LIST OP TESTED GARDEN SEEDS FOR 1916. 



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WITL00K CHICORY. 



CHICORY. 



Witloof Chicory — A delicious winter salad, sometimes called 

 French Endive. Seeds sown in spring out-doors produce 

 parsnip-like roots which should be taken up in fall, 

 trimmed and planted in a cool cellar covered with about 

 8 inches of soil. Over this should be placed a layer of 

 fresh manure two to three feet deep, which forces a new 

 growth of tender leaves that are used as a salad. It Is 

 considered a great delicacy. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 

 45c; 1 lb $1.50 



Large-Rooted or Coffee — -The prepared roots are used as a 

 substitute for and to mix with coffee. Cultivate same as 

 Carrots. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 30c; 1 lb $1.00 



CORN SALAD OR FETTICUS. 



German, Laemiuersaiat. French, Mache. 



3 oz. to 100 square feet. 



Used as a salad. Sow 

 early in spring in drills, 

 or, for very early use, 

 sow in fall and winter 

 over same as Spinach. 

 If grown in cold frame 

 and covered with straw 

 mats, it can be used at 

 any time during the 

 winter. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 



CORN SALAD, OR FETTICUS. 35c; 1 lb. $1.10. 



CRESS OR PEPPER GRASS. 



German, Kresse. French, Cresson. 



1 oz. to 16 square feet. 



A favorite pungent salad. Sow thickly at frequent intervals, 

 to keep up a succession, as it soon runs to Seed. 



Extra Curled — Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 20c; 1 lb 60 



Upland Cress (Barbarea Vulgaris) — In many respects re- 

 sembles the "Water Cress, having the same agreeable and 

 highly prized flavor. Sow the 

 Seed in April or May in rows 12 

 to 15 inches apart. Pkt. 5c; oz. .35 

 Cress, Water — Grows in great 

 abundance along the margin of 

 running streams and ponds. It 

 £p has a very pleasant, pungent 



taste. Pkt. 5c; nz, 35c; ", lh,..$l,00 



WATER CRESS. 



CHERVIL. 



German, Gartenkcrbel. French, Cerfeull. 



Used like Parsley, which it much resembles. 



1 oz. to 100 feet of drill. Rows 1 foot apart. 



Curled — The young leaves are used in soups and 

 salads. Sow in May in drills half an inch deep. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 25c; 1 lb 75 



EGG PLANT. 



German, Hicrpflanze. 



French, Aubergine. 



So\y in hot-bed the first week in March, and plant 

 out in June about 2% feet apart. For a garden a few 

 Seeds may be raised in common flower pots in the 

 house. 



% oz. to 150 feet of drill; % lb. to the acre. 



Black Beauty — Is ten days to two weeks earlier 

 than New York Improved. The fruits are large, 

 of a rich, glossy purplish black color, very 

 handsome and attractive. It is entirely free 

 from spines. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; % lb. $1.15; 1 lb. $4.00 



New York Improved Spineless — A favorite market 

 variety, very productive. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; % 

 lb. $1.00; 1 lb $3.75 



Black Pekin — The fruit is jet black, round and 

 very solid. Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; *4 lb. 85c; 1 lb $3.25 



Early Long Purple — The earliest variety, produc- 

 ing fruit of an oblong shape. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; 

 »4 lb. 80c; 1 lb $3.00 



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