JHENRrADREER-PHiiADELPtiiAi^A^mRmABLE Vegetable SEEDS 



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Eierpjianze, Ger. 



EQa=PLANT. 



Aubergine, Fr. 

 Bereno-eiia, Sp. 



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 ; or they can be transplanted into a second bed to make them strong, until the weather 

 is warm enough to transplant, about 3 feet apart each way, in thoroughly worked and well-enriched soil. Draw the earth up to 

 the stems when about a foot high. Egg-plant seed will not vegetate freely without a strong, uniform heat, and if the plants get 

 the least chilled in the earlier stages of growth they seldom recover. 'Iherefore, repealed sowings are sometimes necessary. 



One ounce will produce about one thousand plants. 



New York Improved Large Purple [Dreer's 



Selected). (See cut.) The leading variety ; large, 



round, dark purple, free of thorns, excellent and 



productive. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 40 cts ; \ lb., |1.00. 

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



solid, smooth and glossy; very prolific ; early. 



Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 40 cts.; \ lb., $1.25. 

 Early Long Purple. Earliest and hardiest, very 



productive ; fruit 6 to 10 mches long. Pkt., 5 



cts.; oz., 20 cts.; \ lb., 75 cts. 



EGG-PI.ANTS. 



(See Vegetable Plants, page 55.) 



DA]\OEI.ION. 



FarJebluin, Ger." Pissenlit, Fr. Amargon, Sp. 

 The Dandelion is a hardy perennial plant, re- 

 sembling Endive, 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., 

 $1.35. 



improved Thick=leaved. An improved thick- 

 leaved variety. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; \ lb., 

 $1.50. 

 GARL,IC (See Onion Sets, page 40). 



GOURDS (See Flower Seeds, page 83). 



HORSE-RADISH. 



(See Vegetable Plants, page 55.) 



HOP VINE ROOTS. 



(See Vegetable Plants, page 55.) 



New Voek Improved Large Purple Egg-Plant. 



ENDIVE. 



Endivien, Ger. Cliicoree, 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. Si>w 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 apait. When nearly full grown, and before they are 

 fit fnr 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 

 tlir'-e or four weeks they will be blanched. 



(ireen Curled Winter. Standard sort for fall and 

 winter crop. Pkt., 5 cis.; oz., 20 cts.; \ lb., 60 Cts. 



White Curled (^Self-blanching). Leaves pale green, 

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

 Pkt-. 5 cts ; oz., '20 cts.; \ lb.. 60 cts. 



Broad=leaved Batavian {Fscarolle). Leaves broad, 

 light green, nearly plain, used in stews and soups. Pkt., 

 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; \ lb., 60 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. 



Drekr's Giant Fringhd Endive. 



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