EGG-PLANT and ^ENDIVE. 



CUCUMBER, continued. 



— ifl a*t?t ,v RUSSIAN. Early and prolific ; fruits are small, oval, pointed, crisp and good. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., #lb. 25 cts., lb. 6cc. 

 JAPANESE CLIMBING. Vigorous, tall-climbing, and cling tightly to trellises. Fruits almost straight, large, and from 12 to 

 16 inches long; skin dark green, flesh thick And delicately flavored. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



/ /WEST INDIA GHERKIN. 



Its small, rough, prickly fruits are usedfor pickling. The vines grow quite rapidly, and bear heavily. Pkt.5c.0z. ioc, &lb. 30c, lb. $1. 



ENGLISH FRAME CUCUMBER. 



These varieties are used for forcing. They can be grown in hotbeds or houses where the tem- 

 perature does not fall below/65 at night. Jhe fruits are long, smooth and handsome, frequently 

 growing from 20 to 30 inchee'long. Pkt. 25] cts. 



BEST VARIETIES. Sion House," Telegraph. 25 cts. each per packet. 



Egg= Plant 



( ©ierpflattje. ) 



English Frame Cucumber. 



Sow the seed in hotbeds early in March, transplant to small pots, and plunge them in the 

 same beds ; this is to make them strong and stocky. They should not be planted out in rows 

 until May or June, when the weather becomes warm and settled, as cool nights and wet weather 

 will check their growth. Set the plants in rows 3 feet apart each way, and give them thorough, 

 cultivation, drawing the earth up to the stems when they are about a foot high ; it is well to 

 keep some plants in the hotbed for replanting. Repeated sowings are sometimes necessary, as 

 the seed does not germinate freely without strong and uniform heat. In cutting the fruit, be 

 careful not to injure the plants. An ounce of seed will produce 1,000 plants. 



WHITE PEARL. Fruit pure creamy white, with slight shading of very light green at the 

 stem.' As large as New York Improved ; quality delicate, very fine-grained and well flavored. 

 Pkjf. 5 cts. , oz. 40 cts. 



\ / NEW YORK IMPROVED THORNLESS. The leading market variety; strong and 

 productive in habit. The fruits are deep purple, large and smooth, entirely free from thorns, and 

 the flesh is white, tender and delicate flavored. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts. 



ENDIVE. 



(gnbibie.) 



This is an important fall and winter salad. For early the seed should be sown in April, in 

 drills 15 inches apart, and the seedlings thinned to stand 12 inches apart in the rows. Sow- 

 ings for the main crop can be made in June and July, as the vegetable is used principally in fall 

 and winder. The inner leaves may be blanched to a beautiful yellowish white in from 3 to 

 5 weeWs, by tying the tips of the outer ones together, or by laying boards over the plants. 

 Ordinarily good soil and culture are all the crop requires. An ounce of seed will sow 100 feet 



of d/11. 



/GREEN CURLED. The one most generally cultivated. Dark green leaves, beauti: 

 fully curled, and when blanched very crisp and tender; they are ready for use a little earl- 



ier than other sorts. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 

 /BROAD-LEAVED BATAVIAN. 



{lb. 60 cts. 



The broad, thick leaves make excellent salads 

 when blanched. The plant is very hardy, 

 and yields heavier crops than other sorts, 

 but does not blanch so easily. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 20 cts., %\b. 60 cts. 



SS-CURLED. Dense -growing, 

 finely cut and curled, moss-like leaves. 

 Very beautiful when well blanched, and 

 quite/crisp and tender. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 

 ctp< Klb. 60 cts. 



WHITE CURLED. Not so hardy as 

 other varieties, but the fault is atoned for Improved New York Thornless Egg-Plant. 

 by the beauty and delicate flavor of the 



leaves. Has tender, curly leaves of silvery green. This is deservedly one of the most 

 highly esteemed varieties of Endive. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., %lb. 60 cts. 



DANDELION. 



(Cbtoertjafin.) 



Furnishes our earliest and most healthful crop of spring greens. Sow the seeds as 

 early as the weather will allow, in good, well-enriched soil, and in rows a foot apart ; 

 cover them only one-fourth of an inch deep, and firm the soil down above them. The 

 plants should be thinned to stand 2 or 3 inches apart in the rows, that the roots may 

 grow large and solid, thus saving much time in trimming them. An ounce of seed will 

 sow 100 feet of drill ; a pound will sow an acre. 



Green Curled End: 



FRENCH THICK-LEAVED, 

 lb. fi.50. 



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The best variety. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts. 



