ROSS CARROTS 
A Family of Quality - They Speak for Themselves 
74” Must’ for Every Garden 
Culture: Prefers a deep 
mellow soil. Sow seed in 
April for early, or in July 
for fall crop. Sow seed one- 
half inch deep in rows 12 
inches apart. Thin out to 3 
inches apart. If their growth 
is checked, Carrots split and 
become rooty. To avoid this, 
water them thoroughly dur- 
ing a drought. Make suc- 
cessive plantings so as to 
assure a constant supply all 
summer. Seed may be sown 
from early spring to as late 
as August first. 
Danvers Half-Long 
* CHANTENAY. The Most Popular of All 
Home Garden Carrots. A popular favorite 
for its rich orange-red color, its fine grained 
flakes, its superb flavor. Fully developed, it 
averages 6 inches in length, is broad at the neck 
and narrows gradually to a round blunt base. 
Pkt., 15c; 02z., 35c; 14 Vb., $1.00. 
*DANVERS SELECTED HALF-LONG. It is 
more easily harvested than the longer type, and 
is excellent to sow for winter, for stock or table 
use. Pkt., 15c; 02z., 35c; 14 Ib., $1.00. 
* HUTCHINSON. A very large, nearly cylin- 
drical, stump-rooted Carrot, 10 to 12 inches in 
length, good color, and immensely productive. 
Pkt., 15c; 0z., 40c; 14 Ib., $1.35. 
IMPERATOR. For market and home garden 
use. Tops medium, but strong enough for good 
bunching. Flesh rich orange color, extending to 
center of root, with indistinct core. 
Pkt., 15c; 02., 35c; 14 Ib., $1.00. 
NANTES, IMPROVED CORELESS. (68 days.) 
Because of its fine quality, this variety is one of 
the best for the home garden as well as for the 
market. Roots 6 to 7 inches long, same the 
whole length with a smooth, waxy appearance. 
Pkt., 15c; 0z., 35c; 14 Ib., $1.00. 
LONG ORANGE IMPROV- 
ED. Large size, tapering to a 
point, of deep orange color, 
and adapted to garden or field 
culture. A valuable food for 
stock. Pkt., 15c; 
oz., 35c; 14 Ib., $1.00. 
TENDERSWEET. The bright- 
est and sweetest of all Carrots. 
For main crop the deep red- 
dish orange roots are most at- 
tractive. The roots are 8 to 
10 inches long, coreless, red 
throughout and taper to a 
blunt point. Pkt., 15c; 
oz, 35c; 14 Ib., $1.00. 
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Nantes 
Coreless 
Delicious Vegetables from your Own Garden Contain the Vitamins You Need 
CELERY 
For Home and Commercial Grower 
An ounce will produce about 10,000 plants. 
Celery is generally grown as a second crop, following early Cabbage, Onions, 
Peas, etc. Sow early in April, transplanting about the first of June. Set in rows 
about 3 feet apart. 
* EASY BLANCHING. The plant is of medium height, of great vigor, having 
thick rather than broad stalks, with shallow ribs. The stalks are very brittle 
and the flavor extremely spicy. Pkt., 15c; %% o2., 45c; 07z., 80c. 
GIANT PASCAL. One of the best for winter use; leaves upright, short and 
dark green. Pkt., 15c; 14 02., 45c; o7., 80c. 
GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING. The most popular variety for market, easily 
blanched, very attractive, of good quality though not equal to some of the green 
Celeries. Pkt., 15c; 14 02., 60c; oz., $1.00. 
SUMMER PASCAL. A new early green variety of fine quality. Plants are 
medium tall, with thick, round stalks. It blanches quickly and crops soon 
after Easy Blanching. Pkt., 15c; 14 02., 60c; oz., $1.00. 
WHITE PLUME. The earliest and most easily blanched of all varieties, very 
Celery, Golden Self-Blanching 
CELERIAC 
Turnip-Rooted Celery 
Sow seed and treat in first stages of growth 
as directed for Celery. Set in rows 2 feet apart 
and 6 inches apart in the row. When roots have 
reached a size of 2 inches in diameter they are 
ready for use. These are boiled, sliced, and 
eaten with vinegar. To keep through winter, 
they should be packed in moist sand or earth. 
LARGE SMOOTH PRAGUE. An improved 
sort with nearly round roots which have but 
few side roots. Pkt., 15c; 4 07., 50c; 0z., 80c. 
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showy, of good quality. 
CHICORY 
WITLOOF, or FRENCH ENDIVE. Esteemed 
as a salad plant. Spring-sown seed produces 
Parsnip-like roots by November. Cut the leaves 
off 142 inches from the neck, trench 114 inches 
apart, cover with soil 8 inches over crown; then 
place a 2- or 3-foot layer of fresh manure which 
induces new growth of blanched leaves folded 
like Cos Lettuce, which are eaten raw as salad. 
Pkt., 15c; 0z., 40c; 14 Ib., $1.25. 
COLLARDS 
One ounce for about 5000 plants. 
Collards are very largely used as “greens” in 
some parts of the country, especially in the 
South.. They are a form of loose-headed Cab- 
bage. 
GEORGIA. The most satisfactory variety for 
general use. Pkt., 15c; 0z., 25c. 
Pkt., 15c; Y% oz., 30cy 02., 50c. 
CHIVES 
A small, hardy perennial plant resembling 
Onions in appearance and growing in clusters. 
They are grown for the leaves, which are pro- 
duced freely from early spring, and give a mild 
Onion flavor to sausages, salads and soups. They 
can be easily grown in pots at a sunny window 
during the winter. Pkt., 25c. 
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sistent with the production of good quality 
seeds. The varieties of vegetable seeds offered 
on these pages are the best and most popular 
varieties in their respective classes, as required 
for the Ross standard ‘of excellence. 
10 Vegetable Seeds 
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