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l1lEHRrADREER■PHIlADELPt1lA•^^•WRELIABLEtoETABlE SEEDS 



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Aubergine, Fr. 



|- ^ (|{| = P| ^ /aJ^TT Berengena, Sp. Eierpflanze, Ger. 



Chicoree,FR. ENDIVE 



Endime, Ger. 



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, 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 bleached. 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 

 plants with boards or slats. In three or four weeks 

 they will be blanched. 



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

 growing variety with a large white heart and broad 

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

 beautifully curled leaves this variety is fine for decora- 

 tive purposes. Pkt. , 10 cts. ; oz. , 25 cts. ; J lb. , 75 cts. 

 Qreen Curled Winter. Standard sort for fall and 

 winter crop; when tied up this variety blanches 

 splendidly. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; J lb., 50 cts. 

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

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

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; ^ lb., 50 cts. 

 Broad-leaved Batavian (Escarolle). Leaves 

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

 soups; but if the leaves are tied up it will blanch up 

 nicely and can be used as a salad. Pkt., 10 cts. ; oz., 

 20 cts.; i lb., 50 cts. 

 French Endive. See Witloof Chicory, page 20. 



FINOCCHIO, or 



FLORENCE FENNEI^ 



When the enlargement of leaf stalk, at base of stem, 

 is about the size of a hen's egg it should be earthed up 

 so as to cover half of it, and in about ten days cutting 

 may be commenced and continued as the plants increase 

 in growth. The flavor is somewhat like celery, and it 

 may be used as a salad, or served boiled. Pkt., 10 Cts.; 

 oz., 30 cts.; J lb., $1.00. 



One ounce will produce 1000 to 2000 plants. 



CULTURE. — Sow seeds in hotbeds early in March. 

 When 3 inches high pot the young plants and plunge 

 in the same bed, so that the plants may become stocky. 

 They can be planted out when the season becomes 

 warm, in May or June. Egg-plant seed requires a 

 higher temperature for germination than any other gar- 

 den vegetable, and this temperature should be main- 

 tained right along in order to maintain strong and 

 healthy growth. The soil can hardly be made too rich. 

 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. Watch for 

 the potato beetle. This pest as well as blight may be 

 controlled by spraying with Bordeaux Arsenate of Lead 

 Mixture. 



Early Black Beauty. (See Colored Plate and page 

 8.) Pkt., 10 cts.; ^ oz., 45 cts.; oz., 80 cts.; Jib., 

 $2.25. 

 New York Improved Large Purple. (See cut.) 

 This variety is largely grown and produces the Egg- 

 plants in great quantities, as the plants bear from six 

 to eight fruits each. They are large, nearly round, 

 dark purple, free of thorns and of excellent quality. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 70 cts.; I lb., $2.00. 

 Early Long Purple. Earliest and hardiest, very 

 productive; fruit 6 to 10 inches long. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

 oz., 70 cts.; i lb., $2.00. 

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

 solid, smooth and glossy; very prolific and early. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 70 cts.; J lb., $2.00. 

 Egg=Plant Plants, see page 196. 



Pissenlit, Fr. DANDELION Amargon, Sp. 

 Loewenzahn, Ger. 



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., 20 cts.; oz., $1.00; \ lb., $3.50. 

 Improved Thick=leaved. An improved variety. Pkt., 20 



cts.; oz., $1.00; \ lb., $3.50. 



