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CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, AVIS. 



CHERVIL. 



German, Gartenkerbel. 



French, Cerfeuil. 



WITLOOF CHICOKY. 



CHICORY. 



YVitloof Chicory — A delicious winter salad. 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; Vi lb. 40c; 1 lb $1.25 



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; % lb. 20c; 1 lb 60 



CORN SALAD OR FETTICUS. 



German, Laemmersalat. French, Mache. 



1 oz. to 20 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. 

 COHN W AT.A n OB FETTICUS. 20c; 1 lb. 60c. 



CRESS OR PEPPER GRASS. 



German, Kresse. French, Cresson. 



1 oz. to 1C 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. 15c; 1 lb 50 



Upland Cress (Barbarea "Vulga- 

 ris) — In many respects re- 

 sembles the "Water Cress, hav- 

 ing the same agreeable and 

 highly prized flavor. Sow the 

 Seed in April or May in rows 12 

 to 15 inches apart. Pkt. 5c; oz. .30 

 Cress, AVater — Grows in great 

 abundance along the margin of 

 running streams and ponds. It 

 has a very pleasant, pungent 

 taste. Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; % lb. 

 water cress. 90c; 1 lb $3.25 



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; M, lb. 20c; 1 lb 60 



EGG PLANT. 



German, Eierpflanze. French, Aubergine. 



Sow in hot-bed the first week in March, and plant 

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

 Seeds may be raised in common flower pots in the 

 house. 



1 oz. to 150 feet Of drill; y 2 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; Yi lb. $1.00; lib.. $3. 50 



Jfew York Improved Spineless- — A favorite market 

 variety, very productive. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; li 

 lb. $1.00; 1 lb $3.50 



Black Pekin — The fruit is jet black, round and 

 very solid. Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; % lb. 85c; 1 lb $3.00 



Early Long Turple — The earliest variety, pro- 

 ducing fruit of an oblong shape. Pkt. 5c; oz. 

 25c; Vi lb. 75c; 1 lb $2.50 



BLACK BEAUTY EGG PLANT. 



