CARROTS Very Healthful Cooked or Raw 
The carrot, whether used raw, fried, boiled or stewed, 
How and When to Plant used alone or combined with other vegetables or meat is 
not surpassed in nutritious healthfulness by any vegetable. 
Plant carrot seed from the time the 
soil can’ be worked in the spring till July, in 1- or 2-foot rows for hand cultivation or in 30-inch 
tows where a horse drawn tool is used. Use one ounce of seed to 100 feet of row, 4 to 5 pounds 
to the acre, covering one-half inch deep and later thin to a four-inch stand. 
Do not overlook 
the value of this crop as a stock food. For best results, mix 4 pounds of Vigoro Fertilizer per 
100 feet of row before planting. 
DANVERS HALF-LONG. (75 days.) One of the 
favorite main crop varieties known by all. 
Very productive and used extensively by 
market gardeners, shippers and home gar- 
deners. Roots bright deep orange, 6 to 7 
inches long, 134 inches thick, broad shoul- 
der tapering to a blunt point. Flesh bright 
orange, tender, and very sweet. 
Postpaid, pkt. 10c:; oz. 20c:; 4 lb. 55c;: lb. 
$1.75: 3 lbs. $4.80. 
IMPERATOR. (75 days.) This new carrot has 
already become very popular as it com- 
bines both attractive appearance with first 
class quality. The roots are 7 to 8 inches 
long, tapering gradually toward the tip. 
Rich orange color with indistinct core. 
Postpaid, pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; Y% lb. 55e; lb. 
$1.75; 3 lbs. $4.80. 
CHICORY 
Sow in April and transplant to stand 4 
inches apart. Valuable as a salad as well 
as a vegetable. Use a packet to 20 feet of 
row. 
MADGEBURG. (100 days.) Used for roots. Cut 
in slices and dried makes substitute for 
coffee. 
Postpaid, pkt. 15c: 2 oz. 25c; oz. 45c; 2 oz. 
80c: 1% lb. $1.50. 
WITLOOF. (110 days.) Also called French 
Endive. Used for the top. 
Postpaid, pkt. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; oz. 45c; 2 oz. 
80c; 1% lb. $1.50. 
CELERY 
GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING. (115 days.) Very 
popular because of its earliness and self- 
blanching quality. The dwarf, compact 
plants grow 18 to 20 inches tall and form 
thick, solid stalks which readily blanch to 
a beautiful waxen yellow. 
series pkt. 15¢e; 1% oz. 50c; oz. 90c; 14 tb. 
79. 
WHITE PLUME. (115 days.) Foliage is bright, 
light green, tinted white; stalks and foliage 
blanch readily to a pure snowy white. 
Crisp, tender and free from fiber strings. 
Postpaid, pkt. 1Sc; Y2 oz. 40c; oz. 75c; Y% lb. 
$2.50. 
CELERIAG. (120 days.) Produces large edible 
roots which are ready for use after they 
have grown about 2 inches across. Grow 
as you would celery except that it does not 
require hilling or blanching. 
Postpaid, pkt. 10c; % oz. 30¢; oz. 55¢; 2 oz. 
95c: Y% lb. $1.75. 
GOLDEN SELF BLANCHING 
See List Enclosed « 
HALF-LONG SCARLET CHANTENAY. (72 days.) 
Market gardeners know this to be the per- 
fect carrot and one of the most salable 
market varieties. An excellent, all-purpose 
sort. Roots deep orange, smooth, 5 to 6 
inches long, 21% inches thick, broad shoul- 
ders gradually tapering and stump-rooted 
at the lower end. Flesh deep orange with 
distinct core. 
Postpaid, pkt. 10c:; oz. 20c; Y% lb. 55c; Ib. 
$1.75; 3 Ibs. $4.80. 
IMPROVED LONG ORANGE. (88 days.) Roots 
reddish orange, 12 inches long, 2 inches 
thick, tapering to a point; flesh red-orange. 
Excellent for table use, also used for stock 
feeding. 
Postpaid, pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 1% Ib. 55c; Ib. 
$1.75; 3 lbs. $4.80. 
PLANT ONE 
OR MORE 
How and When to Plant 
thin to 3 plants to a hill. 
CUCUMBERS 
One ounce to 50 hills; 2 to 3 pounds per acre. 
danger of frost is past plant in hills 4 to 5 feet apart and 
Seed can be planted in boxes or paper pots in a hotbed, but cucum- 
bers do not transplant readily unless a mass of soil adheres to the roots. 
IMPERATOR 
FOR PICKLES 
FOR SALAD 
After 
For best results mix 
a level tablespoon of Vigoro Fertilizer in the hill before planting the seed. 
A. & C. (60 days.) White Spine. A very de- 
sirable cucumber because of its uniform 
length and intense dark green color. It has 
become increasingly popular for all market 
purposes and is a vigorous, high yielding 
variety. The fruit tapers at both ends and 
Rae to 12 inches long and about 3 inches 
thick. 
Postpaid, pkt. 10e; oz. 30c:; 4 lb. 90c; lb. 
$2.75; 3 lbs. $7.50. 
CHICAGO PICKLE. (58 days.) Black Spine. 
It has square ends with symmetrical shape 
and a tendency to taper slightly toward 
the blossom end. The Chicago pickle is 
very popular for all pickling purposes. The 
fruit is 6 to 8 inches long and about 3 
inches thick. 
Postpaid, pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; VY lb. 65e; Ib. 
$1.95; 3 Ibs. $5.10. 
MARKETER. (65 days.) White Spine. Fruits 
about 8 inches long, strikingly uniform, 
dark green even to blossom end. Vine 
growth vigorous and a- prolific bearer of 
ideal size cucumbers for the home garden 
and local markets. This cucumber in both 
appearance and slicing texture is regarded 
as nearly perfect as cucumbers come. 
Postpaid, pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 1% lb. 90c; lb. 
$2.75: 3 lbs. $7.50. 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN. (70 days.) Black 
Spine. One of the most popular and widely 
used varieties for slicing, also very good for 
pickling. Fruits dark green and somewhat 
slender, 10 to 15 inches long and about 3 
inches thick. 
Postpaid, pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; Y% lb. 75; lb. 
$2.50; 3 lbs. $6.75. 
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A & € CUCUMBER 
IMPROVED EARLY WHITE SPINE. (60 days.) 
The most popular white spined cucumber 
for the home garden; extensively grown for 
shipping. Fruits medium dark green; slight- 
ly tapered; blunt, 6 to 8 inches long and 
about 2% inches thick. 
Postpaid, pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 1% lb. 75c; Ib. 
$2.25; 3 Ibs. $5.95. 
EARLY GREEN CLUSTER. (52 days.) Black 
Spine. A fine variety for pickling, also de- 
sirable for early slicing. Fruits borne in 
twos and threes. Short, thick, pale green, 
cylindrical and full at both ends. 5 to 6 
inches long and about 244 inches thick. 
Postpaid, pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; % lb. 65c; kb. 
$1.95; 3 lbs. $5.10. 
STAYS GREEN. (60 days.) 
Glossy dark green, cylindrical. -Retains its 
color a long time. Young fruit fine for 
pickling, mature fruit adapted in shape and 
size to packing and shipping. 
Postpaid, pkt. 10c: oz. 25c; 14 lb. 75e: tb. 
$2.25: 3 lbs. $5.95. 
White Spine. 
STRAIGHT EIGHT. (60 days.) White Spine. 
Desirable for shipping, market garden or 
home garden trade. The fruit is 8 to 9 
inches long and about 14 inches thick. 
Ends are rounded. It is very symmetrical, 
not tapering from either end. The color is 
dark green in the shipping stage. 
Postpaid, pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; Y% lb. 75e; lb. 
$2.50; 3 lbs. $6.75. 
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