CHICORY 
WITLOOF. (110 days.) Sometimes called ‘French Endive” and grown principally for the roots, which when 
————_ forced, produce a popular salad. The roots are grown during the summer, and forced in the 
fall and winter. The parsnip-like roots are dug in the fall. The tops are cut off within an inch of the crown, 
and are trimmed to a uniform length of 9 inches. To force, the roots are set 2 inches apart, and covered 
with soil. If a quick growth is desired, mulch with fresh manure. Water twice a week, and keep at a tem- 
perature of about 70°. The new leaf growth forms a compact head similar in shape to Cos Lettuce. 1 ounce 
will sow a row 100 feet long; 3 to 5 pounds for an acre. Sow in the early spring Y2 inch deep in rows 18 
inches apart, and thin the plants to 4 inches in the row. Pkt., 10¢; oz., 90c; 1% Ib., $2.00, postpaid. 
ASPARAGUS CHICORY. (Ciccoria Catalogna.) Also called Italian Dandelion. (65 days.) This variety 
is an annual and sometimes called “Italian Dandelion,’ and may be cut 
several times in a season as the new shoots appear. Plant medium thin, one-half inch deep, from the middle 
of July to the middle of August in 3-foot rows, leaving ten inches between the plants. The cutting must be 
through before freezing weather. One ounce will sow a row 100 feet long; 3 Ibs. will sow an acre. Pkt., 
15¢; oz., $1.35; 14 Ib., $3.00, postpaid. 
Witloof Chicory 
(French Endive) 
COLLARDS 
One ounce will plant a row 100 feet long; four ounces will produce sufficient 
plants to set an acre. 
Culture: Sow from March to August either in beds to be transplanted when 
large enough, or in rows where the plants are to stand. The rows should be 
at least 3 feet apart, allowing 24 to 30 inches between the plants in the row. 
Cultivation same as for cabbage. 
We urge all growers of Collards to use Vates Non-Heading 
and Tait’s Heading Collards. 
VATES. (75 days.) Developed at the Virginia Truck Experiment Station. 
wee from a cross between Wonder and Heading Collard. The leaves 
are darker in color than Wonder, are a trifle thicker, and have a waxy bloom. 
It is exceedingly hardy, and is preferred by canners because it has practically 
no purple tinge in stem or leaf. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35¢; 14 Ib., 80c; Ib., $2.00, 
postpaid. 
Vates Collard (Non-Heading) 
4 (75 days.) A cross between 
TAIT'S_HEADING. Wakefield Cabbage and South- 
CORN SALAD ern Collard. A large percentage produces soft heads, 
formed by the folding of the center leaves. See illustra- 
Two ounces will plant a row 100 feet long tion. Pkt., 10¢; oz., 35c; 14 Ib., 80c; Ib., $2.00, postpaid. 
A hardy plant, forming rosettes of tender, edible leaves, and sometimes SOUTHERN SHORT STEM. (or North Carolina 
? : tuce.” It i d f ns, like spinach, or as a salad. Short Stem.) (80 days.) 
called ae aH ay : aa a oe = 60 Pg Mieheteall The best known non-heading Collard, and in the South 
It can be sown in the spring and will mature in ays, or in me ral will thrive under conditions where it would be almost 
and will winter over like Spinach, if given a little protection. Sow Y2 inch impossible to grow cabbage. Height 2 feet. Pkt., 10¢; 
deep in rows 12 to 18 inches apart, pressing the soil firmly over the seed. 02., 25¢; 1/4 Ib., 60c; Ib., $1.50, postpaid. 
When the plants are large enough, thin out to 6 inches in the row. 
Cultivation same as for spinach. WHITE CABBAGE. (80 days.) A popular non- 
COCs variety similar in ap- 
pearance to Southern Short Stem. Height 2 feet. Pkt., 
BROAD LEAVED. (45 days.) Pkt., 10¢; oz., 30¢; V/ Ib., 80c, postpaid. 10¢; oz., 25¢; 1/4 Ib., 60c; Ib., $1.50, postpaid. 
CRESS 
UPLAND. (60 days.) This vari- WATER CRESS, (60 days.) A 
ety stays green the ~ distinct variety 
year: round, and has a flavor similar with small oval leaves of a delicious 
to Water Cress. It can be used for Piquant flavor. Does best when 
“greens” like Spinach, or as a sown lightly in the early spring 
salad. Sow V4 inch deep in rows 12 along the edges of creeks or Se 
to 18 inches apart, either in the a nage tigate, aa Abts be EY) 
: grown in any moist soil or in a 
spring or fall, and when the plants damp ihotbed ‘oth moderate remnant 
preierge enough, thin sou tse es) tc ture. Often grows luxuriantly in 
stand 6 inches apart. 1 ounce will ordinary ditches where the soil 
plant a row 100 feet long; 3 to 5 never becomes dry and hard. One 
pounds will sow an acre. Pkt., 10¢; ounce will produce 3000 plants. 
oz., 30c; V4 Ib., 80c, postpaid. Pkt., 15¢; oz., $1.80; V4 Ib., $4.00, 
postpaid. Tait’s Heading Collard 
[14] Prices of vegetable seeds, flower seeds, and bulbs GEO. TAIT & SONS, INC. 
are postpaid, except where noted. 
