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EGG-PLANT 



Eierpflanse, Ger. 



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Aubergine, Fr. 

 Berengeita, Sp. 



One ounce will produce 1,000 to 2,000 plants. 



CULTURE — Egg Plant seed requires a higher temperature for germination than any other vegetables, and this temperature should 

 be maintained right along in order to maintain strong and healthy growth. Sow the seeds in hotbeds, early in March. When 3 inches 

 high, pot 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 sufBciently warm, in May or June. The soil can hardly be made too rich. Set the 

 plants in open ground, allowing 3 feet space between the 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 or by dusting the plants with Slug Shot. 



404 Early Black Beauty. Spineless, with rich purplish black skin; very 

 attractive and of best quality. This beautiful Egg-Plant is a great im- 

 provement over the well-known and largely grown New York Improved 

 Large Purple, but more exacting than that standard, in calling for rich, 

 warm soil. The plants are remarkably healthy in their growth and pro- 

 duce an abundance of large fruit, earlier than the New York Improved. 

 The favorite sort for show purposes. Pkt., 10 cts.; J oz., 40 cts.; oz., 

 75 cts.; i lb., S2.00. 



New York Improved Large Purple. Produces the fruits in great 

 quantities, plants averaging from 4 to 6 fruits each. They are large, 

 nearly round, dark purple, free of thorns and of excellent quality. The 

 standard variety where "Black Beauty" cannot be grown, because of soil 

 conditions. Pkt., 10 cts.; J oz., 40 cts.; oz., 75 cts.; i lb., S2.00. 



406 Early Long Purple. Earliest, hardiest and very productive. The 

 fruits are long and of good quality, measure 6 to 10 inches long and best 

 for very early use. Flavor is probably finer than the two large sorts 

 offered above. Pkt., 10 cts.; | oz., 35 cts.; oz., 60 cts.; i lb., SI. 75. 



Egg-PIant Plants (Seepage 212.) 

 Endive 



Chicoree, Fr. Endibia o Escarola, Sp. Endivie, Ger. 

 One ounce of seed to 300 feet of row. 



Endive is one of the best 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 foot apart. When nearly full grown and 

 before they are fit for the table they must be bleached. This is 

 done by gathering the leaves together and tying with yarn or 

 raffia to exclude the light and air from the inner leaves which must 

 be done when quite dry or they will rot. Another method is to 

 cover the plants with boards or slats. In three or four weeks they 

 will be blanched. After a shower the boards must be taken off or 

 the plants untied, to allow drying. 



410 Broad-leaved Batavian iEscarolle). A favorite 

 salad variety, with wide, wavy, leaves edges of which 

 are slightly cut and irregular. Inner leaves blanch 

 nicely to a creamy-white. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; 

 \ lb., 75 cts. 



Dandelion 



Pissenlit, Fr. Amargon, Sp. Loewenzahn,G'ER. 



One ounce to 100 feet of row. 

 Culture — Sow seed in good clean loam, in drUls 1 foot apart, 

 and thin or transplant to 10 or 12 inches apart in the rows. 



401 Broad-leaved. (See Specialties, page5.) Pkt., 15 cts.; | oz., 

 60 cts.; oz., Sl.OO; i lb., S3.00. 



402 Common. Yields an abundant supply of large succulent 

 leaves. Pkt., 10 cts.; i oz., 30 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; i lb., §1.50. 



BR0.y>LE.\vED Batavian Endive 



412 Dreer's Giant Fringed. A strong growing variety 

 with a large white heart and broad stems; good for 

 fall and winter. On account of the beautifully curled 

 leaves this variety is used freely for garnishing. Pkt., 

 10 cts; J oz., 20 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; J lb., 85 cts. 



414 Green Curled Winter. Standard sort for fall and 

 winter crop. Very hardy and vigorous. Easy to 

 blanch. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; i lb., 75 cts. 



416 White Curled (Self-blanching). Leaves pale green, 

 grows to a large size, crisp and very tender. Pkt., 

 10 cts.; oz., 25cts.; i lb., 75 cts. 



418 Finocchio, or Florence Fen- 

 nel. (See Specialties, page 9.) 



French Endive. (See Witloof chicory, pages.) 



Garlic (See page 35.) 



Hop Vine Roots & Horseradish 



( Page 212.) 



A full list of medicinal and pot Herbs, offered on page 33 



