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CABBAGE Brassica oleracea capitata 
A packet produces 250 plants, 1 oz. 2500 plants. Sow 
from March through June. Plants are ready to be 
transplanted about 4 weeks from the time the seeds 
are sown, and should be planted 2 ft. apart in the 
row, with the rows 2-3 ft. apart. 5 lb. of lime per 
100 ft. of row will help all the Brassica tribe. A 
dusting of calomel powder will discourage the root 
maggot. 
MICHILI (Brassica pekinensis) 75 days. The 
Chinese Cabbage. Heads 4” through and 
18” tall. Tender and crisp with spicy flavor. 
Plant July 1 to prevent premature seeding. 
All the above at: pkt 15¢, 4-lb. 40¢, 
COPENHAGEN MARKET 69 days. Fine 
early, round and solid, 3!/ lb. head. 
pkt 15¢, 1 oz. 60¢ 
DANISH BALLHEAD 100 days. Very hard 
headed winter variety, with fine keeping 
quality. Heads 614 lb. _ pkt -15¢, 1 oz. 60¢ 
EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD 68 days. 
Conical head weighing 214 lb. Crisp and de- 
licious. pkt 15¢, 1 oz. 60¢ 
PERFECTION DRUMHEAD SAVOY 90 
days. Crumpled leaves with a sweet, deli- 
cate flavor, typica! of the Savoy type. Late, 
6 lb. pkt 15¢, 1 oz. 65¢ 
PREMIUM FLAT DUTCH 100 days. High 
quality, one of the largest late varieties, 12 
lb. heads. pkt 15¢, 1 oz. 65¢ 
ROCK RED 88 days. Large round 7 lb. head 
of deepest red, excellent for pickling and 
for slaw. pkt. 15¢, 1 oz. 70¢ 
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CARROT Daucus carota 
1 pkt, 25 ft. 1 ounce, 150 ft. Sow 14” deep in rows 
18” part in deeply worked soil. Thin plants to 2” 
apart. Thin early. Sow April to August in succes- 
sion, The young carrots are sweeter. 
AMSTERDAM FORCING 65 days. Unsur- 
passed for delicacy of flavor. Small tapering 
roots about 5” long, dark orange with an 
almost transparent waxy appearance. 
CHANTENAY RED CORED 70 days. 41/,”, 
blunt, deep orange, tender and sweet. 
DANVERS HALF LONG 75 days. 6”; smooth 
bright orange, and close grained. 
TENDERSWEET 80 days. 9”. Fine quality. 
All the above at: pkt 15¢,1 oz. 40¢ 
CAULIFLOWER Brassica oleracea botrytis 
Culture and rate is about the same as cabbage. Sow 
directly outdoors in late May or early June so that 
the crop will mature during cool weather. Started 
earlier than this, plants will suffer from hot weather 
and may produce an inferior crop as a result. 
EARLY SNOWBALL 60 days. Uniform fine 
white heads. pkt 25¢, '4-oz. $2.50 
ITALIAN PURPLE 75 days. Delicious heads 
of deep purple which turn pale green when 
cooked. Better flavor than either cauliflow- 
er or broccoli. Perfect for deep freezing. 
pkt 25¢, 1 oz. $1.75 
CELERY Apium graveolens 
One pkt produces 400 plants, 1 oz. 7500. Plant in 
March indoors. Transplant outdoors in rich deep soil 
in rows 8 ft. apart, plants 6 to 8 inches apart. Plant- 
ing in a trench 6” deep, 9” wide will help to insure 
the essential moisture this plant requires, If plants 
are to be blanched, this is done only after they have 
reached full growth when soil should be packed 
tightly around the plants, leaving only the top leaves 
exposed. Blanching will occur in 2 to 4 weeks. 
GIANT PASCAL 140 days. Thick, crisp 
stalks. Superb nutty flavor. 
GOLDEN SELF BLANCHING 115 days. 
Solid stalks, delicate flavor. 
CELERIAC (Apium graveolens rapaceum). 
Knob celery. 120 days. White fleshed, tur- 
nip shaped roots. A pleasant celery flavor. 
All the above at: pkt 15¢, 4-0z. 80 
CHICORY Cichorium intybus 
Witloof or French Endive. Plant in the 
Spring; the roots are dug in the Fall, and 
then planted in boxes with the crown 9” 
below the top of the soil, and left in a warm 
cellar where they will produce familiar 
French Endive during the winter months. 
pkt 15¢, 1 oz. 60¢ 
CORN SALAD Valerianella olitoria. 
Sow in early Spring or in September; not 
during hot weather. Quick growing leafy 
plant used widely in mixed green salads. 
pkt 15¢, 1 oz. 50¢ 
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