlings when large enough to 
handle, cutting tops and shortening roots. A cool-weather crop, 
plants can be set out in late June for fall harvest. Grows best 
in fertile, moist, well-drained soil. Celery can be blanched with 
| boards, soil, or heavy paper. 
Cornell 19. 120 days. Early; self-blanching. We highly | 
recommend this as a main-crop variety. Pkt. 25 cts.; 
Yyoz. 75 cts.; oz. $2.25. 
Easy Blanching. 125 days. Thick, solid, crisp stalks that | 
are ready to use after White Plume. The stalks blanch 
pure white, are free of strings, and of very fine flavor. 
Pkt. 15 cts.; %oz. 65 cts.; oz. $1.25. 
Giant Pascal. 135 days. Broad, thick, crisp, well-flayvored 
stalks, distinctly ribbed. Very productive; the standard | 
Celery for wmter. Keeps very well when stored. Pkt. 
15 cts'= oz. 65 cts.; oz. $1.25: 
White Plume. 112 days. Pure white when blanched, 
tender and stringless. Rich flavor. The earliest variety, 
and is used in fall and early winter rather than being 
stored. Pkt 15 cts.; goz. 35 cts.; oz. $1.00. 
Winter Queen. 120 days. A low-growing variety for 
winter use. Stalks blanch readily and have unusually 
large, thick, creamy white hearts. Fine for either home 
or market garden. Pkt. 15 cts.; M4oz. 35 cts.; oz. $1.00. 
115 days. Solid, large 
stalks produced very early. Blanches to light yellow; 
good flavor. An excellent variety, considered by many 
people to be the best early Celery. Pkt. 25 cts.; Moz. 
5Orcts OZ 0s 
Celeriac 
Soak seed overnight before planting; thin young plants to 
stand 4 to 6 inches apart Soil can be hilled up for slight 
blanching. The roots can be stored for winter use. 
Giant Smooth Prague. 120 days. Produces a large, 
thick, celery-flavored root for flavoring soups and stews, 
ready to use when about 2 inches across. Culture is 
similar to that required for celery, except that blanching 
is unnecessary. Pkt. 15 cts.; 140z. 30 cts.; 'goz. 50 cts.; 
oz. 95 cts. 
Corn Salad 
| Large-seeded Dutch. 60 days. Tender leaves used as a | 
substitute for lettuce in winter. Quite hardy, producing | 
rosettes of small leaves to be eaten as salad or cooked as 
greens. Pkt. 15 cts.; 1goz. 35 cts.; oz. 60 cts. 
Well-rounded, pure white | 
| Earligold, Woodruff’s. 

Corn, Sweet 
_Corn must not be planted until all danger of frost has passed. 
To sow in rows, set seed 1 inch deep and 3 inches apart; later 
thin young plants to stand 10 inches apart. Allow 2 feet be- 
tween rows for easy cultivation. When planting in hills, put 
| 6 seeds in each. Place hills 2 feet apart each way, and thin the 
young plants, leaving 3 or 4 to a hill. For good pollination 
| plant at least three rows side by side. Make successive sowings 
at two-week intervals. 
| Country Gentleman. 100 days. Pure white, thin, nar- 
row kernels irregularly placed on the cob, thereby giving 
it the name “Shoepeg.’”’ A productive midseason sort 
popular in home gardens. Pkt. 15 cts.; Mlb. 30 cts.; 
Ib. 50 cts.; 5 Ibs. $2.25. 
72 days. A new hybrid variety 
with ears 6% to 7 inches long, with 12 to 16 rows of yellow 
kernels. Excellent quality. Pkt. 25 cts.; lb. 45 cts.; 
Ib. 80 cts.; 5 Ibs. $3.25. 
| Golden Bantam. 80 days. Very small ear with 8 rows of 
broad, golden kernels of delicious flayor. Unsurpassed in 
quality, and for years has been the favorite yellow va- 
riety, though now it is equaled in flavor and surpassed in 
size by Golden Cross Bantam. Pkt. 10 cts.; lb. 30 cts.; 
Ib. 50 cts.; 5 Ibs. $2.25. 
Golden Cross Bantam. 85 days. A tribute to the hy- 
bridizer’s art, for this variety has been bred for size, 
disease-resistance, and flavor, and is rapidly moving to 
the head of the list of favorites. Ears have 10 to 14 rows 
of light yellow kernels, and usually two ears are borne on 
a stalk. Pkt. 20 cts.; 4%Ib. 45 cts.; Ib. 80 cts.; 5 Ibs. $3.25. 
Golden Midget. 56 days. The plant grows only 30 inches 
high, with a tiny yellow ear 4 inches long, borne two to 
five on a stalk. Very tender and sweet. It is the first 
Corn to mature in the garden. Since it does not take up 
much space, it is ideal for small gardens. Highly recom- 
mended. Pkt. 35 cts.; Ib. 85 cts.; Ib. $1.50. 
Howling Mob Improved. 85 days. Ears 7 to 9 inches 
long, with 12 or 16 rows of pearly white kernels. De- 
lictlously sweet flavored. Midseason variety grown by 
both home and market gardeners. Pkt. 15 cts.; 14lb. 
30 cts.; Ib. 50 cts.; 5 Ibs. $2.25. 
Ioana. 90 days. Medium-sized ears with light yellow ker- 
nels of delicious flavor. Valuable for canning. Increas- 
ingly popular. Pkt. 20 cts.; lb. 45 cts.; Ib. 80 cts. 
Lincoln Hybrid. 83 days. An All-America Winner de- 
veloped by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment 
Station. The ears are 8 to 9 inches long and have 12 to 
16 rows of bright yellow kernels. Good variety for freez- 
ing. Pkt. 20 cts.; 4Ib. 45 cts.; Ib. 80 cts.; 5 Ibs. $3.25. 
Marcross. 77 days. A new early yellow hybrid. Stx-foot 
stalks produce 12 to 14-rowed ears of delicious flavor. 
Pkt. 20 cts.; 4lb. 45 cts.; Ib. 80 cts.; 5 Ibs. $3.25. 
Spancross. 70 days. The earliest yellow hybrid. Ears 
6 to 7 inches long. Sweet golden yellow kernels. Ex- 
cellent for early crop. Pkt. 20 cts.; Mlb. 50 cts.; Ib. 
80 cts. 
Stowell’s Evergreen. 100 days. Tender, sweet white 
Corn that is an old favorite. Very fine quality; 7 to 8- 
inch ears with 14 to 20 rows of grains. A good variety for 
canning. Pkt. 15 cts.; 4Ib. 30 cts.; Ib. 50 cts.; 5 Ibs. $2.25. 
CROW REPELLENT—Save Your Corn From Crows 
Prevents crows and other Corn-destroying pests from pull- 
ing Corn. Simply treat seed at time of planting. 1 pt. 50 cts. 
(enough to treat 1 bus. Corn). 
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