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CRESS 



Extra Curled or Pepper Grass. An appetizing salad, grow- 

 ing rapidly in any garden soil. Make successive sowings through- 

 out April, as it goes to seed quickly, Oz., lo cts.; ^ lb., 30 cts.; 

 lb., $1.00. 



Water Cress. Generally grown along the banks of small 

 creeks, where it thrives year after year after becoming established. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 60 cts.; ^ lb., $2.00. 



CORN SALAD 



Large Seeded. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; lb., $1.50. 

 DANDELION 



One Ounce to 100 Feet of Drill. 



Dandelion can be blanched like Endive or cooked as greens. 

 Sow seed in spring in rows 12 inches apart and thin out to stand 

 4 inches in the row if for greens; or 12 inches apart if wanted 

 for bleaching. 



Improved Thick Leaf. Pkt., 15 cts.; ^ oz., 40 cts.; oz., $1.50. 

 EGG PLANT 



One Ounce Will Produce 1,000 Plants. 



Sow in hotbed early in March, transplanting the seedlings 

 into small pots when 3 inches high. Repeat transplanting several 

 times and keep the temperature uniform. When soil and season 

 arc thoroughly warm set plants out in rows 3 feet apart and 2^ 

 feet between the plants. 



New York Improved Large Purple. Fruit is large, rich 

 purple black. Pkt., 10 cts.; Yi oz., 30 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; ^ lb., $1.75. 



Black Beauty. About 10 days earlier than New York Im- 

 proved. Pkt., 10 cts.; Yz oz., 30 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; ^ lb., $1.75. 



ENDIVE 



One Ounce to 200 Feet of Drill. 



For early use sow in April in shallow drills 15 to 18 inches 

 apart; for later use sow in June or July. When plants are 3 inches 

 high thin out or transplant to stand 12 inches apart. When nearly 

 full grown gather the leaves together when dry and tie with a 

 string. 



Giant Fringed. Tender, curled leaves which blanch white. 

 Good for fall and winter. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; >^ lb., 50 cts.; 

 lb., $1.50. 



Green Curled Winter. Center blanches to a golden white. A 

 hardy and vigorous variety. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; ^ lb., 50 

 cts.; lb., $1.50. 



Broad-leaved Batavian (Escarolle). Broad, fleshy leaves, 

 used largely for soups and stews. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; ^ lb., 

 50 cts.; lb., $1.50. 



KALE or BORECOLE 



One Ounce to 250 to 300 Feet of Drill. 



The flavor of Kale being improved by frost, it is generally 

 sown from May to June and transplanted later to rows 2 to 2^2 

 feet apart, and cultivated like Cabbage. For early spring crop sow 

 in September and protect over winter. 



Dwarf Curled Scotch. Hardy low growing variety with 

 spreading heads and tender curly leaves. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 

 b., 50 cts.; lb., $1.50. 



Dwarf Siberian. The leaves are broad and not as curly as 

 the Dwarf Scotch. Extremely hardy. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 

 ^ lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.50. 



Tall Curled Scotch. Grows about 2 feet high. Leaves dark 

 green and finely curled. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz.; 15 cts.; ^ lb., 50 cts.; 

 lb., $1.50. 



