\ HWADREER J^HilADELPHIA^^A- W RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEDS 



EARLY Black BbaU^^!^ 



'Gg Plant 



Lewemahn, Ger. DANDEL,I0N. Pissenlit, Fr. 



.1 mil rt/oi), Sr. 

 One ounce to 100 feet of roiv. 



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 by 

 placing a large inverted flowerpot over each plant. 

 Broad=leaved. Pkt., lOcts.; oz., 40cts.; J^ lb., $1.55. 

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



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



Endivie, Ger. F ^J Pi I V/ p Chicoree, Fr. 



Endihid o Escurola, Sv. 

 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 and 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 yam or bass 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. 



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

 growing variety with large white heart and broad 

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

 beautifully curved leaves is fine for decorative pur- 

 poses. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; Jib., 7.'^ cts. 

 Qreen Curled Winter. Standard sort for fall and 

 winter crop; when tied up this variety blanches 

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

 White Curled (Self-blnncJiing). Leaves pale green, 

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

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

 Broad-leaved Batavian (Escamlle). Leaves 

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

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

 French Endive. See Witloof Chicory, page 19. 



EQQ=PLANT. 



Eierpjlansc, Ger. Auber;/iiie, Fr. Berencjcna, Sp. 



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



CULTURE. — Sow the seeds in hotbeds early in March. 

 W'hen 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 sufficiently warm, in May or June. Egg- 

 plant seed requires a higher temperature for germination than 

 other garden vegetables, and this temperature should be main- 

 tained 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, allow- 

 ing 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. 



Early Black Beauty. (See cut.) Spineless and rich 

 puri>lish black skin; very attractive and of best quality. 

 This beautiful Egg-Plant is a great improvement over the 

 well-known and largely grown New York Improved Large 

 Purple. The plants are lemarkably healthy in their growth, 

 and produce an abundance of large fruit fully ten days 

 earlier than the New York Improved. Pkt., 10 cts.; J oz., 

 30 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; \ lb., $1.25. 

 New York Improved Large Purple. This variety is 

 largely grown and produces the Egg- Plants in great quan- 

 tities, as the plants bear from G to 8 fruits each. They are 

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

 excellent quality. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz.,40cts.; \ lb., $1.00. 

 Early Long Purple. Earliest and hardiest; very productive. 

 Fruits long and of good (juality, G to 10 inches long. Pkt., 

 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; \ lb., 75 cts. 

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

 smooth and glossy; very prolific and early and of fine flavor. 

 Pkt., Sets.; oz., 30cts. ; J lb., $1.00. 



EGG-PLAXT PLANTS (See page 251). 



FINOCCHIO, or FLORENCE 



FENNEL (See Specialties, page 6). 

 GARLIC (See page 30). 

 HOP YINE ROOTS (See page 251). 

 HORSERADISH (See page 251). 



