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Large Smootb Prague Celeriac.
CHICORY
Large-Rooted or Coffee — Sow the seed early in spring In mod-
erately rich ground In rows 2% feet apart and thin to 3
inches in the row. The young leaves are used as a salad.
The roots when dried and ground are used to mix with coffee.
Pkt., 5c; 6z., 20c; % lb., 60c; 1 lb., $2.00.
VVitloof Cbicory (French Endive) — Used as a winter salad. Sow
the seed in June in drills 12 inches apart, selecting deep, rich
soil. Long parsnip-like roots are formed which should be
taken up early in November and the leaves cut off about
1% inches from the neck and all shoots trimmed off; the
lower end of the roots may also be cut so as to have all a
uniform length of 8 to 10 inches. A trench should be opened
16 to 18 inches deep and the roots placed upright in it 1%
inches apart, and filled in with light soil, which places the
neck of the roots about 8 inches below the level. If a quick
growth is desired a covering of manure 10 inches deep may be
used. In a month's time the leaves will be ready for use,
and should be taken up cutting off the blanched head with
a portion of the root attached. The roots may also be forced
in a cellar covered to exclude light. Pkt., 10c; oz.. 25c;
% lb., 75c; 1 lb., $2.50.
CHIVES Schnittlauch.
Used principally for seasoning
salads. Sow the seed early in spring,
or divide clumps of plants, which
are hardy and multiply rapidly.
Seed — Pkt., 10c; oz., $1.00; % lb.,
$2.50.
Plants — Per clomp, 20c.
CELERIAC (Turnip-rooted Celery).
Grown for its bulbous roots which are excellent for soups and stews, or cooked and sliced
as a salad. Seeds are sow^n and plants transplanted the same as ordinary celery, only that it
is not necessary to earth up the plants. Set the plants in rich soil in rows two feet apart and
six inches apart in the row^. The roots will keep over winter in a cellar packed in sand, or
DUtdoors covered with earth and straw.
Large Smooth Prague — Extra Selected Stock — A.n improve! strain with very large, smooth
roots. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; % lb., 75c; 1 lb., $2.50.
CHERVIL
An annual plant resembling parsley, possessing a pleasing aromatic flavor. The young
leaves are used for flavoring soups and in mixed salads. Sow the seed early in spring in rich
soil in drills 1 foot apart, where it will have partial shade. The seed germinates slowly.
One ounce to 100 feet of drill.
Curled — Used for flavoring- soups and salads. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.50.
CORN SALAD
Sow in shallow drills 1 foot apart during August and September, covering the plants with
straw^ before hard frost.
One ounce to 40 feet of drill.
Large-Leaved — Used as a fall and winter salad. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.25.
CRESS
Extra Curled or Pepper Grass — Grown for its pungent leaves which should be cut when about
2 Inches high for use in mixed salads. Sow the seed in rich soil, either in shallow drills
or boxes. One ounce to 100 feet of drill. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.25.
Upland CrcsB — A hardy perennial sort growing flat on the ground, doing best in cool weather.
Only the young leaves should be used, as it becomes bitter with age. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; %
lb., SOc
Water Cress — Grows readily in shallow fresh water or along the edges of shallow streams.
Sow the seed in pans of wet earth and transplant when well started. Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c:
% lb., $1.25.
Wltloof Chicory.