Eierpfliinze, Ger. 



EQQ=PLANT. 



Aubergine, Fr, 

 Berengena, Sp. 



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One ounce will produce about one thousand plants. 



CULTURE. — Sow the seeds in hotbeds early in 

 March. When 3 inches hii^h pot the young plants, us- 

 ing 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; or they can be transplanted into 

 a second bed to make them strong, until ihe weather is 

 warm enou;;h to transplant, aliout 3 feet apart each way, 

 in thoroughly worked and well-enriched soil. Draw the 

 earth up to the stems when about a foot high. Egg- 

 plant seed will not vegetate freely without a strong, 

 uniform heat, and if the plants get the least chilled in 

 the earlier stages of growth they seldom recover. There- 

 fore, repeated sowings are sometimes necessary. 



Early Black Beauty (See cut). This beautifiU Egg- 

 plant IS agLeat miprovement over the well-known ami 

 largely grown New York Improved Large Purple, 

 Ttie plants are remarkably healthy in their growth. 

 and produce an abundance of large fruit fully ten days 

 earlier than the New York Improved. Pkl., 10 cts.; 

 h oz., 30 cts ; oz , 50 cts.; \ lb., $1.75. 



New York Improved Large Purple {Dreer's Se- 

 lected). Large, round, dark purple, free of thorns, 

 excellent and productive. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 35 cts ; 

 i lb., $1.00. 



Early Long Purple. Earliest and hardiest, very 

 productive ; fruit 6 to 10 inches long. Pkt., 5 cts.; 

 oz., 20 cts.; \ lb., 60 cts. 



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

 sni.ioih and glossy ; very prolific ; early. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 30 

 cts ; \ lb , 85 cts. 



EGG-PLANT PLANTS (See page 61). 



GARLIC. (See page ,50.) 



GOURDS. (See Flower Seeds, pige 100.) 



'iANT^RINGED £NDJVEJ 



Loewenzahn, Ger. DANDELION, ^"'ssctilil, Fr. 

 Aniargon, Sp. 

 Broad-leaved. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz , 40 cts.; \ lb., %\ 25 

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

 cts.; oz., 40 cts., I lb , $1.25. 



ENDIVE. 



Endivie, Ger. Ckuoree, Fr. Endibia 6 Fsciuoli. Sp, 



One ounce of seed to 150 feet of row 



Endive i> one of the liest and most wiiolesome 

 salads for fall and \^ inter use Sow in shallow drills 

 in Apiil for enily use or for late use in June or July. 

 When 2 or 3 inches high, transplant into gcwd 

 ground or thin out to 1 foot ajiart. When nearly 

 full grown, and before they are fit for the table, they 

 must be bleached. This is done liy gailiering the 

 leaves together and tying with yarn or bass, to ex- 

 clude the light and .iir from the inner leaves, which 

 must be done when quite dry, or ihey will ret. 

 Another method is to cover the plants with boards or 

 slats. In three or four weeks they will be blanched. 



Green Curled Winter. StandiJrd sort for fall and 



"inter crop Pkt., 5 Cts.; oz , 15 cts.; \ lb , 40 cts. 



White Curled (Selfblainfiing). Leaves jiale 

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

 Fender.' Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; \ lb., 50 cts. 



Broad-leaved Batavian {Escarolie). Leaves 

 broad, light green, nearly plain, used in stews and 

 soups. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 40 cts. 



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



growing variety with a large v^hite licart and broad 

 stems; good for fall and winter. Pkt., 10 cts ; oz., 

 25 cts.; \ lb., 75 cts. 



HOP VINE ROOTS. 



(See page 61.) 



HORSERADISH. 



(See page 61) 



