be worked, and the plants set in rows in July, 
or 130 to 140 days before killing frosts. 
Celery requires a rich, well-manured soil, 
and plenty of moisture so that it can make a 
continuous growth. One-fourth ounce is suf- 
ficient for 100 feet of drill, or 4 ounces for 
plants to the acre. 
GIANT PASCAL (140 days)—The plant 
grows 2 feet high with dark green foliage 
and a large heart which blanches to a creamy 
white color. The long, brittle, crisp stalks 
show about 8 inches in length, yielding a 
tasty nutty flavor. 
GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING (85 to 100 
days)—For many years a standard market 
and garden crop. Plants grow compact to 
about 20 to 22 inches tall with yellow-green 
foliage and the solid, thick stalks measure 
about 7 inches, blanching to a creamy yellow. 
WHITE PLUME (115 days)—Plant grows 
about 16 inches high, with foliage a bright 
green tinged with white, which blanches to 
a crisp snowy white stalk about 6% inches in 
length. An excellent early home garden 
variety. 
Celeriac 
Called a turnip-rooted celery, it is prized 
for the edible roots instead of edible leaves. 
It produces an enlarged root at or above the 
ground surface. 
GIANT SMOOTH PRAGUE (110 days)— 
Plant is a dark green with hollow stalks and 
produces a bulbous root 3 to 4 inches in diam- 
eter. Used mainly for flavoring soups. 
Chicory 
Culture: The culture is similar to carrots. 
LARGE ROOTED MAGEBURG (120 days) 
—Plant grows upright about 15 inches tall 
with foliage on the order of dandelions. 
Roots are 12 to 14 inches long, 2 inches in 
diameter and tapered. The dried roots are 
roasted and mixed with ground coffee, i.e., 
the chicory of commerce. Leaves are fed to 
poultry as a tonic. 
WITLOFF or FRENCH ENDIVE (140 
days)—Plants grow 16 inches tall with me- 
dium dark green foliage. Heart and inside 
leaves are used for salads. 
Collards 
A non-heading type plant extensively used 
for the table in the South. Collards usually 
succeed in locations where cabbage cannot be 
grown to advantage. 
GEORGIA or CREOLE (80 days)—This is 
an old popular variety, growing 2 to 2% feet 
high and forming large, loose, blue-green, 
crumpled, spreading leaves. A frost, if not 
too severe, will improve rather than injure 
the quality of the leaves. Sow thickly in drills 
where the plants are to remain and when well 
started thin to 18 inches apart in the row, 
when large mature plants are required; other- 
wise, about 5 inches apart. 
ROYAL QUALITY SEEDS ————______—__—__]1 
CABBAGE or CAROLINA SHORT STEM 
(70 days)—Grows 2 to 2% feet tall with 
large, tender, blue-green crumpled leaves 
having a cabbage flavor and appearance of 
partly formed cabbage head. 
Corn Salad or Fetticus 
Used in salads or cooked like Spinach, 
called Lamb’s Lettuce. 
LARGE LEAVED—Plant is rounded, a 
medium gray-green color that bears thick, 
tender leaves. 
Cress 
CURLED or PEPPER GRASS—A hardy, 
quick growing annual with curled, finely cut, 
deep green foliage. Has a pleasant, spicy 
flavor and much used for garnishing. 
UPLAND or BROAD LEAVED—A dwarf 
plant, produces small notched oval leaves 
around 2 inches long. Mildly flavored. Used 
in salads. 
WATER CRESS—Is an aquatic plant of 
perennial nature producing bright green 
leaves on a long stem, with pungent flavor. 
Used for salads and garnishing. 
Sweet Corn 
As many of our food plants originated in 
Eurepe and Asia and accompanied the migra- 
tion and commerce of peoples westward, trac- 
ing the origin of corn as a native American 
species is of particular interest. The record 
of the evolution of corn types, culminating 
in annual crops of billions of bushels, is a 
fascinating chapter in the progress of the 
race. More than a chapter, it compasses a 
volume, and the many details must be told 
elsewhere. 
The open pollinated and hybrid varieties of 
Sweet Corn, zea mays var. saccharata, pro- 
vide a delicious and nourishing table dish. 
While readily procurable on the market in 
season, fortunate is the family that has the 
garden space to pick fresh ears all summer 
as freshness denotes quality. The most succu- 
lent delicious quality is obtained when picked 
at the milk and before the dough stage. 
A crop may be started in the spring as soon 
as the soil is made ready and frost danger 
past. Successive plantings should come along 
to insure a steady supply. Rows are usually 
3 feet apart and the plants spaced 12 to 15 
inches in the row. A quarter of a pound will 
sow about a 100-foot row and 12 pounds re- 
quired to the acre. 
Open-Pollinated 
ADAMS EARLY (70 to 75 days)—A popu- 
lar early roasting ear corn but not a sweet 
corn. Grows 5% to 6% feet high, bearing 
cylindrical ears around 7 to 8 by 2 inches, 12 
to 14-rowed. Fairly tender and sweet when 
in a young stage. 
