fumADRBR-PhiJADELPHiAm-^RaiABL^ Vegetable SEEDS- PHI 



ENDIVE. 



Endivie, Ger. Cfiicoree, 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 dulls 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 the 

 inner leaves, which must be done when quite dry, or 

 they will rot. Another method is to cover the plants 

 witli boards or slats. In three or four weeks they will 

 he blanched. 



Dieer's Giant Fringed. (.See cut.) A strong- 

 growing variety with large while heart and broad 

 stems; good for fall and winter. On account of the 

 beautifully curvtd leaves it is fine for decorative pur- 

 poses. Piit., lOcts.; oz., 25 CIS.; \ lb.,75cts. 

 Green Curled Winter. Standard sort for fall and 



winter. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts. ; \ lb., 50 cts. 

 White Curled (Self-blmiching). Leaves pale 

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

 tender. Pkt., .t cts. ; oz., 20 cts.; J lb.,50cts. 

 Broad-leaved Batavian (EscuroUe). Leaves 

 broad, light green, nearly i>lain, used in stews and 

 soups. Pkt., cts.; oz., 20 cts.; \ lb., 50 cts. 



EQQ=PLANT. 



SXerpJlanze, Gek. Auberr/ine, Fr. Be!r!itjenii,Sp. 

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



CULTURE. — Sow the seeds in hotbeds early ia 

 Llarch. When 3 inches high pot the young plants, 

 tising small pots and plunge thera in the same bed, 

 so that the plants may become stocky. They can be 

 planted out from the pots when the season becomes 

 sofl&ciently warm, in May or June. Egg-plant seed 

 requires a higher temperature for germination than any 

 other garden vegetable, and this temfierature should 

 bi maintained right along in order to maintain strong 

 ffld healthy growth. The soil can hardly be made too 

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

 plants in open ground, allowing 3 feet space between 

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

 V/atch for the potato beetle. This pest as well as blight 

 riay be controlled by spraying with Bordeaux Arsenate 

 cf Lead Mixture. 



2arly Black Beauty. (See cut.) This beautiful 

 Egg-Plant is a great improvement over the well- 

 known and largely grown New York Improved 

 Large Purple. The plants ■ere remarkably healthy 

 in their growth, and produce an abundance of large 

 firuit fully ten days earlier than the Mew York Ira- 

 proved. Pkt., 10 cts.; -J-oz., 30 cts. ; oz., 50 cts.; 

 ilb., $1.25. 

 Jlew York Improved Large Purple, Fruits large, 



nearly round, dark purple, free of thorns and of 



excellent quality. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz.,40cts.; } lb., 



11.00. 

 Barly Long Purple. Earliest and hardiest, very productive; 



fruit 6 to 10 inches long, Pkt., .5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; J lb., 



75 cts. 

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



smooth and glossy; very prolific and early. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 



30 cts.; i lb.. $1.00. 

 EGG-PI. ANT PI. ANTS (See page 46). 

 GARL,IC (See page 33). 

 HOP VINE ROOTS (See page 46). 

 HORSERADISH (See page 46). 





Loewemahn, Gek. DANDEI.ION. Pissenlit,TR. 



A>ituri/()ii, .Sf. 



One ounce to 100 feet of row. 



CULTURE.— Plants usually come up small and feebly. 

 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 be 

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

 placing a large inverted flower pot over each plant. 

 Broad=leaved. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., .30 cts.; } lb., $1.00. 

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



cts.; oz., 40 cts.; J lb., $1.00.; 



