Collards 
1 Oz. for 2,000 Plants; 4 Ozs. 
per Acre 
The collard is better known in 
the South where it originated 
and where it is cultivated very 
extensively for “greens.” It is 
well adapted to that country and 
is always a sure crop. It is a 
species of cabbage producing a 
mass of leaves and a loose head. 
The leaves are stripped off and. 
used as they form. The plant con- 
tinues growing and finally heads. 
It is hardier and easier to grow 
than cabbage. 
Culture—From Spring, to Fall 
sow the seed 1% in. deep in rows, 
transplanting 1% to 2 ft. apart 
in 2% ft. rows; or sow where 
the plants are to remain and 
when well started thin out. Culti- 
vate like cabbage. The crop is 
much improved by a touch of 
frost. 
CABBAGE OR HEADING 
80 Days—An improved type pro- 
ducing compact plants 1% to 2 
ft. high with large clusters of 
loose leaves forming a small 
head, which can be left on the 
plants all winter and used as 
needed, Flavor is fine. 
GEORGIA OR SOUTHERN 
80 Days—tThis variety grows 2 
to 3 ft. high and forms a cluster 
of large, thick, tender leaves. 
Withstands heat, cold weather 
and adverse soil conditions. 
Cress 
CURLED OR PEPPER GRASS 
40 Days—Small, deep green, 
curly leaves with a pungent 
taste. Used for garnishing and 
as a salad. 
Culture—Sow in the Spring % 
in, deep in rows a foot apart, and 
thin to 3 ins. apart. Frequent 
sowing should be made, as it 
quickly turns to seed. 
UPLAND 
60 Days—Resembles and has the 
flavor of water cress. It will 
grow in any good moist soil and 
produce an abundance of leaves 
even in dry weather. 
WATER CRESS 
50 Days—An aquatic plant with 
long stems and small oval leaves 
with a delicious pungent flavor. 
The leaves and stems are highly 
esteemed for salads or garnish- 
ing. ’ 
Culture—Sow the seed in grav- 
elly, mucky lands along the edges 
of shallow running streams. 
Once established, they increase 
rapidly by root extension and 
self-sown seed. : 
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White Sweet Corn 
1 Lb. Will Plant 100 Hills or 200 Ft. of Row; 12 Lbs. per Acre 
Stowell’s Evergreen Sweet Corn 
Culture—Plant about the middle of May when the ground is warm; 
otherwise it is likely to rot in cold ground. Prepare the soil deeply and 
thoroughly before planting, then plant in hills three feet apart each 
way. Dwarf varieties can be planted closer. 
Place a shoveful of manure or a handful of phosphate in each hill, 
drop 5 or 6 grains to a hill. Cover about 1 in. deep and when up thin out 
to three of the strongest plants. If planted in rows, have the rows 3 
to 4 ft. apart, dropping the seed 6 ins. apart in the row. Thorough cul- 
tivation is necessary until the tassels appear. 
Delicious tender corn served shortly after picking is one of the 
home gardener’s delight. 
SIXTY DAY EARLY 
WHITE MARKET 
60 Days—A profitable variety to 
use for a first early market or 
home garden corn. Stalks 4 to 
5 ft. Ears tapered 6 to 7 ins. 
with 10 to 16 rows. Kernels dull 
white, medium breadth and 
depth, good flavor and quality. 
VANGUARD 
80 Days—Very profitable va- 
riety for a first early sweet corn. 
Stalks 5 to 5% ft. Ears short- 
pointed, 7 to 8 ins. long with 
10 to 14 rows of medium deep, 
white, tender and sweet kernels. 
HOWLING MOB 
85 Days—A fine second early 
corn, delicious in flavor. It grows 
6 to 7 ft.; prolific, producing two 
ears to the stalk. Ears large, 12 
to 16 rowed, 7 to 8 ins. long, 
thick butts and strong husks, 
Kernels clear white and plump. 
EARLY EVERGREEN 
90 Days—This variety resembles 
the Stowell’s Evergreen, but is 
5 to 10 days earlier. It is a splen- 
did sort for the home and is 
grown extensively for market. 
Kernels deep, ivory-white, sweet 
and tender. 
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STOWELL’S EVERGREEN 
95 Days—This is the most popu- 
lar and reliable of all varieties. 
Although not an early sort, it is 
considered the standard for table 
use. Used extensively for home, 
market garden and canning. 
Stalks very sturdy, 8 to 10 ft. 
Ears 2% ins. thick, 8 to 9% ins. 
long, 16 to 20 rowed with kernels 
white, deep, medium in width, 
sweet and tender. This good old 
reliable variety has been grown 
for a century. Our stock is care- 
fully grown and selected to avoid 
the tendency to a shorter grain 
and deterioration of the ever- 
‘green character of this best of 
all late sorts, 
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN OR 
SHOE PEG 
93 Days—This delicious and 
popular late variety is especially 
recommended for canning and 
the home garden. No variety 
equals it for sweetness or deli- 
cacy of flavor. Stalks 7 to 8 ft.; 
often with two ears. Ears 7 to 
8 ins. long set with deep, nar- — 
row, pure white kernels irregu- 
larly arranged on the cob. 
MONEY MAKER 
100 Days — Late, consequently — 
demands early planting. Grains 
large, broad and shallow, set 
close on the ear, averaging 8 to 
12 rows on the ear. Produces 
never less than two attractive 
ears to the stalks, generally — 
three, sometimes four and there- 
fore well named. Height of | 
stalk 7 to 7% ft. The ears re- 
main in milky condition longer 
than any other variety. Tender 
and honey-sweet. 
