FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN. 



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Eierpflanze, Gkr. 

 Aubergine, Fr. 



Berengena, Sp. 

 One ounce will produce about one thousand plants. 



Egg=PIant. 



New York Improved Egg-Plant 



Dandelion. 



The Dandelion is a hardy perennial 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. Pkt. lOcts.; oz. 



25cts. 

 Improved Thick- Leaved. An 



improved thick -leaved variety. 



Pkt. lOcts.; oz. 50cts. 



End 



Improved Thick-Leaved Dandelion 



uve. 



Endivien, Ger. Chicoree, Fr. 

 Endivia o Escarola, Sp. 

 One ounce of seed to 150 feet of row. 



Endives 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 gath- 

 ering the leaves together and tying 

 with yarn or bass, to exclude the 



light and ah - 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 slates. In three or four weeks they will be sufficiently blanched. 



Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 20 eta.; I lb. 50 cts.; lb. §1.50, except where noted. 

 Green Curled Winter. Standard sort for fall and winter crop. 

 White Curled (Self -blanching) . Leaves pale green, grows to a large 



size, always crisp and very tender. The Chicory Salad of the restau- 

 rants. 

 Broad-Leaved Batavian (Escarolle). Leaves broad, light green, 



nearly plain, used in stews and soups. 

 Giant Fringed ( Oyster Endive) . A strong-growing variety with a large 



white heart and broad stems ; good for fall and winter. Pkt. 5 cts.; 



oz. 20 cts.; i lb. 60 cts.; lb. $2.00. 



GARLIC. 



Used in cooking for flavoring purposes, it is more pungent than the 

 onion. It is propagated by detaching the cloves or sets and planting 

 them in rows 1 foot apart and 6 inches apart in the row. As soon as 

 the leaves turn the crop is matured, and may be harvested like the 

 onion. Per lb., 25 cts.; by mail, 35 cts. 



HORSE RADISH. 



Horse Radish is grown from young roots or sets, which should be 

 planted out in the spring. They will form a large sized radish fit for 

 use in one season's growth. Roots, per doz., 15 cts.; per 100, 50 cts. 

 For rate per 1000, see Vegetable Plants, etc, page 47. 



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 olants may 

 become stocky. They can be planted out, from the pots, when the season Decomes 

 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 vege- 

 tate 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 sow- 

 ings are sometimes necessary. Care should be observed in cutting the fruit so 

 as not to disturb the roots cf the plants. 



New York Improved Large Purple {Dreer'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. ; J lb. 

 SI- 00; lb. $4.00. 

 Black Pekln. Fruit purplish black, round to globular, large, solid, 

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

 10 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; J lb. $1.25. 

 Early Long Purple. The earliest and hardiest, very productive ; fruit 

 from 6 to 10 inches long. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; % lb. 75 cts. 



EGG=PLANTS. 



(See Vegetable Plants, page 47.) 



GOURDS. 



Useful Sorts for the Kitchen Garden. 



Dish-Cloth or Loofa. A natural 

 dish-cloth, furnished by the pecu- 

 liar fining of the fruit, which is 

 sponge-like, porous, very tough, 

 elastic and durable. The dried 

 interior of these gourds have be- 

 come an article of commerce, 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 gafions each, having hard, thick 

 shells, very strong, but light and 

 durable, lasting for many years. 

 They are used for a variety of pur- 

 poses, such as buckets, baskets, 

 nest boxes, etc. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 

 30 cts. 

 > White Egg=Formed. Also called 

 Japanese Nest-Egg Gourd. Ex- 

 actly 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. 



White Ourled Endive. 



We pay postage on Vegetable and Flower Seeds, except where noted. Farm Seeds are sent by express or freight at purchaser's expense. 



