CHICORY 
Large Rooted Magdeborg 120days Witloof or French Endive 140 days 
Plant—15 inches tall, medium green, up- Plant—15-18 inches, foliage smooth, long, 
right dandelion-like foliage with fair- medium dark green, slightly darker 
ly narrow leaves. than Magdeborg. 
Root—12-14 inches long, tapered and Inner leaves and heart are used in salads. 
white. In the fall, roots can be reset and 
The dried, ground, roasted roots are often forced indoors. The resulting second- 
mixed with coffee. Leaves can be fed to growth crown is self-blanching and ex- 
poultry as a tonic. cellent for winter-time salads. 
CHIVES 
Plant—10 inches tall, bushy with thin onion-like leaves. 
A hardly perennial of the onion family. Stems are used for flavoring soups, salads, 
stews and the purple flowers are highly decorative. Milder than onions. 
COLLARDS 
Cabbage 7Odays_ True Georgia 80 days 
Plant—24-30 inches tall, large, bluish- Plant—30-36 inches tall, upright, large 
green crumpled leaves that form a blue-green crumpled leaves. 
loose head with cabbage flavor. A leafy, non-heading plant of the cab- 
Used for greens principally in the South bage family that produces greens un- 
where the summer climate is too warm der adverse conditions of heat and poor 
tor cabbage. soil. Grown chiefly in the South. 
CORN SALAD or FETTICUS 
Large Leaved 45 days 
Plant—rounded, thick, medium grey-green, tender leaves that grow in the form of 
a rosette. 
Sometimes called Lamb’s Lettuce. Used in salads or cooked like Spinach. 
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One of Northrup, King & Co.'s Sweet Corn Trial Grounds Near Minneapolis 
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