GRIFFITH & TURNER CO., 205 N. PACA ST., BALTIMORE, MD. 



27 



EGG PLANT 



One ounce 

 will produce 



about 

 1,000 plants. 



CTXIiTVBE — 



Sow the seed 

 in hot - beds 

 early in 

 March. When 

 three inches 

 high pot the 

 young plants, 

 using small 

 pots, and 

 plunge them 

 in the same 

 bed so that 

 the plants 

 will become 

 stocky. They 

 can be plant- 

 ed out from 

 the pots when 

 the season be- 

 comes suffi- 

 ciently warm 

 in May or 

 June, or they 

 can be trans- 

 planted into a 

 second bed to 

 make them 

 strong u n t i 

 the weather 

 is warm 

 enough to 

 trans plant 



about three feet apart each way in a thoroughly-worked and 

 well-enriched soil. 



BAI^xmOBZ: EGG- PLANT — This is decidedly the best and 

 most profitable Egg Plant in cultivation. It is large, thorn- 

 less, of beautiful shape and handsome purple color. 



BLACK BEAUTY EGG PLANT — The earliest of all large 

 fruited Egg Plants and produces fruit quite as large as the 

 New York Purple in 10 days less time. The fruit is sym- 

 metrical in shape, of uniform size, of a dark rich purple 

 color. 



NEW VOBK IMPROVED LARGE PURPLE EGG PLANT — 



This market garden variety has plants of strong growth, and 

 Is very productive, producing plants of large size and fruits 

 of smooth, deep purple color. 



KALE OR BORECOLE 



One Ounce of Seed Will Sow a Drill About 200 Feet. 



BALTIMORE EGG PLANT 



EXTRA CURLED NEW AMERICAN KALE 



The Kales are more hardy than cabbage, and make ex- 

 cellent greens for winter and spring use, and are improved 

 by frost. For early spring use, sow broadcast in August and 

 protect during winter. It must be sown in April or May for 

 Isttci* us© 



GRIFFITH & TURNER CO.'S NEW KALE — Larger, more 

 curled and longer-standing than any other Kale. Packet 10c, 

 V4 lb. 2Sc, lb. 90c. 



EXTRA CURLED NEW AMERICAN KALE — This is an 

 extra curled, long-standing variety of a beautiful green color; 

 stands the winter well, and will stand longer in the spring 

 before going to seed than any other variety. 



DWARF GERMAN OR SIBERIAN KALE — Needs no de- 

 scription as it is a standard variety. 



DWARF CURLED NORFOLK OR SCOTCH KALE — Yel- 

 lowish-green foliage. Grows close to the ground and spread- 

 ing. Used lartrelv in the south. 



BLUE DOUBLE CURLED SCOTCH KALE — A superior sort 

 with a fine Blue-greeni.«;h color, much better than Norfolk or 

 Scotch Kale. 



■E"^G PLANT Pkt. 

 BLACK BEAUTY $0.10 



NEW YORK IMPROVED .10 



BALTIMORE .10 



KALE 



G, a T. CO.'S NEW KALE 



EX. CURLED NEW AMERICAN KALE . 

 DWARF GERMAN OR SIBERIAN KALE 

 DWARF CURLED NORFOLK OR SCOTCH 

 KALE 



BLUE DOUBLE CURLED SCOTCH KALE 



Oz. 

 $0.30 

 .30 

 .30 

 Pkt. 

 $0.10 

 . .10 

 .10 



.10 

 .10 



»4 



$1.0O 

 1.00 

 1.00 

 Vi lb. 

 $0.25 

 .15 

 .15 



.20 

 .20 



1 lb. 

 $3.50 

 3.50 

 3.50 

 1 lb. 

 $0.90 

 .50 

 .40 



.60 

 .75 



CHICORY 



WITLOOF OR FRENCH ENDIVE 



Fine for salads. Sow in open ground in May in rows 18 

 inches apart. Thin to G inches in row. In fall take up and 

 place upright about 2 inches apart, in trench and cover with 

 rich dirt and top dress with manure, about 6 inches deep. 

 In spring, the plants will come out in 5 or 6 weeks. 

 Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20e; 14 lb. 45c; lb. $1.50 



FENNEL (Finocchia) 



Florence fennel is used largely by the Italian trade, in 

 salads, soups, etc,, for flavoring. It grows very branching, 

 about two to three feet high and has a dense feathery foliage. 

 Same should be hilled when 18 in. high to bleach a creamy- 

 white. Packet 10c, Ounce 20c, I4 Pound 50c, Pound $1.50. 



LEEK 



1 Oz. of Seed to 150 Feet of Row. 



Select good Onion soil, manure liber- 

 ally, plant in April in drills 6 to 8 inch- 

 es deep, and 18 inckes apart, and thin to 

 9 inches apart in the drill. Gradually 

 draw the earth 

 around the plant.s 

 until the drills are 

 filled level w i t 

 the surface. Draw 

 for use in Octolier 

 To be used in 

 soups or boiled as 

 Asparagus. 



EXTRA LARGE 

 MAMMOTH — A 

 large and strong 

 plant; hardy. The 

 best variety for 

 general culture. 



KOHLRABI 



1 Oz. of Seed to 100 Feet of Row. 



Improved White Vienna 



Bulb light green, flesh white. Very 

 rapid in growth and of early maturity. 

 Fine in texture and symmetrical in 

 form. 



LETTUCE 



Lettuce requires rich and rather moist soil. The rows 

 should be about 12 inches apart, and the plants thinned 

 to 10 or 12 inches apart for the leading varieties. The more 

 rapid growth, the better the quality. Some varieties are pe- 

 culiarly adapted for early culture, others for summer growth. 



BIG BOSTON 



BIG BOSTON — The same in color, shape and general ap- 

 pearance as the Boston Market, double the size. A most de- 

 sirable sort either for forcing in cold frames or planting in 

 open ground. Is popular with truckers, as it makes large, 

 solid, salable heads. Very highly recommended by those who 

 have tried It. 



WHITE BOSTON LETTUCE — Sometimes called Unrivalled 

 Fine light leaf early lettuce. A good header. No pink tips on 

 end of leaves like the old Big Boston. 



Pkt. Oz. 14 lb. 1 lb. 



CHICORY, WITLOOF $0.10 $0.20 $0.45 $1.50 



FENNEL .10 .20 .50 1.50 



LEEK Pkt. Oz. Vi lb. 1 lb 



EXTRA LARGE MAMMOTH $0.10 $0.20 $0.60 $1.73 



KOHL RABI Pkt. Oz. 14 lb. 1 lb. 



WHITE VIENNA IMPROVED $0.10 $0.20 $0.50 $1.75 



LETTUCE Pkt. Oz. V4 lb. 1 lb. 



BIG BOSTON $0.10 $0.20 $0.40 $1.25 



WHITE BOSTON 10 .20 .50 1.75 



ABOVE PRICES ARE POSTPAID 



ALL PRICES IN CATALOG SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. 



kiniiiitin! 



