26 J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD. 
EGGPLANT. 
CULTURE.—The seeds should be sown in hot beds in the early part of January and 
when warm enough, generally during March, the plants can be planted in the open 
ground, about two and a half feet apart. While this is a crop usually grown from Winter 
and Spring sown seeds, in most localities it has been found satisfactory and profitable 
crop for late Fall and Winter shipment. For October to January shipment seed should 
be sown during July and August. The result from an acre or two of eggplant planted 
One-half pound of seed to an acre. 
This vegetable is very profitable in the South, and exten- 
at that season is often surprisingly satisfactory. 
Matures in 100 to 125 days. 
Sively cultivated. 
| Symmetry. The plants usually bear 8 to 
| 10 immense fruits of the finest quality. 
Packet, 10c.; oz., 40c.; % Ib., 61.25; Ihb., 
$4.00, postpaid. 
STECKLER’S HIGH BUSH.—The stand- 
home use, nearby markets or shipment. 
The fruits are spledidly and evenly col- 
ored with rich, dark purple and 90 per cent 
or more of the plants are _ thornless. 
Plants are strong, vigorous growers, pro- 
ducing from 6 to large fruits of dark, 
rich purple color. Harliest of large fruited 
varieties and always gives’ satisfaction 
under proper cultivation. Packet, 10c.; oz., 
50c.; % Ihb., $1.50; lb., $5.00, postpaid. 
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BLACE BEAUTY.—tTen days earlier than - 
the New York Purple, but not quite as 
large as this sort. The. plants branch 
freely, forming strong upright bushes 
well set with the large handsome fruits. 
The color is a rich shiny purplish black. 
It is entirely free from spines. Because of 
its quick development seeds may be sown 
in the open ground and the plants grown 
without the use of a hotbed. A valuable 
sort for the market gardener and home 
garden. Packet, 10c.; 0z., 40c.; 1% Ihb., $1.25; 




Market. 
FROTSCHER’S LARGE PURPLE OR 
ard variety for all parts of the South for 
Frotscher’s Large Purple or New Orleans 
lb., $4.50, postpaid. NEW ORLEANS MARKET.—For market 
and home garden. The plant is spineless, 
IMPROVED NEW YORK SPINELESS. | large and spreading with light green 
(140 days.)—The handsomest type and foliage. It usually produces four to six 
most perfect strain in existence. A well 
known standard market variety and of 
which we offer an exceedingly fine strain. 
The plants are stocky and low branching, 
stalks entirely free from spines, and pro- 
duce continually handsome, deep purple 
fruits of largest size and most perfect 
large oval fruits of a splendid dark pur- 
ple color. The vigor and productiveness 
of the plants and the large size, earliness 
and fine quality of its fruits make it a 
most profitable variety for market gar- 
deners. Packet, 10c.; oz., 40c.; %4 1h., $1.25; 
lb., $4.50, postpaid. 
LETTUCE. 
CULTURE.—Lettuce is sown during the whole year by the market gardeners. Of 
course, it takes a great deal of labor to produce this vegetable during our hot months. 
Before sowing soak the seeds for two hours in water, take them out, put in a piece of 
cloth and set in a cool damp place, or if convenient in an ice box, which is best. Keep 
the cloth moist and in four to six days the seed will sprout. Then sow them. It is best 
to do so in the evening, and give a good watering. If the seeds are sown without being 
sprouted, ants will be likely to carry them away before they can germinate, and the 
seedsman be blamed for selling seeds that did not grow. This sprouting has to be done 
from May to September, or if the weather is warm and dry in the latter month, up to 
the middle of October. Should the weather be moist and cool in the Fall it can be 
dispensed with. The richer and better the ground the larger the head will be. The seed 
should be sown broadeast: when large enough plant out in rows a foot apart, and from 
eight to ten inches apart in rows. Some kinds grow larger than others; for instance, 
Improved Royal will not require as much space as Big Boston. Matures in 60 to 85 days. 
One ounce to 250 feet of drill: 3 pounds per acre. 
