. Beckert's garden annual : 1949. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Nursery stock Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs. CARROTS 1. Chantenay Red Cored 2. Danvers Half Long 3. Improved Imperator 4. Nantes Improved Coreless 5. Oxheart. CARROTS, Continued Nantes Improved Coreless (fr)—Excel- lent for forcing. Tops small, roots bright orange, blunt ended. Flesh reddish orange and practically coreless. 70 days. Oxheart or Guerande—Exce
. Beckert's garden annual : 1949. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Nursery stock Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs. CARROTS 1. Chantenay Red Cored 2. Danvers Half Long 3. Improved Imperator 4. Nantes Improved Coreless 5. Oxheart. CARROTS, Continued Nantes Improved Coreless (fr)—Excel- lent for forcing. Tops small, roots bright orange, blunt ended. Flesh reddish orange and practically coreless. 70 days. Oxheart or Guerande—Excellent for shallow soil, easy to harvest. Chunky tender and sweet. Bright orange. Keeps well. 72 to 75 days. CAULIFLOWER Packet 25c Needs rich soil and abundant water- ing. Cultivate same as cabbage but protect heads from sunlight to insure the prized white curd. This is done by gathering leaves together loosely as soon as heads begin forming, and tying them at the top. Early Snowball (fr)—Best and most widely used early variety. Medium, firm compact heads of fine flavor. 6-7 inches in diameter. 55 days. CELERIAC Large Smooth Prague—(Turnip rooted celery). Smooth spherical roots. 2 to 3-in. thick. 120 days. CELERY Sow late spring for fall maturity. Have shaded beds and cover seed XA - Transplant when 6" high. Keep soil well fertilized and moist. Crop ma- tures in cool weather of autumn. Giant Pascal—Late variety for winter use. Large plant, dark green leaves. Big solid stalks that blanch to yellow white. 135 days. Golden Self Blanching, Dwarf—Com- pact plants, yellowish green foliage. Broad solid stalks, nutty flavor. Blanches readily. 120 days. Wonderful or Golden Plume—Early, medium plant with compact, full heart. Blanches easily to golden yellow. 112 to 115 days. COLLARD Sow seed heavily and transplant when 4" high; or sow in rows in permanent beds and thin to 16" to 18" apart when plants are well started. Southern or Georgia — An excellent
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