CARROTS 
¥2 oz. to 100 ft., 3 to 4 Ibs. per acre 
Sow from April to July. Prefer a light, 
sandy soil. 
Chantenay, Oregon (Long Type). Flesh is 
a deep golden orange color, always 
smooth and fine in texture, very tender. 
Excellent bunching variety. Medium 
early. 72 days. 
Chantenay, Red Core. A fine carrot. 
Flesh tender and sweet, reddish orange 
with the core indistinct and of about the 
same color as the surrounding flesh. Suit- 
able for canning and table use. 72 days. 
CARROTS, RED CORED CHANTENAY 
Danvers Half Long. Red core. The roots 
are a rich dark orange and makes an ex- 
cellent bunching variety. Most popular 
carrot, both with the grower and the 
shipper. Mature in about 75 days. 
Nantes. Excellent for forcing. Tops are 
very small. Roots bright orange, cylin- 
drical, blunt tipped. Flesh reddish orange, 
crisp, tender and of very delicate flavor. 
Practically coreless. Probably the best 
home garden variety. 68 days. 
Stock Carrots 
Orange Belgian. A very productive va- 
riety, with roots measuring 20 inches 
long. They are broad at the shoulder, 
and gradually taper to a fine point. The 
skin below the ground is a light orange, 
but above the soil surface it is green. 
Will yield heavily, particularly on good 
deep soil. 
White Belgian. A late variety, an excel- 
lent keeper and very productive. Princi- 
pally grown as stock feed, since it will 
yield as much as 40 tons per acre. Roots 
are 7 to 8 inches long, 3 inches across at 
the top, tapered and pointed. 
CAULIFLOWER 
Y2 oz. to 100 ft., 4 oz. per acre 
Treat the same as cabbage but gather 
the tops of the leaves together loosely 
as soon as the heads begin to form. 
Early Snowball. (52 days.) The best for 
greenhouse forcing, early market, and 
shipping. Plants very dwarf. Heads 
snow white, deep, smooth and compact; 
about 6 inches across, weighing about 1144 
to 2 pounds. The standard of excellence 
in cauliflower. (Fz.) 
St. Valentine. Standard market variety 
for March shipment. Plants large. 
Heads large, solid, white, and very well 
protected. 
CELERY 
CELERY 
Y2 oz. to 100 ft., 4 oz. per acre 
Sow from February to May, trans- 
planting in June to rows 3 feet apart. One 
ounce of seed will produce 5000 plants. 
Golden Utah. A light yellow-green selec- 
tion of the original “Utah.” Has superb 
quality and size of original, plus easier 
bleaching quality. 
Utah Jumbo. A remarkable late celery 
of the finest quality. Plant sturdy, com- 
pact and solid. Very free from strings. 
Light. green in color; nutty flavor. 
CHICORY 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 4 to 5 Ibs. per acre 
Sow chicory when weather becomes 
warm and settled. Sow in rows at least 24 
inches apart and thin to 3 inches be- 
tween plants. 
Witloof or French Endive. Seed sown 
in spring produces long, thick roots by 
November. To force for use, dig roots in 
fall and trim the leaves off an inch 
above the crown. Trench in a warm, dark 
place, covered with 6 or 8 inches of soil. 
A handsome, compact head of blanched 
leaves resembling Endive is the result. 
They are tender and have a rich, mildly 
acrid flavor. 
Large-rooted Magdeburg. Roots 12 to 
14 inches long, 2 inches in diameter at 
top; tapered. The dried roots are often 
roasted and mixed with ground coffee. 
CAULIFLOWER, SNOWBALL 
SWEET CORN 
LOCALLY ADAPTED HYBRIDS: In 
recent years the hybrid types of sweet 
corn have been specially developed for 
special conditions. Ask for our recom- 
mendations. 
Sweet corn, 8 oz. to 100 ft., 10 to 14 Ibs. 
per acre 
Plant in rich, warm soil, in hills, 2 to 3 
feet apart, in rows 3 feet apart for early 
kinds and 4 feet apart for the late sorts. 
Make first sowing about the middle of 
May and continue fortnightly up to about 
the middle of July. Corn should be 
planted in blocks of at least 4 rows. 
Hybrid 
Listed in order of ripening 
Spancross. (73 days.) Very early. Well 
filled 6-inch ears of a medium yellow. 
Good quality. Plants grow 4 to 5 ft. tall. 
Marcross. (76 days.) Stalks short but 
sturdy, highly resistant to bacterial wilt. 
Ears long, plump, abruptly tapered at 
tips; 10-14 rowed, with light cream-yellow 
kernels. Good flavor and quality. Early. 
Plants 4% to 5 ft. high. 
lochief (All America Gold Medal Winner). 
Ears 84 to 9 inches long, with 16 to 20 
rows of glossy yellow kernels. High 
yield, good color and quality, and at- 
tractive appearance combine to make an 
ideal canning and freezing corn. (Fz.) 
Open Pollinated, Yellow 
Golden Bantam. 8-row. (79 days.) Slen- 
der ears 542 to 6% inches long have 8 
rows of even golden kernels of good 
flavor. Very sweet. Popular with the 
home gardener. (Fz.) 
Golden Bantam Improved. (81 days.) A 
selection from the original strain of 
Golden Bantam. Larger ears, more rows 
of kernels, greater production. Golden 
yellow, deep, wide, tender kernels with 
a fine sweet flavor. 
Golden Early Market. (77 days.) Early 
yellow variety for home and market gar- 
den. Ears have strong husks and 8 to 
12 tender rows to each ear. Kernels 
golden yellow, medium sweet and of 
good flavor. 
CORN, IOCHIEF 
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