Celeriac 
CULTURE. Set the plants 6 inches apart in 2 f 
apart. 1 oz. plants 800 ft. of row. : pine oe 
ACE. 115 days. This is a new and improved strain of 
Celeriac which produces more vigorous tops and 
bulbs. Roots are larger and smoother than Giant 
Smooth Prague and the tops seem more resistant to 
blight. 
GIANT SMOOTH PRAGUE. 110 days. Turnip- 
- rooted Celery. Plants are dark green with tubular 
stalks. Roots 3 to 4 inches in diameter, globular, 
fairly smooth. Bulbs used for adding celery flavor to 
soups. 
CELERIAC, 
Giant Smooth 
Prague 
Chicor 
MAD Dye 
Cu.ture. Sow the seed in early summer in rows 2 feet 
apart, and thin to 3 inches apart. 1 oz. plants 80 ft. of 
row; 4 lbs. an acre. 
LARGE ROOTED or COFFEE. 55 days. Roots 
mature in four to five months and when dried are used 
as a substitute and adulterant of coffee. Roots 12 
to 14 inches long, 214 inches thick at top, tapered. 
The young tender leaves are used for greens and 
also are fed to poultry as a tonic. 
CICCORIA CATALOGNA or ASPARAGUS. 65 
days. A rapid-growing annual producing dandelion- 
like leaves that are very popular for early greens. 
Leaves and flower shoots tender and with faint 
asparagus flavor. Our stock is the true cut-leaved, 
fibrous-rooted type. 
CICCORIA SAN PASQUALE. A very early strain 
for the production of greens from spring sowing. 
The leaves are quite broad, irregularly cut and | 
jagged. 
Corn Salad 
LARGE-LEAVED ROUND (LAMB’S LETTUCE). 
60 days. Small, quick-growing salad plant for 
early spring, late fall or winter use. It is quite hardy. 
Plants produce an abundance of small leaves which 
may be used like lettuce or cooked like spinach. 
TRI-STATE SEED COMPANY, Inc. 
PHILADELPHIA 6, PA. 
Collards 
CutturE. Sow the seed either indoors or out, and trans- 
plant to about 18 inches apart, in rows 214 feet apart. 1 
oz. plants 400 ft. of row; 4 ozs. an acre. 
GEORGIA. 75 days. A non-heading form of Cab- 
bage grown extensively for greens by market gar- 
deners in the South. Plant 2 to 3 feet tall, erect, 
spreading. Forms a loose cluster or head of tender 
leaves. 
CABBAGE. 75 days. A desirable type producing 
rather compact plants 14% to 2 feet high. Large, 
loose clusters of leaves which often show a tendency 
to form a head. Also known as Buncombe. 
VATES. 90 days. Similar to Georgia Collards in 
shape and habit of growth, but has an emerald-green 
color instead of the usual bluish green and the leaves 
have a glossy or oily appearance. 
COLLARDS, Georgia 
Cress 
UPLAND. 50 days. Resembles Water Cress except 
that it is planted on dry land and is extremely easy 
to grow. It has the advantage of standing all sum- 
mer without going to seed. Plant in spring and late 
summer. 
WATER CRESS. 50 days. Can be grown in any 
shady spot by making frequent waterings, but does 
best when planted in shallow, running, fresh water 
such as near a spring. Start seed in pots placed in, 
a pan of water, and transplant to the edge of the 
stream. Perennial. 
Dandelion 
Cutture. Plant in rows a foot apart and thin the plants 
to 4 inches apart. May be blanched like endive if desired. 
1 oz. plants 200 ft. of row. 
ARLINGTON THICK LEAF. 60 days. A very 
superior strain. Makes very vigorous, compact 
growth. Produces a spreading rosette of leaves 18 
to 24 inches across; leaves very numerous, thick in 
texture and blanch readily. 
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