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COLLARDS 



370 GEORGIA A tall, loose form of Cabbage grown in the South as 

 a substitute for Cabbage. The leaves when cooked are tender 

 and delicate. 



Price, pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; H lb. 45c; lb. $1.25. 



CORN SALAD, Fetticus or "Lamb's Lettuce" 



375 LARGE-LEAVED Hardy plants for late fall, winter and 

 spring use; they form rosettes of tender, edible leaves, are 

 used as a substitute for Lettuce. 



Price, pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; M lb. 60c ; lb. $1.75 ; transportation paid. 



CRESS or PEPPER GRASS 



380 EXTRA CURLED. Crisp pungent leaves finely 

 cut and very ornamental in appearance. Cress 

 is used as a condiment and for garnishing. 



Price, pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; J^lb. 50c; lb. $1.25 ; 

 transportation paid. 

 382 UPLAND. The leaves and their flavor 

 somewhat resemble Water Cress, though 

 this sort succeeds in dry soil. 



Price, pkt. 15c; oz. 50c; Mit>.$1.25; 

 transportation paid. 

 384' WATER CRESS. Highly esteemed 

 for salads and garnishing. It must 

 be grown along moist banks or in 

 tubs in water covered soil. 



Price, pkt. 15c; oz. 50c; trans- 

 portation paid. 



DANDELION 



436 ITALIAN DANDELION (Cic- 

 coria Catalogna.) Sometimes 

 called Asparagus Chicory. Its 

 habit of growth resembles Com- 

 com Dandelion, but leaves are 

 more upright. The fresh green 

 shoots can be cooked like Aspara- 

 gus, having a slight Asparagus 

 flavor and several cuttings may be 

 made during the growing season 

 as the new shoots appear. 



Price, pkt. 15c; oz. 60c; 

 \i lb. $1.75; transportation paid. 



437 IMPROVED THICK LEAVED. 

 Upright habit; broad, heavy curled 

 leaves; very tender. 



Price, pkt. 25c; oz. 75c; 

 M lb. $2.25; transportation paid. 



EGG PLANT 



CULTURE.— So w 

 seed one-half inch deep 

 in hotbed or greenhouse 

 in March or April; 

 when an inch high, put in two or three-inch pots. Plant out, late in May 

 or early June, two feet apart in rows two and one-half apart. Or seeds 

 may be grown in any light room where temperature averages 75 deg. 

 1 oz. for 1,000 plants. 



446 BLACK BEAUTY 



An early variety, handsome, large and of great merit; a prolific 

 producer of uniformly large, purple-black fruits of fine quality, 

 developing with great rapidity and ready about two weeks 

 earlier than other large sorts. 



Price, pkt. 15c; oz. 85c; M lb. $2.50; transportation paid. 



448 EARLY LONG PURPLE 



Early Long Purple is very early, hardy variety; 



I in fact, about the earliest egg plant to mature. 



The fruits are club-shaped, dark purple in 



color and 6 to 8 inches long. 



Pkt. 15c; oz. 85c; \i lb. $2.50; transportation 



paid. 



450 NEW YORK SPINELESS 

 IMPROVED (Henderson's) 



Our superior stock of this popular 

 variety produces a large crop of 

 shapely, purple fruits of liberal size 

 and perfect quality. 



The plant is of low growth with a 

 vigorous branching habit, strong enough 

 to support its massive fruits and 

 compact enough to economize space. 

 It is very prolific, the plants usually 

 bearing 8 to 10 immense fruits of 

 superb quality before being killed by 

 frost. New York Spineless is an ideal 

 exhibition variety. It is invariably a 

 prize-winner wherever shown. {See il- 

 lustration.) 



Price, pkt. 15c; oz. 85c; \i lb. $2.50; 

 transportation paid. 



CULTURE. — Sow during March or April in hotbed or cold frame; cover seed Yi inch, transplant 

 1 foot apart in open ground in April or May. As endive is used mostly in the fall months, ma in sowings 

 are made_ in June and July and transplanted 1 foot apart each way. 1 oz. for 3,000 plants. 



i57 GOLDEN HEART 

 SUMMER (Henderson's) 



A Valuable New Salad Plant. Reaches 

 Perfection in Midsummer 



Henderson's Golden Heart Summer 

 Endive is a vigorous grower and produces 

 an attractive, very compact plant. As the 

 plant develops the center changes from 

 green to a beautiful creamy-yellow, giving 

 it a most inviting and appetizing ap- 

 pearance, and in fact gives the impression 

 of having been artificially blanched. The 

 leaves, which are crisp and tender, have a 

 delightful nutty flavor that is greatly 

 relished. (See illustration.) 



Price, pkt. 15c; oz. 50c; \i lb. $1.50; trans- 

 portation paid. 



ENDIVE 



459 GREEN CURLED 



The "Chicoree Frisee" of the French 



An excellent salad plant, available long after the season for 

 Lettuce, and more easily grown. The flavor is pleasantly 

 bitter, stimulating and zest-giving. Is used also boiled as 

 greens. 



Green Curled is the best for general use, and is easily blanched 

 by covering the full-grown plants with boards or pieces of slate. 

 Good results come from early spring sowing, and even better, 

 when treated as a fall crop. Successional sowing during July 

 gives a continuous supply after cool weather. 



Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; }4 lb. 75c; lb. $2.00; transportation paid. 



453 BROAD-LEAVED BATAVIAN(EscaroIle) 



Has broad, fleshy leaves, forming a large heart; makes excellent 

 winter salad. It is also boiled as "greens." Sow in the same 

 way as Green Curled, but thin out the plants to 10 inches apart 

 in the rows. (See illustration.) 



Price, pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; ]4 lb. 75c; lb. $2.00; transportation paid. 



456 BATAVIAN FULL-HEARTED 



A variety of the "Escarolle type but a great improvement as to 

 quality. The plants have very full compact hearts, which blanch 

 better than ordinary Batavian. 



Price, pkt. 15c; oz. 30c; yi, lb. 90c; lb. $2.50. 



Henderson's Booklet, "Salads, Growing and Blanching," tells about the cultivation of lettuce. Explains how to grow other 

 salad plants. How to force Witloof Chicory, Endive, etc., for winter salads. It is sent free if requested when ordering. 



