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JOHNSON SEED COMPANY 



IMPROVED BLACK BEAUTY EGG PLANT. 



Fruits thick and perfect in form. Skin rich purplish black. 

 Pkt., ioc; oz., 40c; % lb., I1.25; lb., $4.00. 



MAMMOTH GREEN CURLED. 



The largest and best Endive, much superior to the old Green 

 Curled. Pkt., ioc; oz., 20c; % lb., 45c; lb., $1.50. 



EGG PLANT— Choice New Jersey Grown Seed 

 One ounce will produce 1,000 plants. Large packets, 10c. each. 



New York Improved Large Purple, Spineless. The old standard sort 



New Jersey Improved Large Purple. Largest and finest of late Egg Plants .... 

 Improved Black Beauty. Fine new sort; handsome shape, hardy, thrifty, well- 

 rounded bushes, giving 10 to 20 perfect fruits, which never turn gray 



Johnson's Northmount. The earliest and hardiest of all large smooth purple 

 Egg Plants. See Novelties, page 10. Per pkt., 20c.; % oz., 60c 



ENDIVE, or Chicoree 



One ounce will sow fifteen feet of drill and will produce about three thousand plants. 

 Large packets, 5c. each, except where noted. 



Mammoth Green Curled. Leaves very crisp, tufty and full. Mid-rib is pure 

 white, with large, white heart, fleshy and tender. Equally suitable for spring, 

 summer or autumn planting. Pkt., ioc 



Broad Leaved (Escarolleh Large and sweet, for fall and winter. Popular South, 



Giant Green Fringed, or Oyster. Very handsome and tender. Used largely by 

 restaurants to decorate oysters. Easily blanched by tying in center 



Ever-White Curled. A very attractive and choice salad, with yellow mid-rib . . 



DANDELION — Sow early in drills eighteen inches apart. 

 Improved Large, or Thick Leaved. A very early spring salad. Pkt., ioc. . . 



GOURDS— Large Packets, 10c. each 

 Luffa, or Dishcloth. A vegetable dishcloth, a sponge and bath brush combined. 



Fruit grows about 2 feet in length. Vine grows to a height of 20 to 25 feet . . 

 Dipper. Capacity varies from a pint to a quart, with handles 6 to 12 inches long. 



Convenient for dipping hot liquids, etc. Pkt., ioc 



Japanese Nest-Egg. These exactly resemble the eggs of hens, making a capital 



nest-egg. A rapid-growing climber. Pkt., ioc 



Sugar Trough. Very useful for baskets, dishes, buckets, etc. Hard, thick shells, 



capable of holding from two' to ten gallons each ; plant grows rapidly. Pkt., ioc. 

 Fine Mixed. A collection of the most ornamental, including the above. Pkt., ioc. 



Per Oz 



$0 30 



35 

 40 



% Lb. 



60 



$0 85 



85 



I 00 



3 00 



40 

 40 



45 

 40 



50 



35 



1 00 



25 



75 



25 



75 



25 

 40 



75 

 1 25 



Lb. 



$3 00 

 3 co 



3 75 



1 25 

 1 25 



1 50 



1 25 



2 75 



JOHNSON'S 



PLANT GROWING ~Hau&Ts 



STORE 21? MARKET ST. phila. 



