F O K_ OL UAL I T Y 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS 



No. 27. Long Island Improved 



Semi-dwarf. Heavy producing. Uniform 



Days to maturity, 125. Brussels Sprouts, a native of the British Isles and of the 

 Channel Coast of Europe, is a vegetable which has a limited but important place in 

 American vegetable culture. Long Island Improved, sometimes called Half-Dwarf 

 Improved, is highly recommended for home- and market-garden use. The plants 

 develop to a height of about 20 inches. Their stems are thickly set with firm, cabbage- 

 like balls \ x /i inches in diameter, which mature in succession. Market gardeners will 

 find this an unusually dependable strain. Price, Postpaid: Pkt. 10 cts. ; oz. 35 cts. ; 

 V 4 lb. $1.20; lb. $4; 5 lbs. or over, $3.75 per lb. 



COLLARDS 



No. 28. Georgia 



Days to maturity, 80. Sometimes called Southern or Creole. This vegetable 

 develops a loose-leaved head growing about 2^2 feet in height and producing large, 

 light green leaves on medium-long stems. A frost, if not too severe, will improve 

 the crop. In the South the seed may be sown from January to May and from August 

 to October. Price, Postpaid: Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; y 4 lb. 20 cts.; lb. 60 cts. 



DANDELION 



No. 29. Arlington Thick-Leaf 



Will produce large and more stocky plants 



This seed is grown privately in Connecticut and will produce larger and heavier 

 plants than the imported seed. The seed itself is heavier and of stronger germination. 

 For the production of early greens it is necessary to sow Dandelion seed in July, 

 allowing it to winter over, although it may also be sown in early spring. One ounce 

 should be allowed for 100 feet of row and 6 pounds per acre. Price, Postpaid: Pkt. 

 10 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; V 4 lb. $1.40; lb. $4.50; 5 lbs. or over, $4.25 per lb. 



EGGPLANT 



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NO. 30. ImpcMal Black Beauty Brussels Sprouts 



Rich, handsome fruits. Phomopsis Rot free. One of the most profitable strains 



Days to maturity, 115. This Imperial strain of the well-known Black Beauty, a stock free from the 

 organisms of Phomopsis Rot, is, in our opinion, the most important forward step taken in Eggplant improve- 

 ment in the last decade. Most Eggplant seed is saved in areas that are badly infested with this organism,, 

 which attacks the plant in its middle growth, withers the leaves, and finally rots the fruit. In many instances 

 the spoilage does not commence until the fruit is en route to market. Some Phomopsis Rot comes from 

 infected soil, but unless the grower uses disease-free seed he is beaten from the start. Our Imperial strain 

 has been grown under conditions that make us morally certain that our seed is entirely clear from the organ- 

 isms of Phomopsis Rot. The height of the plant is about 18 inches, and the deep purple-black fruits are 

 of a triangular globe shape. Price, Postpaid: Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; V 4 lb. $1.20; lb. $4; 5 lbs. or over, 

 $3.75 per lb. 



ENDIVE 



No. 31 . Deep-Heart Escarolle 



Early, 

 blanched 

 Batavian. 



Broader leaf. Deep. Well- 

 heart. Replaces Broad-Leaf 



Days to maturity, 100. This variety, 

 of European origin, has been particularly 

 successful in the Sanford (Fla.) district 

 where Escarolle is grown for shipment on 

 a large scale. Its outstanding character- 

 istics are its early maturity, combined 

 with the fact that the leaf is broad, thick, 

 slightly wrinkled, and easily blanched. 

 The head will grow considerably larger 

 than most competing strains. Growers 

 will find this to be a distinguished strain. 



Price, Postpaid: Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 

 cts.; V 4 lb. 60 cts.; lb. $2; 5 lbs. or over, 

 $1.75 per lb. 



Stokes Deep-Heart Escarolle on farm of Mr. W. E. Chapman, 

 Sanford, Florida. Date, Nov. 1933 



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