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. 
514E Cornell 19. 120 days. Early; self-blanching. We 
highly recommend this as a main-crop variety. Pkt. 
25 cts.; goz. 60 cts.; oz. $1.75. 
514A 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. 
514B Giant Pascal. 135 days. Broad, thick, crisp, well- 
flavored stalks, distinctly ribbed. Very productive; the 
standard Celery for winter. Keeps very well when stored. 
Pkt. 15 cts.; Yoz. 65 cts.; oz. $1.25. 
514C White Plume. 112 days. Pure white when blanched, 
tender and stringless. Rich flavor. The earliest variety, 
and is used 12 fall and early winter rather than being 
stored. Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; oz. $1.00. 
514D 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. 
522 Wonderful (Golden Plume). 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.; 
Voz. 50 cts.; oz. $1.50. 
Chives 
263 Grown in about 100 days from seed. Perennial. Mild 
onion-like flavor. Excellent for flavoring salads, soups, 
meat and stews. Pkt. 25 cts.; 3 pkts. 65 cts. Clumps, 
45 cts. each. 
Chicory 
521 Witloof (French Endive). 110 days. Can be planted 
in spring, then lifted and brought indoors in the fall, 
packed in a box and covered with sand or peat moss, to 
be forced for a winter salad. The tender young shoots 
are the part used. Pkt. 15 cts.; 140z. 45 cts.; oz. 80 cts. 
Corn Salad 
272 Large-seeded Dutch. 60 days. Tender leaves used 
as a substitute for lettuce in winter. Quite hardy, pro- 
ducing rosettes of small leaves to be eaten as salad or 
cooked as greens. Pkt. 15 cts.; 40z. 40 cts.; 0z. 70 cts. 
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). 
Corn, Sweet 
Corn must not be planted until all danger of frost has passed. | 262A Curled (Pepper Grass). 
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. 
612 Country Gentleman. 100 days. Pure white, thin, 
narrow kernels irregularly placed on the cob, thereby 
giving it the name “‘Shoepeg.”’ A productive midseason 
sort popular in home gardens. Pkt. 15 cts.; 4slb. 30 cts.; | 
Ib. 50 cts.; 5 Ibs. $2.25. 
642 Earligold, Woodruff’s. 72 days. A new hybrid va- 
riety with ears 61% to 7 inches long, with 12 to 16 rows of 
yellow kernels. 
45 cts.; Ib. 80 cts.; 5 Ibs. $3.25. 
| 538 Golden Bantam. 80 days. Very small ear with 8 
rows of broad, golden kernels of delicious flavor. Un- 
surpassed in quality, and for years has been the favorite 
yellow variety, though now it is equaled in flavor and 
surpassed in size by Golden Cross Bantam. Pkt. 10 cts.; | 
YeIb. 30 cts.; Ib. 50 cts.; 5 Ibs. $2.25. 
640A Golden Cross Bantam. 85 days. A tribute to the 
hybridizer’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.; Ib. 45 cts.; Ib. 75 cts.; 5 Ibs. 
$3.25. 
638 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 | 
recommended. Pkt. 35 cts.; Yelb. 85 cts.; Ib. $1.50. 
640B Howling Mob Improved. 85 days. Ears 7 to 9 
inches long, with 12 or 16 rows of pearly white kernels. 
Deliciously sweet flavored. Midseason variety grown by 
both home and market gardeners. Pkt. 15 cts.; Mlb. 
30 cts.; Ib. 55 cts.; 5 Ibs. $2.50. 
640 Ioana. 90 days. Medium-sized ears with light yellow 
kernels of delicious flavor. Valuable for canning. In- 
creasingly popular. Pkt. 20 cts.; 4lb. 45 cts.; Ib. 80 cts. 
644 lochief. 85 days. Gold Medal Winner for 1951. Ears 
are 9 to 10 inches long, 16 to 18 rowed. It is somewhat re- 
sistant to heat and drought. Has an excellent flavor and 
is outstandingly tender. Heavy yield. Pkt. 25 cts.; 
V6lb. 60 cts.; Ib. $1.00. 
541 Lincoln Hybrid. 83 days. An All-America Winner 
developed 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. 
639 Marcross. 77 days. A new early yellow hybrid. Six- 
foot stalks produce 12 to 14-rowed ears of delicious flavor. 
Pkt. 20 cts.; 4b. 45 cts.; Ib. 80 cts.; 5 Ibs. $3.25. 
643 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.; 44Ib. 30 cts.; Ib. 50 cts.; 5 Ibs. $2.25. | 
Excellent quality. Pkt. 25 cts.; Mlb. | 
Cress 
40 days. Best used when 
young, added to lettuce to provide a more pungent taste, 
or for garnishing and flavoring. Grows quickly and 
easily. Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 50 cts. 
262B Upland. 60 days. Broad, crisp leaves, tender when 
young. Stays green all the year. Grows best in rich, 
well-prepared ground, but need not be in a moist place. 
Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 65 cts. 
275 Watercress. 80 days. Used for salad or sandwich 
greens. Mix the seed with moist soil and form into 
pellets, which can then be pressed into the banks of a 
stream or pond just above the water level. Once estab- 
lished it needs no care. Pkt. 25 cts.; oz. $1.50. 
Collards 
| 196 Georgia. 80 days. Grown instead of cabbage in 
sections of the country that are too hot for cabbage to 
develop heads. Large, loose-leaved plant 3 feet tall, 
producing a good crop of its leaves, to be used as greens. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; Ib. 75 cts. 
Chervil 
270 Moss Curled. 70 days. Finely curled leaves used for 
garnishing soups and other dishes. 
ICUS: 
Pkt. 25 cts.; oz. 
KOHLRABI, White Vienna 
Pkt. 15 cts.; 40z. 40 cts.; oz. 70 cts. 
McARDLE’S SEED STORE, 384-388 GREENWICH AVE., GREENWICH, CONN. Phones: 8-6788 or 8-0317 33 
