iHlEflRrADREER -WIIIAOtLPHlAW- W KfUABLE VMETABLE SEEDS 



£ur/_^anze,GER. 1^00= PLANT, t'etafgena^iv. 



One ounce will produce about one thousand plants. 



Sow the seeds in hot-beds eaily in March. When 3 inches high 

 pot the young plants, using small pots, and plunge them in the same 

 bed, so ll'.at the plants may become slocUy. They can be planted 

 out, from the pots, when the season becomes sufiliciently warm, in 

 May or June ; or they can be transplanted into a second bed to make 

 them strong, until the weather is warm enough lo transplant, about 3 

 feet apart each way, in thoroughly worked and well-enriched st)il. 

 Draw the earth up to the stems when about a font 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. Therefore, repeated sowings are sometimes necessary. 

 Care should be observed in cutting the fruit so as not to disturb the 

 roots of the plants. 



New York Improved Larg-e Purple [Dieer's Selected). 

 The leading market variety ; large, round, dark purple, free of 

 thorns, excellent and the most productive variety. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

 oz., 40 cts,; \ lb., §1.00. 

 Blaclc Pekill. Fruit purplish-black, round to globular, large, 

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

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

 Early Long- Purple. The earliest and hardiest, very produc- 

 tive ; fruit from 6 to 10 inches long. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; \ 

 * lb., 75 cts. 

 Eg-g-- Plants. (.See Vegetable Plants, page 185.) 



Pardeblnvi, Ger. Pissenlil, Fr. 

 Amargon, Sp. 



The Dandelion is a hardy peren- 

 nial plant, resembling Endive, and 

 affords one of the earliest and most 

 lieathful spring greens or salads. Sow 

 early in spring in drills 12 inches 

 apirt, and thin out to 6 inches in the 

 drills; the following spring it will be 

 fit for use. 



Broad -leaved. Pkt., 10 cis.; 



oz., 40 CIS.; ] lb , $1 85. 



Improved T li i c k-leaved. 



(See cut.) An improved thick- 

 leaved variety. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 

 50 cts.; i lb., $1.50. 



GARI.IC. 



(See Onion Seis, page 40.) 



MORSBRADISH. 



(See Vegetable Plants, page 185.) 



Improved Thick-Leaved Dandelion. 



New York Improved Large Pukpi.i-; E(,i, -Plant. 



GOURDS. 



Disli-clotli, or Loofa. A 



natural dish-cloth, furnished by the 

 peculiar lining of the fruit, which 

 is spongelike, porous, very tough, 

 elastic and duiable. The dried in- 

 terior of these Gourds have become 

 an ariicle cf commerce. Pkt., 5 

 cts ; oz., 30 tts. 



Sugar Trough. This variety 

 gro\^s to a large size, holding from 

 4 to 8 gallons each, having hard, 

 thick shells, very strong, but light 

 and durable. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 

 cts. 



White Egg-formed. Also 

 called Japanese Nest-egg Gourd. 

 E.xacily resemble, in color, shape 

 and sia*, the eggs of hens, and are 

 useful as nest-eggs as well as orna- 

 mental as a climber. Pkt., 5 cts.; 

 oz., 25 cts. 



Dreer's Giant Fringed Endive. 



ENDIVE. 



Endivieu, Ger. Chicoree, Fr. Eiidivia 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. Sow in shallow drills in April for early use, 

 or for late use in June or July. When 2 or 3 inches high, trans- 

 plant 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 blanched. This is done by gathering the leaves to- 

 gether 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 jilanis with 

 boards or slats. In three or four weeks they will be blanched. 

 Green Curled Winter. Standard sort for fall and 



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

 White Curled {Self-blanching). Leaves pale green, 



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



'5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; \ lb,, GO CtS. 

 Broad-leaved Batavian {Escarolle). Leaves broad_, 



light green, nearlv plain, used in stews and soups. Pkt., 5 



cts.; oz., 20 cts.; J lb., fQ cts. 

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



variety with a large white heart and broad stems ; good for 



fall and winter. >kt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; \ lb., 60 cts. 



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