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weather. Seeds may be started in the hotbed or window box 

 and transplanted once before setting in the garden. The 

 plants are set three feet apart each way. Egg-plant seed 

 requires a higher temperature for germination than any other 

 vegetable, and much heat is required for continued growth. 

 The soil can hardly be made too rich. Clean culture is 

 desired, as the plants must be kept growing steadily. Water 

 them with liquid manure during dry weather. The leaves 







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-Black Beauty egg-plants. The boy ia justly proud of his crop. (New 

 Jersey Station.) 



are attacked by potato beetles and flea beetles. They should 

 be sprayed as for potatoes, and dusted as the cabbage, cauli- 

 flower and cucumbers. 



A favorite way of preparing egg-plant for the table is to 

 soak the slices in weak salt solution for half an hour and 

 then roll in bread or cracker crumbs with egg, or dip in batter 

 and fry. 



Endive is a late fall vegetable used for salad. It resem- 

 bles curly lettuce. The late crop may be started from seed 



