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EQQ=PLANT. 



New York Improved Large Purple Egg-Plant. 



Dandelion. 



The Dandelion is a hardy per- 

 ennial plant, resembling 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. Pkr., 10 cts.; 



oz., 40 cts.; i lb., SI. 35. 



Improved Thick-leaved 



(see cut). An improved thick- 

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

 50 cts.; ^ lb, §1.50. 



GARI.IC. 



(Set Onion Sets, page 37.) 



HORSERADISH. 



{See Vegetable Plants, page 48.) 



Eierpjlanze, Ger. Aubergine, Fr. 

 Berengena, Sp. 



One ounce will produce about one thousand plants. 



Sow the seeds in hot-beds 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 

 lied 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 ihe 

 earlier stages of growth they seldom recover. Therefore, repeated 

 sowings are sometimes necessary. Care should be observed in cut- 

 ting the fruit so as not to disturb the roots of the plants. 

 NeAV York Improved Large Purijle {Dreer's Selected). 

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

 thorns, excellent and the most ]5roductive variety. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

 oz., 40 cts.; J- lb., $1.00, lb., §3.50. 

 Black 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.; i lb., $1 25. 

 Early Long' Purple. The earliest and hardiest, very pro- 

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

 cts.; } lb., 75 cts. 

 Egg-Plants. (See Vegetable Plants, page 48.) 



GOURDS. 



Di.sli-clotli or Loofa. A 



natural dish-cloth, furnished by 

 the peculiar lining of the fruit, 

 which is spongelike, porous, very 

 tough, elastic and durable. The 

 dried interior of these Gourds 

 have become an article of com- 

 merce, and are sold by druggists. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 40 cts. 



Sugar Trough. This variety 

 grows to a large size, holding 

 from 4 to 8 gallons each, having 

 hard, thick shells, very strong, 

 hut light and durable. Pkt., 5 

 cts.; oz., 30 els. 



White Egg-formed. Also 

 called Japanese Nest-egg Gourd. 

 Exactly resemble, in color, shape 

 and size, the eggs of hens, and 

 are useful as nest-eggs as well 

 as ornamental as a climber. Pkt., 

 5 cts.; oz., 40 cts. 



Improved Thick-leaved Dandelion. 



ENDIVE. 



Endivien, Ger. Chicoree, 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. Sow 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 apart. When nearly full grown, and before they are 

 fit for 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 quiie dry, or they will rot. Another method 

 is lo cover the plants with boards or slats. In three or four 

 weeks they will be blanched. 



Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.: J^ lb., 60 cts.; lb., 83.00. 

 Green Curled Winter. Standard sort for fall and 



winter crop. 

 W^hite Curled {Self hlanching). Leaves pale green, 



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



Chicory Salad of the restaurants. 

 Broad-leaved Batavian [F.srarolle). Leaves broad, 



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

 Oiant Fringed ( Oyster Endive'). (See cut.) A strong- 

 growing variety with a large white heart and broad stems; 



good for fall and winter. 



Dkeer's Giant Fringed Endive. 



