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WAND -PHILADELPHIA fk ^RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEDS 



EQQ=PLANT. 



Eierpflmizf, Ger. Aubergine, Fr. Berengena,Sv. 



One ounce will produce 1,000 to 2,000 plant*. 



CULTURE. — Sow the seeds in hotbeds early in 

 March. When 3 inches high pat the young plants, 

 using small pots, and plunge them in the same bed, 

 so that the plants may become stocky. They can be 

 planted out from the pots when the season becomes 

 sufficiently warm, in May or June. Egg-plant seed 

 requires a higher temperature for germination than any 

 other garden vegetable, and this temperature should 

 be maintained right along in order to maintain strong and 

 healthy growth. The soil can hardly be made too rich. 

 After settled warm weather has set in, set the plants 

 in open ground, allowing 3 feet space between rows, 

 and 2 feet space between the plants in the row. 

 Watch for the potato beetle. This pest as well as 

 blight may be controlled by spraying with Bordeaux 

 Arsenate of Lead Mixture. 



Early Black Beauty, f See cut. ) This beautiful 

 Egg-Plant is a great improvement over the well- 

 known and largely grown New York Improved 

 Large Purple. The plantsare remarkably healthy in 

 their growth, and produce an abundance of large fruit 

 fully ten davs earlier than the New York Improved. 

 Pkt., lOcts.'; .} oz., 25 cts.; oz., 4-5 cts.; \ lb., $1.50. 



New York Improved Large Purple. Fruits 

 large, nearly round, dark purple, free of thorns and 

 of excellent qualitv. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 40 cts.; 4 

 lb., §1.25. 



Early Long Purple. Earliest and hardiest, very productive; 

 fruit 6 to 10 inches long. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; \ lb., 

 75 cts. 



Black Pekin. Fruit purplish-black, round, large, solid, 

 smooth and glossv; very prolific and earlv. Pkt., 5 cts.- oz,, 

 30 cts.; \ lb., £1.00. 



EGG-PLANT PLANTS (Seepage 46). 



GARLIC (See page 33). 



HOP TINE ROOTS (See page 46). 



HORSERADISH (See page 46). 



Loewenzalm, Ger. DANDELION. Pissenlii, Fr. 

 Amarf/nn, Sp. 

 One ounce to 100 feet of row. 



CULTURE. — Plants usually come up small and feebly. 

 Sow seed in good clean loam, in drills 1 foot apart, and thin or 

 transplant to 10 or 12 inches apart in the rows. May be 

 blanched by covering with leaves or other loose litter, or bv 

 placing a large inverted flower pot over each plant. 

 Broad-leaved. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 40 cts.; } lb., $1.25. 

 Improved Thick-leaved. An improved variety. Pkt., 10 



cts.; oz., 50 cts.; 4 lb., $1.50. 



ENDIVE. 



Endivic, Ger. Chiroree, Fr. 



Endibia 6 Escarola. Sp. 



One ounce of seed to 300 feet of row. 



Endive is oneof the besl and most wholesome salads 

 for fall and winter use. Sow in shallow drills in April 

 for early use or for late use in June or July, When 2 

 or 3 inches high, transplant into good ground or thin out 

 to 1 loot apart. When nearly full grown, and before 

 they are lit for the table, they must be bleached. This 

 i> done by gathering the leaves together and tying with 

 yarn or bass, to exclude the light and air from the 

 inner leaves, which must be done when quite drv, or 

 thi \ will int. Another method is to cover the plants 

 with boards or slats. In three or four weeks they will 

 be blanched. 



Dreer's Giant Fringed. (See cut,) A strong- 

 growing vanti', wih large white heart and broad 

 shins; good for fall and winter. On account of the 

 beautifully curled leaves it is line for decorative pur- 

 pose. Pkt., 10 cts.; <>7., •_'."> us.; ] 11>., 75cts. 

 Green Curled Winter. Standard sort for fall and 



winter. Pkt,, 5cts.j oz., 15 cts.; J lb.. 40 cts. 

 White Curled ( >. f-blanching) . Leaves pale 

 green, grows to a large size, always crisp and very 

 tender. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz. , 1 ". cts. ; ] lb., 40 cts. 

 Broad-leaved Batavian (Eacarolle). Leaves 

 bio. i.l. light green, nearly plain, U3ed in stews and 

 soup*. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz.,' 15 els.; J lb., 40 cts. 



