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MfADRER -PHILADELPHIA 4>A- W RELIABLE VtOETABLE SEEDS 



Berengena, Sp. 



EGCj=PL/\lN^ Merpflanze, Ger. Aubergine, Fr. 



fo^jrife 



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Lewemahn, Ger. DANDELION Pissenlit, Fr. 

 Amargon, Sp. 



One ounce to 100 feet of row 



CULTURE. — Plants usually come up small and feeble. 

 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 he 

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

 placing a large inverted flowerpot over each plant. 

 Broad=Ieaved. Pkt., 10 cts. ; oz., 75cts.; i lb., $2.00. 

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



cts.; oz., 75 cts.; 1 lb., $2.00. 



Endlme, Ger. fc, IN DIVE Chicoree, Fr. 



Endibia o Escarola, Sp. 



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 late use in June and July. When 

 2 or 3 inches high transplant into good grouud 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 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., 30 cts.; £ lb., 85 cts. 

 Green Curled Winter. Standard sort for fall and 

 winter crop; when tied up this variety blanches 

 splendidly. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; \ lb., 70 cts. 

 White Curled {8e[f-bl<inching\. Leaves pale green, 

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

 Pkt, 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; £ lb., 70 cts. 

 Broad = leaved Batavian (Esctrolle). Leaves 

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

 soups. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; \ lb., 70 cts. 

 French Fndive. See Witloof Chicory, page 19. 



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



CULTURE. — Sow the seeds of Egg- Plant in hot- 

 beds 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 sufficiently warm, in May or June. 

 Egg-plant seed requires a higher temperature for 

 germination than other garden vegetables, 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, al- 

 lowing 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 Specialties, page 7) 

 Spineless and rich purplish-black skin; very attrac- 

 tive and of best quality. The plants produce an 

 abundance of large fruits fully ten days earlier than 

 the New Ycrk improved. Pkt., 10 cts.; ),- oz., 40 

 cts.; oz., 75 cts.; \ lb., $2.00. 

 New York Improved Large Purple. (See 

 cut.) This variety is largely grown and produces 

 the Egg-plants in great quantities; plants sometimes 

 bear from 6 to 8 fruits each. They are large, 

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

 excellent quality. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 60 cts.; \ 

 lb., $1.65. 



Early Long Purple. Earliest and hardiest; very produc- 

 tive. Fruit long and of good quality, 6 to 10 inches long. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; \ lb., $1.50. 

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

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

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; \ lb., $1.50. 



EGG-PLANT PLANTS (Seepage 41). 



FINOCCHIO, or FLORENCE 



FENNEL ^See Specialties, page 7). 

 GARLIC i.See page 30). 

 HOP VINE ROOTS (See page 41). 

 HORSERADISH (See page 41). 



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