Bolgiane's Egg Plant, Endive and Kohl-Rabi. 



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Elndive 



One ounce will sow 150 feet of row. 



1 ".dive IS one of the best salads for fall and 

 ~niier use. Sow for an early supply about the. 

 oiiddle of .■\pril. As it is used mostly in the fall 

 months, the main sowings are made in June and 

 July. Plant I foot apart each way. When the 

 plant has attained its full size gather up thr 

 leaves and tie them by their fips in a conical 

 form. This excludes the light and air from tht- 

 inner leaves until blanched. 



Green Curled. Self-blanching. The best-' 

 in cultivation. Much more beautiful and "> 

 ornamental than the old sort. Pkt., 5 cts.; 

 oz.. 15 cts.; 14 lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.50. i^; 



White Curled. .As the color of the leaves '^'^^t 

 is a light golden yellow, little or no blanch- '^r 

 ing is required. Very easily grown and 

 plants may be gathered for use at any time. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; 02., 15 cts.; y. lb., 40 cts.; 

 lb., $150. 



Escarole, or Broad-Leaved Batavian. Lea 

 green; retjuire;, very little blanching. Moi 

 tive than green curled. Forms large heads of bnal 

 thick leaves. Pkt., 5 cts.: oz., 15 cts.; i/. lb., 40 cts 

 lb., $1.50. 



Plant 



Culture. 



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GREEN 



CURLED 



K.MDIVE. 



One ounce Egg Plant Seed 

 will produce about 500 plants. 



; -d.l ^h ■.;ld be sown very early in hotbed; the plants, being 



protected from frost, but exposed as far as practicable to light 

 id air to harden them. Egg Plant seed will not germinate freely without a strong 



uniform heat; if. they get the least chilled they seldom recover; 



theret'>rc. repeated sowing is sometimes necssary. 



Black Beauty. The earliest and best of all large- 

 iiiiiil Ku'f: Plants. It is v)ilual)le alike to the private 

 inter and the extensive grower for market. 

 Black Beauty produces fruits fully as large and 

 ready for u.se ten days to two weeks earlier than 

 5sew York Improved Puqjle. The plant.s branch 

 very freely near the ground and grow in well- 

 lounded bushes. The grsind, large fruits are 

 thick, of most attractive form, as shown in 

 the illustration. The skin is a rich lustrous 

 purplish black — the satin gloss and rich color- 

 ing adding greatly to the beauty of these 

 "eggs." The intensely brilliant coloring is 

 uniform over the whole fruit and does not 

 fade or change to a lighter color. Truckers 

 jrcnerally are delighted with "Black Beauty." 

 Pkts., 5 cts. and 10 cts.; oz., 65 cts.; J^ lb., 

 $1.75; lb., $6.50. 



New York Improved Large Purple Thorn- 

 less. In shape, color and size this ^gg plant 

 is perfection; its rich, glossy, dark purple 

 color, its beautiful form and large size make 

 it most attractive for the markets and for 

 shipping. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 60 cts.; 

 $1.25; lb., $6-00. 

 Florida High Bush. Has proved of the greatest 

 ,-alue tf) the Southern truckers and shippers. It is 

 rpmarkable for its vigorous growth and productive- 

 ne.s3, is very hardy and will stand more cold weather than the New York Improved. 

 The hot sun does not blight the blossoms. It grows from 3 to 4 feet high, erect and 

 sturdy, free from thorns. Fruit is large, oblong in shape and purple, though not so 

 deep a color as the New York Improved, but keeps its freshness and condition much 

 longer than any other variety. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 65 cts.; 14 lb., $1-75; lb., $6-25 



14 lb.. 



Kohl-Rabi or Turnip-Rooted Cabbage 



Cnltnie. .S"- w in §pring, in rows 18 inches apart, afterward thinning the plants to 8 or 10 ^ 

 inches. If the weather is suitable, the thinning may be planted, but it is considered difficult \> '■ 

 transplant. Keep the weeds down, and when the thickened stems above ground are 2 or ^ 

 inches through they are fit to eat, and should be used at once, being tough when old. Cook 

 san:e as turnips. 



Early White Vienna. ^Vhen young and tender, and properly prepared for the table, lu j 

 almost equal to cauliflower. Beside,s, it is a certain crop, requiring no mbre care or culti- »^ Virv 

 ration than a CTop of cabbage. For an early crop sow in a Itot bed early in spring, and f # KOHI 

 treat the same as directions given for early cabl>age. For a fall crop sow in Tune \3 RABI, 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; 14 lb., 85 cts.; lb.," $300. 



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