JOHNSON SEED COMPANY 
NEW EARLY BLACK BEAUTY EGG-PLANT. 
Endive 
One ounce will sow fifteen feet of drill and will produce 
about three thousand plants. 
MAMMOTH GREEN CURLED. Superior to the 
old Green Curled. Leaves are 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., 10c.; oz.. 20c.; 44 lb., 50c.; 1b., $1.60. 
GIANT FRINGED, OR “OYSTER” ENDIVE. A 
very handsome variety, largely used in Philadelphia and 
other Eastern cities to decorate the display of oysters during 
winter in restaurants and oyster houses, hence its distince- 
tive name. By tying up the centre, can be easily blanched. 
Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15¢.; 4 lb., 40c.; 1b., $1.50. 
EVER WHITE CURLED. A beautiful variety ; mid- 
rib yellow. Leaves almost white, large size, crisp and ten- 
der. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c.; 4 1b., 40c.; lb., $1.50. 
BROAD-LEAVED (Escaroile). Large and sweet, 
blanched as salad. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15¢.; 44 1b., 40c.; 1b., $1.50. 
NEW BERLIN GIANT ENDIVE. With market gar- 
deners who tested it the past seasons this new German En- 
dive has proven to be by far the largest in cultivation, even 
excelling our Mammoth Green Curled, which it resembles 
in form and leaves, but of greater size. No other endive 
compares with the New Berlin Giant in large size and 
handsome appearance. Pkt., 10c.; 0z., 25c.; 14 lb., 60c.; Ib., 
$2.00. 
NEW BERLIN GIANT ENDIVE. 
EGG-PLANT 
CuLTURE.—Sow in hot beds very early in spring und 
transplant when 2 inches high into a second bed or into 
small pots. If this is not done, thin to 4 inches apart. 
Do not plant out until weather has become perfectly 
settled and warm. Cool nights or wet weather will check 
them. Keep some back in frames for a second planting, 
in case of weatherchanging unexpectedly. Set outplants 
3 feet by 2. One ounce will produce about 1,000 plants. 
EARLY BLACK BEAUTY EGG-PLANT. This 
is the earliest and best market and family sort of all the 
large variety egg-plants. Itis fully ten days earlier than 
the New Jersey Improved Large Purple, and sets its 
large, handsome fruit very freely, branching near the 
ground and growing into well-rounded bushes. Its fine 
| fruits are thick and most perfect in form, as shown in the 
| illustration. The skin has a satiny gloss and is of a rich, 
lustrous, purplish black. Plants bear from ten to twenty 
| perfect, large, uniform fruits, which donot turn gray even 
| after becoming fully ripe, and the entire crop can be 
gathered before frost. Price, per pkt., 10¢.; per oz., 40e.; 
per 14 lb., $1.15; per Ib., $4.25. 
NEW JERSEY IMPROVED LARGE PURPLE 
SMOOTH STEM, In the great markets of New York 
| and the North the finest egg-plants seen are those pro- 
duced in New Jersey, whose growers have, by long ex- 
| perience, attained remarkable skill in bringing this plant 
to the greatest perfection. The NewJersey Improved 
is a decided improvement on the New York Large 
Purple in quality, size and great beauty. The plants are 
large and vigorous; leaves of a light green shade; fruit 
early, very large, oval and of a fine deep purple—never 
red or yellow; flesh white, tender and superior. Pkt., 
10c.; oz., 85c.; 14 lb., $1.25; 1b., $4.00. 
NEW YORK IMPROVED LARGE PURPLE 
SPINELESS. A standard leading market variety, grown 
extensively in sections where the New Jersey Improved 
has not been introduced; large, round, dark fruits; very 
productive. Pkt., 10c.; 0z., 30c.; 44 Ib., $1.00; Ib., $3.50. 
Dandelion 
IMPROVED LARGE, OR THICK LEAVED. A 
very early and healthful spring salad. Sow early in drills 
eighteen inches apart. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 55e.; 14 lb., $1.50. 
Gourds 
The most useful for household and farm purposes. 
LUFFA, or DISHCLOTH. This remarkable and 
handsome climber is a na- 
tive of the East Indies. Init 
nature has furnished us with 
a vegetable dishcloth, a 
sponge and bath brush com- 
bined. The seeds are envel- 
oped in a sponge-like cloth, 
tough, elastic and durable. 
The fruit grows about 2 feet 
in length. The vine grows 
to a height of 20 to 25 feet 
in a season. Pkt., 10c.; 0z., 
35c.; 14 lb., $1.00. 
DIPPER GOURD. NEST-HGG. ORNAMENTAL. 
DIPPER. Named for its resemblance to a dipper. The 
capacity varies from a pint to a quart, with handles 6 to 12 
inches long. They are convenient for dipping hot liquids, 
ete. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; 44 lb., 60c.; 1b., $2.00. 
JAPANESE NEST-EGG. These exactly resemble the 
eggs of hens, making a capital nest-egg; superior to glass 
eggs, as they do not break, and are uninjured by cold or wet. 
A rapid-growing climber. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 25c.; 44 lb., 75e. 
SUGAR TROUGH. Very usefulfor baskets, dishes, buc- 
kets, ete. They have hard, thick shells, lasting for years, and 
eapable of holding from two to ten gallons each; plant 
growsrapidly. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; 14 Ib., 60c.; Ib., $2.00. 
FINE MIXED ORNAMENTAL. A collection of the 
most ornamental, beautifully colored, mottled and striped, 
and including all the above. Pkt., 10c.; 3 pkts., 25¢.: oz, 
40c. 
