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Lvetcenzahh, Ger. DANDELION. P>**enlit, Fr. 



Aiimrgon, Sp. 



One ounce to 100 feet of row. 



CULTURE. — Plants usually come up small and feebly. 

 Sow seed in £ood clean loam, in drills 1 foot apart, and thin or 

 transplant to 10 or 1 1> inches apart in the rows. May he 

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

 placing a large inverted flower pot over each plant. 

 Broad -leaved. Pkt., 10cts.;oz., 40cts.; | lb., $1.25. 

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



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



ENDIVE. 



Enditie, Ger. Chieoree, 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 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 bass, to exclude the light and air from tin- 

 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 Ciiant Fringed, i 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 it is tine for decorative pur- 

 poses. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; J lb., 75 cts. 



(ireen Curled Winter. Standard sort for fall and 

 winter. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz. , 20 cts.; $ lb., 50 Cts. 



White Curled (Self -blanching). Leaves pale 

 green; grows to a larger size, always crisp and very 

 tender. Pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 20 cts.;' \ Jb., 50 cts. 



Broad-leaved Batavian ( Escnrolle). Leaves 

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

 soups. Pkt., 5 cis. ; oz.,'20 cts.; } lb., 50 cts. 



FINOCCHIO, or FLORENCE 



FENNEL (See page 7). 



EQG=PLANT. 



Eierpfln me,GER. Aubergine.Fn. Btrengena,Sv. 



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



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 out from the pots when the season becomes 

 sufficiently warm, in May or June. Egg-plant seed 

 requires a higher temperature for germination than any 

 other garden vegetable, and this temperature should 

 be maintained right along in order to maintain strong 

 and healthy growth. I he soil can hardly be made too 

 rich. After settled warm weather has set in, set the 

 I 'hints in open ground, allowing 3 feet space between 

 rows, and 2 feet space between the plants in the row. 

 Wati h for the potato beetle. This pest as well as blight 

 ma} be controlled by spraying with Bordeaux Arsenate 

 of Lead Mixture. 



Early Black Beauty. Spinelessand rich purplish- 

 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 remark- 

 ably healthy in their growth, and produce an abun- 

 dance ot large liuit fully ten days earlier than the 

 New York Improved. Pkt., 10 cts. ; .', oz , .;0 cts. ; 

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

 New York Improved Large Purple. fSee 

 cut.) This variety is largely grown and produces 

 the Egg plants in greal quantities, as the plants 

 beat from six to eight fruits each. They are large" nearly 

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

 Pkt., 10cts.;OZ., 40 cts.; \ lb., $1.00. 

 Early Long Purple. Earliest and hardiest, very productive. 

 Fruits long and of good quality, 6 to 10 inches long. Pkt., 5 

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

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

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

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; \ lb., $1.00. 



EGG-PLANT PLANTS ^ee page 46). 

 GARLIC (See page 33). 

 HOP VINE ROOTS (See page 46). 

 HORSERADISH (See page 46). 



