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£urJ>/ia.ze,GEK. EQQ=PLANT, 



Aubergine, Fr. 

 Bereiigena, Sp. 



One ounce will produce about one thousand plants. 

 CULTURE. — 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 oui, from the pots, when the sea- 

 son becomes sufficiently warm, in May or June; or they can be 



transplanted into a second bed to make them stron<j, until the 



V 

 weather is warm enough to transplant, about 3 feet apart each 



way, in thoroughly worked and well-enriched soil. Draw the 



eanh up to the stems when about a foot high. Egg plant seed 



will not vegetate freely without a strong, uniform heat, and if 

 he plants get the least chilled m the earlier stages of growth 



they seldom recover. Therefore, repeated sowmgs are some 



times necessary. 



■Early Black Beauty (See page 10). This beiunful hgg- 

 Plant is a gieat improvement over the well-known and 

 largely-grown New York Improved L^irge Purple The 

 plants are remarkably healthy in their growth, and pioduce an 

 abundance of large fruits fully ten days earliei than the New 

 York Improved. Pkt.. 10 cts.; 07,., 40 cts.; \ It , Jl 25 



s\ewYork improved Large Purple {Dieer's Selected) 

 Large, luund, ilark purple, free of thorns, excellent nnd 

 productive. Pkt., 10 cts. ; oz., 35 cts.; \ lb., %\ 00 



43Iack Pekin. Fruit purplish-black, 



round, large, solid, smooth and 



glossy ; very prolific ; early. Pkt., 



10 cts.; oz., 35 cts ; \ lb., |1.00. 

 €nrly Long Purple. Earliest and 



hardiest, very productive ; fruit 6 to 



10 inches long. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 



cts.; \\\>., 75 cts. 



EGG-PI.ANT 



PLANTS. 



(Seepage 51.) 



GARLIC. 



(See page 40.) 



GOURDS. 



(See Flower Seeds.) 



HOP VINE ROOTS. 



(See page 51) 



HORSERADISH. 



(See page 51.) 





LANT 



Improved Thick-Leaved Dandelion. 



Dreer's Giant Fringed Endive. 



DANDELION. 



Pardebliivi, Ger. Pissenlit, Fr. 

 Amargon, Sp. 



The Dandelion is a hardy perennial 

 plant, resembling Eudive, and affords 

 one of the earliest and most healthful 

 spring greens or salads. Sow early in 

 spring in drills 12 inches apart, and 

 thin out to 6 inches in the drills; the 

 following spring it will be fit for use. 

 Broad^ leaved. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 



40 cts.; \ lb., .$1.85. 



Improved Thick-leaved. (See cut.) 

 An improved variety. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

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



ENDIVE. 



Eiidivien^ Ger. CSiicoree, Fr. 

 Endivia 6 Escarola, Sp. 

 One ounce of seed to 150 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 blanched. This is 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 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. 



Qreen Curled Winter, Standard sort for fall and winter crop. Pkt., 

 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 50 cts. 



White Curled {Self-blanching). Leaves pale green, grows to a 

 large size, always crisp and very tender. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz.,'15 cts.; 

 \ lb., 50 cts. 



Broad-leaved Batavian [Escarolle). Leaves broad, light green, 



nearly plain, used in stews and soups. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; \ 



lb., 50 cts. 

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



with a large white heart and broad stems ; good for fall and winter. 



Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; \ lb., 75 Cts. 



VEGETABLE PLANTS AND ROOTS. — Many who are interested in gardening have not the facilities or time to devote in raising plant* 

 ,^ and roots of different vegetables. A complete list of Vegetable Plants is offered on page 51. 



