Max Schling’s Vegetable Seeds — 
Celery 
Seeds may be sown in the greenhouse, 
hotbed, or cold frame in February or March, 
and the seedlings transplanted as soon as 
large enough to handle. When fully grown, 
bank up with soil or paper collars in order 
to blanch the stalks. 
Fullheart. Rapid growing, easy-blanching 
type of excellent flavor. Pkt., 35c; 4 oz., 
$1.50; oz., $4.00. 
Wonderful or Golden Plume. The finest 
self-blanching yellow Celery. Blight and 
rust resistant. Pkt., 25c; %4 oz., $1.25; oz., 
$3.00. 
Improved Golden Self Blanching. Golden 
yellow stalks of fine nutty flavor. Matures 
early in September. A good keeping vari- 
ety. Pkt., 25c; Y 02., $1.25; oz., $2.25. 
Giant Pascal. Crisp and firm. The best vari- 
ety for late use. Pkt., 25c; 0z., $1.50. 
Celeriac 
Giant Smooth Prague. Boiled and sliced, an 
excellent salad dish. Leaves may be used 
for flavoring soup. Pkt., 25c; Y% 0z., 60c; 
oz., $1.10; %4 lb., $3.25. 
Sweet Corn 
Plant about May 5th in hills and allow 2 
plants to grow in each hill. Sweet Corn re- 
quires rich soil. To have a continuous sup- 
ply of Sweet Corn throughout the season, 
plant every 2 weeks until July. One pound 
will plant 125 hills. 
See page 45 for our famous Hybrid Sweet 
Corn collection. 
Non-Hybrid Varieties. Pkt., 25c; 1% Ib., 50c; 
Ib., 85c. 
Hybrid Varieties except Golden Midget. 
Pkt., 35c; 4 Ib., 55c; Ib., 95c. 
Favorite Non-Hybrid 
Varieties 
Black Mexican. Early. Kernels bluish black 
when ripe. 
Country Gentleman. Late. Ears 7 to 9 inches 
long with sweet white kernels. 
Golden Bantam. The most popular of all. 
Extra early, sweet and prolific, each stalk 
bearing 2 or 3 golden ears 6 to 8 inches 
long. 
Golden Early Market. Extra early, ears 6 to 
8 inches long with 12 rows of tender deli- 
cious kernels. 
Golden Midget Hybrid. Similar to our 
famous Mason’s Golden Midget but 4 
days early with better filled ears. Pkt., 
$1.00; 6 pkts., $5.00. 
Stowell’s Evergreen. Widely used as a main 
crop. Ears long and thick. 16 to 20 rowed 
with pure white sweet kernels. 
CORN SALAD (Field Salad). Sow seed 
during summer harvest for after frost. 
Can be cut all winter for a delicious 
salad dish. Pkt., 25c; Y oz., $1.00: 02z., 
$1.75. e 
Chicory 
Witloof (French Endive). Delicious for 
salads. Lift roots in autumn, cut off the 
leaves about 4 inch from the crown, and 
store in the cellar in sand. After resting 
a month, they are ready for forcing in a 
warm dark place. The new leaves are 
crisp, snowy white, of finest flavor. Pkt., 
35c; 02., $1.00; 14 Ib., $3.50. 
Cucumbers 
For early Cucumbers, start seeds in pots 
in the cold frame or greenhouse, and set out 
when danger of frost is gone. For main crop, 
plant outdoors in hills 3 feet apart in May. 
Thin to four plants per hill. One ounce is 
sufficient for 40 hills. 
Cubit. All-America Bronze Medal. A deli- 
cious crisp fleshy Cucumber with very 
small receptacle. Pkt., 35c; 0z., $1.00. 
Perfected White Spine. Ideal for the home 
garden. Long and smooth with crisp solid 
flesh. 
Longfellow. Perfect for slicing. Long and 
meaty with few seeds. 
Improved Long Green. Bears long slender 
Cucumbers in abundance. Black spines, 
yellow when ripe. 
Snow’s Perfected Pickling. Fruits for pick- 
ling 50 days after planting. 
West India Gherkin. Miniature burr pickle. 
Prices for all varieties except Cubit: 
Pkt., 25c; 072., 60c; Y4 \b., $2.00; Ib., $6.50. 
Herbs 
Dill 
Long Island Mammoth. Pkt., 25c; 1% 07., 
50c; 0z., 85c; 4 Ib., $2.75. 
Eggplant 
Sow seed in a box or pot in greenhouse 
or hotbed, in February and March. When 
about 3 inches high, plant singly into small 
pots and set plants out as soon as all danger 
from frost is past (about May 20th), plac- 
ing them 2!% feet apart each way. 
New York Improved Purple. Large round 
deep purple fruits of excellent quality. 
Pkt., 25c; Y4 0z., 50c; 0z., 85c; 4 lb., $2.50. 
Improved Black Beauty. Fully a week earlier 
than New York Improved Purple. Pkt., 
25c; Yo oz., 50c; oz., 85c; 4 lb., $2.50. 
New Hampshire Hybrid. Accredited the fine- 
est of all Eggplant. Deep purple skin. 
Pkt., 35c; 4 0z., 65c. 
Endive 
An excellent leaf salad for fall and winter 
use. Make first planting in mid-April and 
continue into July. When nearly full grown, 
tie the leaves together at the top to bleach. 
One ounce of seed plants 100 feet of drill. 
Broad-Leaf Batavian. Leaves are large and 
broad, and furnish more greens than curiy 
varieties. Pkt., 25c; 0z., 60c; %4 lb., $1.85. 
Extra Fine Green Curled. Leaves blanch 
rapidly and are very tender. Pkt., 25c; % 
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Varieties marked with (*) are perennials. 
SEEDS—Price: Pkt., 35c; 5 pkts., $1.50. 
ANISE. For seasoning. 
BORAGE. Flowers used for salad garnish- 
ing, leaves for flavoring cordials. 
CARAWAY. Seeds used in bread, pastries 
and liqueurs. 
CATNIP 
*CHIVES. For salads, seasoning and flavor- 
ing. 
CORIANDER. Strongly aromatic seeds. 
*SWEET MARJORAM. A popular herb 
for seasoning and salads. 
UPLAND CRESS. A dry-land form of 
Water Cress. 
SPECIAL COLLECTION 
1 pkt. each of 21 Herbs listed above, 
$6.50. 
BR 
Sweet Marjoram 
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CRESS, CURLED. (Pepper Grass.) For 
salads and garnishing. 
*CRESS, SWEET WATER. Excellent for 
salads. 
FENNEL. (Finnochio.) For garnishing and 
making sauce for fish. Bulblike base may 
be eaten boiled or raw. 
*HYSSOP. For flavoring and medicine. 
*LAVENDER. (Lavandula Spica.) For food 
seasoning. 
*LAVENDER, TRUE. (Lavandula Vera.) 
For sachets for perfuming linens. 
MUSTARD, WHITE LONDON. For salads 
and garnishing. 
*ROSEMARY. Especially good for seasoning 
pork. 
RUCOLA. (Roquette.) A very popular 
Latin herb for salads and cooking. 
*RUE. A_ bitter, pungent seasoning for 
salads. 
*SAGE. For flavoring dressing and sauces. 
SUMMER SAVORY. Especially valuable 
for flavoring Beans. 
SWEET BASIL. Very aromatic for season- 
ing. 
