CELERIAC—Turnip Rooted Celery ¢ 
Giant Smooth Prague 110 days 
Plant—spreading, celery-like in character. 
Root—2 to 3 inches in diameter, bulbous and knobby. 
Bulbs used chiefly for flavoring in soups because of delicious celery-like flavor. 
CHERVIL 
Curled 60 days 
Resembling parsley, it has finely curled bright green leaves. They are pungently 
aromatic and used for garnishing and flavoring. 
CHICORY 
Large Rooted Magdeborg 120 days Witloof or French Endive 140 days 
Plant—15 inches tall, medium green, up- Plant—15 to 18 inches, smooth, long, me- 
right dandelion-like foliage with fairly dium dark green, slightly darker than 
narrow leaves. Magdeborg. 
Root—12 to 14 inches long, tapered and Inner leaves and heart are used in salads. 
white. In the fall, roots can be reset and forced 
The dried, ground, roasted reots are often indoors. The resulting second-growth 
mixed with coffee. Leaves can be fed to crown is self-blanching and excellent 
poultry as a tonic. for winter-time salads. 
CHIVES 
Plant—10 inches tall, bushy with thin onion-like leaves. 
A hardy perennial of the onion family. Stems are used for flavoring soups, salads, 
stews and the purple flowers are highly decorative. 
COLLARDS 
Cabbage 7O days True Georgia 80 days 
Plant—24 to 30 inches tall, large, bluish- Plant—30 to 36 inches tall, upright, large 
green crumpled leaves that form a loose blue-green crumpled leaves. 
head with cabbage flavor. A leafy, non-heading plant of the cab- 
Used for greens principally in the South bage family that produces greens under 
where the summer climate is too warm adverse conditions of heat and poor soil. 
for cabbage. Grown chiefly in the South. 
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