LIST OF TESTED GARDEN SEEDS FOR 1919. 



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Witloo* Chicory. 



CHICORY 



Witloof Chicory — A delicious winter salad, sometimes called 

 French Endive. Seeds sown in spring- outdoors produce 

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

 med 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. 10c; oz. 50c. 



r.arge-Rooted or CoflEee — The prepared roots are used as a sub- 

 stitute for and to mix with coffee. Cultivate same as Car- 

 rots. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c. 



CORN SALAD OR FETTICUS 



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 w^ith straw 

 mats, it can be used at 

 any time during the 

 winter. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c. 

 Corn Salad or Fettlcus. 



CRESS OR PEPPER GRASS 



1 ose. to 16 square feet. 



A favorite pungent salad. Sow thickly at frequent inter- 

 vals, to keep up a succession, as it soon runs to seed. 

 Extra Curled — Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c. 



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

 bles 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. 25c. 



Cress, Water — Grows in great 

 abundance along the margin of 

 running streams and ponds. It 

 has a very pleasant, pungent 

 taste. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c; oz. 40c. 



CHIVES 



Very small, hardy Onions, used for salads. 



Plants — Per clump 15c (by mail 25c) ; per doz. by ex- 

 press $1.25. 



EGG PLANT 



Sow in hot-bed the first w^eek in March, and plant 

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

 a few plants may be raised in common flower pots in 

 the house. 



Yz 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. 45c; oz. 80c; % lb. $2.50. 



Jiew York Improved Spineless — A favorite market va- 

 riety, very productive. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 40c; oz. 70c; 

 Vi lb. $2.10. 



Black Pekln — The fruit is jet black, round and very 

 solid. Pkt. 10c; 1/2 oz. 35c; oz. 65c; % lb. $1.90. 



Early Long Purple — The earliest variety, producing 

 fruit of an oblong shape. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 35c; oz. 

 65c; Vi lb. $1.90. 



Water Cress. 



Black Beauty Egg Plant. 

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