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GRIFFITH, TURNER & CO., BALTIMORE, MD. 



Egg Plant. 



German, Eierpflanze. 



(One ounce will produce about one thousand plants.) 



So w the seed 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 trans- 

 plant, 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 freelv without a sti'ong 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. 



IMPROVED LARGE PrRPLE EGG PLANT. — 



The improved Large Purple Egg Plant is decidedly the 

 best and most pi-ofitable sort in cultivation : it is large, 

 thornless, of a handsome purple color and beautiful 

 shape. Our stock of this has for several years been giving 

 unqualified satisfaction We have never seen finer speci- 

 mens of Egg Plant than those grown from our seed. In 

 passing through the field where our seed was beinjr saved 

 the past season, we were surprised at the regular size' .oi 

 uniform handsome color of the fruit all over the field. 

 Pkts.,10 and 25 cts. Oz., 30 is. X lb., $1.00. 

 lb., 83.50. 



Endive. 



German, Endivien. 



(One ounce of seed to 159 feet of row.) 

 For early use, sow as soon as the ground can be worked 

 in the spring, in drills fifteen inches apart, and thin 

 plants to six or eight inches in the row. To blanch the 

 leaves, gather them carefully together when perfectly 

 dry, and tie with matting or soft fibrous material. 

 Another method is to invert flower pots over the plant. 

 The leaves are very highly esteemed for use as salads. 



GREEN CURLED. — The best sort in use. Useful as 

 a salad, and also used for garnishing. 



Pkt.,5cts. Oz.,20cts. U lb., 50 cts. lb., $1.50. 



Kohl Rabi 



(1 ounce of seed to 100 yards 

 of row.) 



WHITE VIENNA. — Bulb 

 light green, flesh white, very 

 rapid in growth, early in ma- 

 turity, fine in texture and sym- 

 metrical in form ; superior. 



Fk:ts.. 5 &10 cts. Oz., 20 cts. 

 X lb., 60 cts. lb., §2.00. 



Leek. 



German, Lanctt. 



(One oz. of seed to 150 ft. of row.) 



Select good Onion soil, manure 

 liberally, plant in April in drills six 

 to eigtt inches deep and eighteen 

 inches apart. and thinto nine inches 

 apart in the drill. Gradually draw 

 the earth around the plants until 

 the drills are filled level with the 

 surface. Draw for use in October. 

 To be used in soups or boiled as 

 Asparagus. 



EXTRA LARGE. — A large and 

 strong plant, hardy, the best. 



Pkt.,5cts. Oz.,15cts. X lb.. 

 45 cts. lb., 81.50. 



MUSSELBURGH. — Ounce, 20 

 cts. % lb., 60 cts. lb., .$2.00. 



LARGE ROUEN.-Pk^s . 5 and 10 cts. 

 cts. M, lb., 50 cts. lb., $1.75. 



Oz., 20 



Lettuce. 



German, Latticli. 



(One ounce of seed to 150 feet of row.) 



Lettuce requires a rich and rather moist soil. The 

 rows should be about twelve inches apart, and the plants 

 thinned to ten or twelve inches apart for the leading 

 varieties. The more rapid the growth the better the 

 quality. Some varieties are peculiarly adapted for early 

 culture, others for summer growth. 



EARLY CURLED SIMPSON. Black Seed. -Very 

 early, excellent for salads; forms a compact mass of 

 leaves. 



Pkts., 5 and 10 cts. Oz.. 15 cts. ^ lb. ,30 cts. 

 lb., 8100. 



DEFIANCE.— Stands summer heat better than any 

 other variety ; one of the finest large growing varieties. 

 It forms very large solid heads, so firm they have to be 

 cut open to allow the flower heads to come through. 

 Pkts., 5 and 10 cts. Oz.. 15 cts. % lb., 40 cts. 

 lb., 81.25, 



ROYAL CABBAGE. OR LOAF.— This is so well- 

 known to Truckers and Gardeners around Baltimore 

 and Norfolk that for them it scarcely needs description. 

 Eor the benefit of those who are not acquainted with it, 

 would say it makes large compact heads, is of beautiful 

 light green color, very tender, and while unsurpassed 

 for frames, is a good out-door sort. 



Pkts., 5 and 10 cts. Oz., 15 cts. U lb.. 45 cts. 

 lb., 81 50. 



BALTIMORE OAK LEAF— This Lettuce will resist 

 the heat of summer, and stand longer before running to 

 seed than any variety we have ever known. It makes a 

 large solid head, and is very popular with those who 

 know it. Being such a shy seeder, the seed is more 

 expensive than some other sorts. 



Pkt., 5 and 10 cts. Oz..20cts. M lb., 65 cts. 

 lb., 82.00. 



EARLY FORCIN G. 

 Pkts., 5 and 10 cts 



-The best for hot-beds or frames. 

 Oz..25cts. X lb., 70 cts. 



SPECIAL PRICES TO CANNERS, GARDENERS AND FARMERS, IN LARGE QUANTITIES. 



