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CARROT Daucus carota 
1 pkt, 25 ft. 1 ounce, 150 ft. Sow 14” deep in rows 
18” part in deeply worked soil. Thin plants to 2” 
apart. Thin early. Sow April to August in succes- 
sion. The young carrots are sweeter. 
CHANTENAY RED CORED 70 days. 41”, 
blunt, deep orange, tender and sweet. 
DANVERS HALF LONG 75 days. 6”, smooth 
bright orange, and close grained. 
IMPERATOR 77 days. 8”, slim and tapering, 
fine grained and deep orange throughout. 
NANTES 68 days. 7”, blunt, tender and core- 
less. 
TENDERSWEET 80 days. 9”. Fine quality. 
All the above at: pkt 10¢, 1 oz. 40¢ 
FRENCH FORCING 68 days. Very early, 
stubby, almost round. Crisp and fine flav- 
ored. 
TOUCHON 70 days. Slender, brightly col- 
ored coreless root, 61%” long. Superb flavor. 
The above at: pkt 15¢, 1 oz. 50¢ 
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ae CAULIFLOWER Brassica oleracea botrytis 
Culture and rate is about the same as cabbage. Sow 
directly outdoors in late May or early June so that 
the crop will mature during cool weather. Started 
earlier than this, plants will suffer from hot weather 
and may produce an inferior crop as a result. 
EARLY SNOWBALL 60 days. Uniform fine 
white heads. pkt 25¢, '4-oz. $3.00 
ITALIAN PURPLE 75 days. Delicious heads 
of deep purple which turn pale green when 
cooked. Better flavor than either cauliflow- 
er or broccoli. Perfect for deep freezing. 
pkt 25¢, 14-0z. $1.65 
CELERY Apium graveolens 
One pkt produces 400 plants, 1 oz. 7500. Plant in 
March indoors. Transplant outdoors in rich deep soil 
in rows 3 ft. apart, plants 6 to 8 inches apart. Plant- 
ing in a trench 6” deep, 9” wide will help to insure 
the essential moisture this plant requires. If plants 
are to be blanched, this is done only after they have 
reached full growth when soil‘ should be packed 
tightly around the plants, leaving only the top leaves 
exposed. Blanching will occur in 2 to 4 weeks. 
GIANT PASCAL 140 days. Thick, crisp 
stalks. Superb nutty flavor. 
GOLDEN SELF BLANCHING 115 days. 
Solid stalks, delicate flavor. 
CELERIAC (Apium graveolens rapaceum). 
Knob celery. 120 days. White fleshed, tur- 
nip shaped roots. A pleasant celery flavor. 
All the above at: pkt 15¢, '4-oz. 70¢ 
CHICORY Cichorium intybus 
Witloof or French Endive. Plant in the 
Spring; the roots are dug in the Fall, and 
then planted in boxes with the crown 9” 
below the top of the soil, and left in a warm 
cellar where they will produce familiar 
French Endive during the winter months. 
pkt 15¢, 1 oz. 50¢ 
COLLARDS Brassica oleracea acephela 
GEORGIA COLLARD 80 days. Grown like 
cabbage for its delicious Southern greens. 
pkt 10¢, 1 oz. 25¢ 
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SWEET CORN Zea Mays saccharata 
1 pkt plants 25 hills, 1 Ib. 200. Plant 14” deep in hills 
3’ apart each way. Make plantings every 2 weeks. 
Plant in blocks rather than long rows. Retain 3 
plants to each hill. 
NEW HYBRIDS 
CARMELCROSS 8&0 days. Outstanding qual- 
ity, golden yellow. 7” ear. 
GOLDEN CROSS BANTAM 88 days. The 
most popular main crop hybrid deservedly. 
8” ear, 10-14 rows of kernels. 
LINCOLN 86 days. A new large eared corn 
of wonderful quality. 
MARCROSS 18x6 74 days. Early, disease 
resistant,cream yellow kernels. 
SPANCROSS 70 days. Earliest of all. Ears 
6” long. 
PEARLCROSS 75 days. A fine white sweet 
corn. 
WASHINGTON 74 days. A fine new early 
variety from the Conn. Agricultural Ex- 
periment Station. 
WILSON 96 days. The latest and largest 
eared yellow hybrid. 
All the above: pkt 15¢, '4-lb. 40¢, 
1 Ib. 75¢, 2 Ib. $1.35, 5 Ib. $2.65 
STANDARD VARIETIES 
BANTAM EVERGREEN 90 days. Wonder- 
ful late large yellow corn. 
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN 92 days. Late, 
large, white and delicious. 
EVERGREEN 95 days. Deep tender white 
kernels, vigorous. 
BLACK MEXICAN 86 days. A sweet flav- 
ored old timer. 
GOLDEN BANTAM 80 days. Small delicious 
ears, one of the oldest and best. 
All the above: pkt 10¢, '4-lb. 30¢, 
1 Ib. 50¢, 2 Ib. 95¢, 5 Ib. $2.00 
MIDGET CORN 70 days. Tiny 4” sugar 
sweet ears on 8 ft. plants. Ideal for the 
small garden. 
MIDGET YELLOW, pkt 25¢ 
MIDGET WHITE, pkt 15¢ 
CORN SALAD Valerianella olitoria. 
Sow in early Spring or in September; not 
during hot weather. Quick growing leafy 
plant used widely in mixed green salads. 
pkt 15¢, 1 oz. 50¢ 
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