Dreer’s Reliable VEGETABLE SEEDS 
7 Chicoeer, FR. E Aubergine, FR. 
Endive iii. gegPlant eee 
One ounce of seed —_Edibia o E'scarola, Sp- One ounce will produce Petonciano, ITAL. 
to 200 feet of row. Endivie, GER. about 1000 plants. Eierfrucht, GER. 
Culture—Endive is one of the best and most wholesome Culture —Egg Plant seed and seedlings require a higher tem- 
salads for fall and winter use. Sow in shallow drills in April, or perature than most other vegetables. Sow the seed in hotbeds 
for late use in June or July. Transplant or thin to stand 1 foot early in March. When 3 inches high, pot the young plants, and 
apart when 2 to 3 inches high. When nearly full-grown tie the | - plunge in the same bed so that the plants may become stocky. 
leaves together with yarn or raffia to exclude the light so that the | Pjant out when the season becomes sufficiently warm in May or 
heart will become well blanched. This requires 3 to 4 weeks. Or | June. The soil can hardly be made too rich. Set the plants in 
place boards over the plants to blanch them. Health Value of Fresh | open ground, allowing 3 feet between the rows and 2 feet between 
Endive: Vitamins A, C; Calcium .104%; Iron .000123%. 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 or by dusting the plants with Slug Shot. 
Health Value of Fresh Egg Plants: Calories per lb. 126; 
Vitamins A, B; Proteins 1.2%; Carbohydrates 5.1%; 
Fats .8%; Calcium .011%; Iron .00047%. 
412 Dreer’s Giant Fringed Endive 
This Endive is highly esteemed for table use because of its 
appetizing flavor and wholesomeness. In some sections it can 
be grown all the year round. It is a vigorous variety with a 
large white heart and broad stems, good for fall and winter. 
On account of the beautifully curled and finely cut leaves it is 
used freely for garnishing as well as making a delicious salad. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; + lb. 65c. 
410 Broad-Leaved Batavian (Escarolle). A favorite salad pe rae 
variety with wide, wavy leaves and cut, irregular edges. Inner Dak; Awe Pease ian Di: 
leaves blanch nicely to a creamy white. Tender and of very SI Sao aa ae 
agreeable flavor after blanching. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; } lb. 60c. 
411 Full Heart Batavian. This is a most desirable new 
ye strain of the Batavian Endive. It has all the good qualities of 
its parent but the heart is composed of a greatly increased 
number of leaves which will blanch to a beautiful creamy white. | 
The mild and pleasantly bitter flavor gives it great zest. | 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 3 Ib. 65c. 
414 Green Curled Winter. A standard sort for fall and | 497 New York Improved Large Purple. Produces fruits 
404 Early Black Beauty. Beautiful rich purplish black 
fruits which are not only very attractive but also of best quality. 
This beautiful spineless Egg Plant is exacting in its call for rich, 
warm soil. The plants are remarkably vigorous and produce an 
abundance of large fruits earlier than the New York Improved. 
Pkt. 15c; 4 oz. 35c; oz. 60c; } Ib. $1.75. 
winter crop. Very hardy and vigorous. BY to blanch to a in great quantities, the plants averaging from 4 to 6 fruits each. 
beautiful creamy white. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; ¢ lb. 50c. They are large, nearly round, dark purple, free of thorns, and of 
416 White Curled (Self-Blanching). Plants 14 to 16 inches excellent quality. Pkt. 10c; } oz. 25c; oz. 45c; } Ib. $1.25. 
across; leaves pale green, finely cut, crisp, and very tender. 
Almost white when blanched for use. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c;}1b.60c. | 406 Early Long Purple. Earliest, hardiest, and very pro- 
ductive. The club-shaped fruits are about 7 inches long by 2} 
inches thick and they are best for very early use. In the opinion 
of many the flavor is even finer than that of the two large sorts 
offered above. Pkt. 10c; } 0z. 35c; oz. 60c; } Ib. $1.75. 
Finnochio 
Florence Fennel 
418 This should be grown 
more widely as a salad or to be 
served boiled with a cream 
dressing. Earth up the 
thick base half-way when it 
has reached the size of a 
hen's egg. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 
+ ib. 75c. 
Dandelion 
Pissenlit, Fr. Petonciano, ITAL. Ammargon, Sp. 
Leoewenzahn, GER. 
401 Broad-Leaved. Large bushy plants with broad suc- 
culent leaves of an appetizing, slightly bitter flavor. Whole- 
us some and nutritious being rich in iron. One ounce to 100 feet 
Finnochio of drill. Pkt. 15c; 4 0z. 35c; oz. 60c; } Ib. $2.00. 
83 4% —Designates varieties which received Awards in the All-American Selections 
