Oh! vegetable tgg, of deep purple hue, 



Best picked in the morning covered with dew. 



EGG PLANT 



Native of South America, India and 

 Africa. 



Plant seed in a box under the glass in the 

 hot-bed about February first. Soak the seed 

 in warm water over night, no matter if the 

 water cools off. Cover seed with light cov- 

 ering of sand and water once a day. When 

 plants are about an inch high transplant them 

 into small three-inch pots. After two or three 

 weeks plant out in the garden two feet apart 

 each way. Cover the young plants for a few 

 days if the weather is hot. The open end can 

 makes a good cover. Water frequently and 

 mulch. They like water and heat, worms and 

 bugs like them, so you will have lots of trouble 

 raising them. Put wood ashes around plants 

 to protect them from worms. The soil must 

 be sandy loam and have warm exposure. Ni- 

 trate of soda placed around the plant is a good 

 tonic and makes them grow faster. A table- 

 spoonful of nitrate of soda mixed with sand 

 is the right quantity for small plants. 



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