fe Egg Plant 
Treat seeds with Semesan. 
Spergon, or Arasan 
1 Pkt. for 50 plants; 
1 oz. for 1000 plants 
Start in hotbed early in 
March. When 3 inches high pot 
up. Set the plants outdoors in 
May or June spacing them 3 
feet apart. The maturity dates 
are days from planting out. Al- 
low 8 to 10 weeks for plant 
production. 
404 Black Beauty. 80 days. 
Beautiful rich purplish black 
fruits of best quality. Planted 
in rich, warm soil it is re- 
markably vigorous and pro- 
duces an abundance of large 
fruits. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 45c; 
oz. 80c; %4 lb. $3.00. 
405 Florida Highbush. 85 days. Of strong, upright, vigorous growth, 
bearing large, elongated, cylindrical, dark purple fruits of uniform 
size. Highly resistant to drought and blight. The fruits are borne high 
above the ground and are therefore evenly colored ail over. Pkt. 
15c; % oz. 65c; oz. $1.15; % lb. $4.25. = 
406 New York Improved Spineless. 76 days. Broad, oval, deep 
glossy purple fruits which hold their color well. The flesh is firm 
and of choice quality. Low branch‘ng and a continuous bearer. 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 45c; oz. 80c; % lb. $3.00. 
407 New Hampshire Hybrid. 70 days. A very early variety with dark 
purple, blocky, egg-shaped fruits which are smooth, glossy, and very 
uniform. Very productive. Pkt. 15c; %4 oz. 80c; oz. $1.50; % Ib. $5.25. 
Egg Plant, Black Beauty 
e 1 Pkt. for 50 ft. 
Endive 1 ee for 460 ft. 
Chicoree, Fr. Indivia, ItAL. Endibia o Escavola, Sp. Endivie, GER. 
Treat seed with Cuprocide or Semesan. 
Culture—Sow in shallow drills in April, er for late use in June or July. 
Transplant or thin to stand 1 foot apart when 2 to 3 inches tall. When 
nearly full-grown tie the leaves together with yarn or raffia to exclude 
the light so that the heart will become well blanched. This requires 3 to 
4 weeks. Or place boards over the plants to blanch them. 
Deep 
Heart 
Fringed 
Endive 
409 Deep Heart Fringed. 90 days. An entirely new type intermediate 
> between Full Heart Batavian and Green Curled but more upright and 
with broader leaves. The outer leaves turn upward enclosing the extra- 
deep, well-filled, creamy yellow heart. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; %4 Ib. 90c. 
412 Dreer’s Giant Fringed. 95 days. A vigorous variety with a large 
white heart and broad stems. Good for fall and winter. Has beauti- 
fully curled and finely cut leaves which are as fine for garnishing as 
for making a delicious salad. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; %4 Ib. 90c. 
411 Full Heart Batavian. 88 days. A most desirable 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 
blatich to a beautiful creamy white. The mild and pleasantly bitter 
flavor gives it great zest. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 30c; 1% Ib. 90c. 
Mache, Sp. 
Corn Salad Valeriana, tau. 
Canonigos, SP. Feldsalad, Grr. 
355 Larged-Seeded. A vigorous grower pro- 
ducing large plants with oval, light green 
leaves valued as an early spring salad. Sow 
either in spring or early fall in rows 1-ft. 
apart and cover % inch deep. 1 oz. for 25-ft. 
of row. Pkt. 15c; oz. 50c; %4 Ib. $1.75; lb. $5.90. 
Pissenlit, FR. 
Petonciane, ITAL. 
Loewenzahn, GER. 
Dandelion 
Amargon, SP. 
401 Arlington Thick-Leaved. 95 days. Large 
bushy plants with broad succulent leaves. Pkt. 
20c; % oz. 80c; oz. $1.50; %4 lb. $5.25. 
e ° fi 
Fi NNOCHIO_ Florence Fennel 
418 110 days. Splendid 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. Quite different from Sweet Fennel which 
forms no “bulbs.” Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; 14 Ib. $1.20. 
For Herbs, see page 13 
Horseradish Roots 
17-702 Maliner Kren or Bohemian. The stand- 
ard variety, highly esteemed for its quality and 
the large size of its roots. 6 for 40c; 12 for 
75c; 25 for $1.25; 100 for $4.50, prepaid. 
Kale-Borecole 
Treat seed with Semesan or Arasan 
Sow from May to June one-half inch deep 
in drills about 1% feet apart and cultivate like 
cabbage. One ounce produces about 2000 plants. 
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Dreer’s Imperial Long Standing Kale 
422 Dreer’s Imperial Long Standing. 60 days. 
A beautifully curled sort of vigorous, spread- 
ing habit. Hardy, attractive, and very produc- 
tive. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; %4 Ib. 90c. 
423 Dwarf Blue Curled Scotch. 55 days. Makes 
a hardy strong growth producing finely curlcd 
foliage with a distinct blue tinge. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 35c; % lb. $1.00. 
424 Tall Green Curled Scotch. 85 days. Tall 
plants 30 in. high with heavily curled, plume- 
like, medium green leaves. Pkt. 15c; 0z. 40c; 
Y% lb. $1.20. 
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