FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN. 



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EQQ=PLANT. 



The Dandelion is 

 nial plant, resemblin 



Improved Thick-Leaved Dandelion. 



DANDELION. 



hardy peren- 

 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. 10 cts ., oz. 25 cts. 

 IMPROVED THICK-LEAVED. 



An improved thick-leaved variety. Pkt. 10 



cts., oz. 50 cts. 



ENDIVE. 



Fr. 



feet 



New York Improved Egg-Plant. 



Endivien, Ger. Chicoree, 

 Endivia 6 Escarola, Sp. 

 One ounce of seed to 150 

 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 u^e, 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 

 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. 

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



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., \ lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50. 

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



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



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., } lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50. 

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



nearly plain, used in stews and souos. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., \ lb. 50 cts., 



lb. $1.50. 

 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., \ 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 asunder. 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 dozen, 15 cts ; per 100, 50 cts. For rate per 

 1,000, see Vegetable Plants, etc., page 33. 



Eierpflanze, 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 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 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 LARGE PURPLE. The 



leading market variety; large, round, dark purple, iree of thorns, ex- 

 cellent and the most productive variety. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., \ lb. 

 $1.00, lb. $4 00. 

 Black Pekin. 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 productive; 

 fruit from 6 to 10 inches long. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., \ lb. 75 cts. 



EGG-PLANTS. 



(See Vegetable Plants, page 33.) 



GOURDS. 



Useful sorts for the kitchen garden. 

 Dish-Cloth or Loofa. A 



natural dish-cloth, furnished by 

 the peculiar lining of the fruit, 

 which is sponge-like, porous, very 

 tough, elastic and durable. 1 he 

 dried interior of these gourds have 

 become 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 gallons 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. 

 Exactly resemble, in color, shape 

 and size, the eggs of hens, and are 

 useful as nest-eggs as well as orna- 

 mental as a climber. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 40 cts. 



White Curled Endive. 



We pay postage on Vegetable and Flower Seeds except where noted. Farm Seeds are sent by express or freight at pur- 

 2 chaser's expense. 



