Dreer’s Reliable 
VEGETABLE SEEDS 
Dandelion 
Pissenlit, FR. Petonciano, ItaL. Amargon, Sp. 
Loewenzahn, GER. 
One ounce to 100 feet of drill. 
401 Broad-Leaved. Large bushy plants with broad suc- 
culent leaves of an appetizing, slightly bitter flavor. Whole- 
some and nutritious. Pkt. 15c; 3 oz. 45c; oz. 80c; } lb. $2.50. 
402 Common. Of similar high quality as the above variety. 
Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 25c; oz. 40c; } lb. $1.15. 
Chicoeer, FR. 
Indivia, ITAL. 
Endibia o Escarola, Sp. 
Endivie, GER. 
Endive 
One ounce of seed 
to 200 feet of row. 
Culture—Endive is one of the best and most wholesome 
salads for fall and winter use. Sow in shallow drills in April, or 
for late use in June or July. Transplant or thin to stand 1 foot | 
apart when 2 to 3 inches high. When nearly fully grown tie the | 
leaves together with yarn or raffia to exclude the light so that the 
heart will become well blanched. It requires 3 to 4 weeks. Or place 
boards over the plants to blanch them. Health Value of Fresh 
Endive: Vitamins A, C; Calcium .104%; Iron .000123%. 
411 Full Heart Batavian. This is a most desirable new 
strain of the Batavian Endive. It has all the good qualities of 
its parent but the heart is composed of a greatly increased num- 
ber of leaves which will blanch to beautiful creamy white. The 
mild and pleasantly bitter flavor gives it great zest. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 25c; ¢ Ib. 65c. 
412 Dreer’s Giant Fringed Endive 
This Endive is highly esteemed for table use because of its 
appetizing flavor and wholesomeness. In some sections 
it can be grown all the year round. It is a strong growing 
variety with a large white heart and broad stems, good for 
fall and winter. On account of the beautifully curled and finely 
cut leaves this variety is used freely for garnishing as well as | | 
making a delicious salad. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 4 lb. 65c. 
410 Broad-Leaved Batavian (Escarolle). A favorite salad 
variety with wide, wavy leaves and cut, irregular edges. Inner | 
leaves blanch nicely to a creamy white. Tender and of very 
agreeable flavor after blanching. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 4 Ib. 65c. 
Green Curled Winter Endive 
414 Green Curled Winter. A standard sort for fall and 
winter crop. Very hardy and vigorous. Easy to blanch to a 
beautiful creamy white. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 3 lb. 65c. 
416 White Curled (Self-Blanching). Plants 14 to 16 inches 
across; leaves pale green, finely cut, crisp, and very tender. 
Almost white when blanched for use. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 1b. 65c. 
Aubergine, FR. 
Berenjena, Sp. 
Petonciano, ITAL. 
Everfrucht, GER. 
Egg Plant 
One ounce will produce 
about 1000 plants. 
Culture—Egg Plant seed requires a higher temperature for 
germination than any other vegetable and this temperature should 
be maintained right along in order to maintain strong and healthy 
growth. Sow the seed 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. The soil can hardly be made too rich. 
Set the plants in open ground, allowing 3 feet between the rows 
and 2 feet between the plants in the row. Watch for the potato 
beetle. This pest, as well as blight, may be controlled by spray- 
ing with Bordeaux Arsenate of Lead Mixture or by dusting the 
plants with Slug Shot. 
Health Value of Fresh Egg Plants: Calories per lb. 126; 
Vitamins A, B; Proteins 1.2%; Carbohydrates 5.1%; 
Fats .38%; Calcium .011%; Iron .00047%. 
Early Black Beauty Egg Plant 
404 Early Black Beauty. Beautiful rich purplish black 
fruits which are not only very attractive but also of best quality. 
This beautiful spineless Egg Plant is exacting in its call for rich, 
warm soil. The plants are remarkably vigorous and produce an 
abundance of large fruits earlier than the New York Improved. 
The favorite sort for show purposes. Pkt. 15c; } oz. 40c; oz. 70c; 
4 lb. $2.00. 
407 New York Improved Large Purple. Produces fruits 
in great quantities, the plants averaging from 4 to 6 fruits each. 
They are large, nearly round, dark purple, free of thorns, and of 
excellent quality. Pkt. 10c; } 0z. 35c; oz. 60c; 4 lb. $2.00. 
406 Early Long Purple. Earliest, hardiest, and very pro- 
ductive. The club-shaped fruits are 6 to 10 inches long and they 
are best for very early use. In the opinion of many the flavor is 
even finer than that of the two large sorts offered above. Pkt. 10c; 
4 oz. 40c; oz. 70c; ¥ lb. $2.00. 
Plants of Egg Plant are offered on page 184 
Finnochio—Forence Fennel, Sweet Anise 
418 Used extensively in Italy as a salad or served boiled with a 
cream dressing. The base of the plants thickens and when 
about the size of a hens egg should be earthed up half way in 
order to blanch it. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; } lb. 75c. 
Horse Radish Roots are offered on page 184 
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