EGG-PLANT and ENDIVE. 



-^ERPEXT CUCUMBER. The fruits are interesting as curi- 

 osities, of enormous size, and )-et of fair qualit)'. Tiiey grow in 

 coils, lilce a snake, with the 

 head protruding, and are 

 sometimes six feet long. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



JAPANESE CLIMB- 

 ING-. Distinct and n 

 fruit and habit. The 

 are vigdrous, tall-climbing, 

 and cling tightly to trellises, 

 or any support provided. 

 The fruits are almost 

 straight, large, and from 12 

 to 16 inches long ; the skin 

 is dark green, turning a 

 netted brown when ripe; 

 the flesh is thick, and deli- 

 cately flavored. When 

 young the Cucumbers make 

 attractive pickles, and are 

 also good for slicing as 

 salads. Pkt. loc, oz. 25c. 



WEST IXDIA 

 GHERKIX. 



This is not properly a 

 cucumber, but its small, 

 rough, prickly fruits re- 

 semble cucumbers in shape, and are used like them for pickling. 

 The vines grow quite rapidh', and bear heavily. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., ^'^^Ib. 30 cts., lb. Ii. 



£XGI.ISII FRAME CUCUMBERS. 



These varieties are used principally for forcing. They can be 

 grown in hotbeds or houses where the temperature does not fall 

 below 65° at night. The fruits are long, smooth and handsome, 



I ing of very light green at the stem. As large as the New York Im- 

 proved, and same shape ; in quality it is superior to all others, be- 

 iiigmore delicate, very fine grained and well flavored. Pkt.ioc.,oz.6oc. 

 if NEW A'ORK 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 delicately flavored. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 50c. 



LACK PEKIN. Very early and productive, with large, 

 smooth and glossy jet-black fruits. The flesh is white, fine-grained 

 and good. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 50 cts. 



ENOIVE. 



gnbioien. 



This is an important fall and winter salad. For earlv the seed 

 should be sown in April, in drills 15 inches apart, and the' seedlings 

 thinned to stand 12 inches apart in the rows. Sowings for the main 

 crop can be made in June and July, as the vegetable is used princi- 

 pally in fall and winter. The inner leaves may be bbnched to a 

 beautiful vellowish white m from three to five weeks, oy tvmg the 

 tips of the outer 



EnglisU Frame Cucumber. 



truLts ai 



frequently growing from 20^^o inches longj/ Per pkt. 25 c 



BEST VARIETIES. 'Sion Housed Telegraph 

 Edinburgh. 25 cts. each per packet. 



25 CM. 



Eg^=Plant. 



tropical, heat-loving vegetable, and should be given 



ones together, or 

 by laying boards 

 over the plants. 

 Ordinarilv good 

 soil and culture 

 are all the crop 

 requires. An 

 ounce of seed 

 will sow 100 feet 

 of drill. 



GREEN 

 CURLED. The 

 hardiest variety 

 and the one most 

 generally culti- 

 vated. The dark 

 green leaves 

 are beautifully 

 curled , and 

 when blanched 

 are very crisp 

 and tender: 

 they are ready 

 for use a little 

 earlier than 

 other sorts. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz.. 



Sow the seed in hotbeds early in March, and when the j this variety are slightly wrinkled, and form large, loose heads. 



This is ; 

 alrich soil. 



plants are 3 inches high transplant them 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 threei^ 

 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. Re- 

 peated sowings 

 sometimes 

 ' necessary, as the 

 seed does not 

 germinate freelj' 

 without strong 

 ! and uniform heat. 

 In cutting the 

 fruit be careful 

 not to injure the 

 i plants. An ounce 

 I of seed will pro- 

 I duce i.oooplants. 



rEAV WHITE 

 PEARL. The 

 fruit is p u !^ 

 crearhy white, 



Improved New York Thornless Egg-Plant. with slight shad- 



20 c 

 eoptS. 



U^ROAD-LEAVED BATAVIAN 



Green Curled Endive. 



The broad, thick leaves ot 



which are used for soups and stews, and also 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., 

 i^lb. 60 cts. 



MOSS-CURLED. A dense-growing Endive, with finely cut and 

 curled , moss-like leaves. They are very beautiful when well 

 blauched, and quite crisp and tender. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., 

 ¥lb. 75 cts. 



/-«t\"HlTE-CURLED. This and the preceding sort are not so 

 hardy as other varieties, but the fault is atoned for by the beauty 

 and delicate flavor of the leaves. White Curled has tender, curly 

 leaves of silvery green. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., Ji'b- 75 cts. 



OAIVDELIOIV. 



(Sowenjahn.) 



This hardy little plant furnishes our earliest and most healthful 

 crop of spring greens, and the roots when dried are of commercial 

 value as a substitute for coffee. 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 X •*• 

 them. An ounce of seed will sow 

 100 feet of drill ; a pound will sow 

 an acre. 



RENCH THICK-LEAVED. 

 The best variety. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 40 cts., Klb. §1.50. 



All seeds by weight or 

 packet sent postpaid at 

 prices given, except 

 where otherwise noted. 



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