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Early Dwarf Oval. 



EARLY DWARF OVAL. — This variety is 

 very early and productive; the fruit is not 

 so large as the New Orleans Market, but 

 equal in flavor. 



EARLY WHITE PEARL. — The plant is 

 a large, vigorous grower and comparatively 

 free from thorns. Fruit pure creamy white, 

 with slight shading of a very light green 



near the stem, beautiful in shape, resem- 

 bling somewhat the purple variety. In 

 eating quality it is delicious, fine grained 

 and well flavored. 



New York Market. 



THE HEW YORK MARKET.— Is round- 

 er in shape than the New Orleans; has 

 spines on leaves and stems. 



ENDIVE. 



For Price List See Red Fag-es in Back of Book. 

 Chicoree (Fr.), Endivien (Ger.), Endibia (Sp.), Indivia (Ital.) 

 CULTURE. — A salad plant which is very popular and much cultivated for the market. 

 Principally for summer use. It can be sown in drills a foot apart and when the plants 

 are well up, thinned out till about eight inches apart. Or it can be sown broadcast thinly 

 and transplanted the same as Lettuce. When the leaves are large enough, say about eight 

 inches long, tie them up for blanch- 

 ing, to make them fit for table. This can 

 only be done in dry weather, otherwise the 

 leaves are apt to rot. For summer use do 

 not sow before the end of March, as if sown 

 sooner, the plants will run into seed very 

 early. Sow for a succession during the 

 spring and summer months. For winter 

 use sow in September and October. 



GREEH CURLED. — The most popular va- 

 riety, producing beautifully curled dark 

 green leaves, crisp, tender, and blanches 

 cream white. k 



BROAD-LEAVED OR ESCAROLLE.— */p 



Makes a fine salad when well grown and '** 

 blanched, especially for summer. 



Green Curled. 



GARLIC. 



Garlic. 



For Price List See Red Pages in Back of 

 Book. 



Ail (Fr.), Knoblauch (Ger.), Ajo (Sp.), 

 Aglio (Ital.) 



CULTURE. — There is more Garlic 

 grown in Louisiana than in any other 

 State or in all the States together. It 

 is a staple produce of the lower par- 

 ishes, and is raised for home consump- 

 tion and shipping. It is used for flavor- 

 ing stews, roasts and various other 

 dishes. People from the south of 

 Europe use much more than the inhabi- 

 tants of the United States. It should be 

 planted in October and November, in 

 drills two to three feet apart, about 6 

 inches in the drills and 1 inch deep. 

 The distance between rows depends upon 



Use Raffia for Budding, Tying, Etc., Cheaper than Twine and Lasts Longer. 



