LIST OF TESTED GARDEN SEEDS FOR 1920. 19 
CHIVES 
They are grown for the young leaves, which are 
produced freely and give a mild onion flavor to saus- 
ages. salads, etc. The tops appear early in the spring, 
and can be cut off as needed, 
Seed, price pkt. 10c; Reots, per bunch 25c, by mail 
EGG PLANT 
Sow in hot-bed the first week 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. 
postpaid. 
% oz. to 150 feet of drill; 1%, Ib. to the acre. 
Black Beauty—lIs 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. 40c: oz. T0c; % Ib. $2.25. 
Witloof Cherry. : 
| “| New York Improved Spineless—A favorite market va- 
‘| 
j C] IICORY } riety, very productive. Pkt. 10c; oz. 60c; % Ib. 
| waa $1.90. 
7 Witloof, 1 oz. to 300 feet of drill. Early Long Purple—The earliest variety, producing 
‘i Large Rooted, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill. fruit of an oblong shape. Pkt. 10c; oz. 60c; %4 Ib. 
4 Witloof Chicory—A delicious winter salad, sometimes called $1.90. 
French Endive. Seeds sown in spring outdoors produce 
parsnip-like roots which should be taken up in fall, trim- 
a med and planted in a cool cellar covered with about 8 
inches of soil. Over this should be placed a layer of fresh 
See 
: manure two to three feet deep, which forces a new growth 
| of tender leaves that are used as a salad. It is considered 
5! a great delicacy. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c. 
I ; Large-Rooted or Coffee—The prepared roots are used as a sub- 
i stitute for and to mix with coffee. Cultivate same as Car- 
a rots. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c. 
a 
, CORN SALAD OR FETTICUS 
| 3 oz. to 100 square feet. 
| Used as a salad. Sow 
| early in spring in drills, 
ripe or, for very early use, 
| sow in fall and winter 
4 over Same as Spinach. 
| If grown in cold frame 
1: and covered with straw 
q mats, it can be used at 
| any time during the 
winter. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c. 
Corn Salad or Fetticus. 
CRESS OR PEPPER GRASS 
1 oz. to 16 square feet. 
ish renee 
q 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 
Water Cress. _. taste. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c; oz. 40c. Black Beauty Egg Plant, 
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