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stalks entirely free from spines, and pro- 
duce continually handsome, deep purple 
fruits of largest size and most perfect 
symmetry. The plants usually bear 8 to 
10 immense fruits of the finest quality. 
Packet, 5c. and 10c.; oz., 50c.; % Iihb., $1.25; 
Ib., $4.00, postpaid. 
STECKLER’S NEW HIGH BUSH.—The 
standard variety for all parts of the South 
for home use, nearby markets or shipment. 
J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD. 
The fruits are splendidly and evenly col- 
ored with rich, dark purple and 90 per cent 
or more of the plants are thornless. 
Plants are strong, vigorous. growers, pro- 
ducing from 6 to 8 large fruits of dark, 
rich purple color. Earliest of large fruited 
varieties and always. gives’. satisfaction 
under proper cultivation. Packet 5c. and 
10c.; oz., 50c.; 14 lb., $1.25; 1b., $4.00, post- 
paid. 
ENDIVE. 
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 blanching, to make them fit for table. 
be done in dry weather, otherwise the leaves are apt to rot. 
This can only 
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. 
One ounce to 300 feet of drill; 
September and October. 
Green Curled. 
GREEN CURLED.—One of the best 
salads, especially when blanched; also much 
used for garnishing; if boiled, makes fine 
“gereens.’’ Successive sowings furnish a 
supply almost the year round. A popular 
sort with finely cut leaves. Packet, 5c. 
and 10c¢.; oz., 15c.; 1% Ib., 40c.; lh., $1.25, 
postpaid. - 
ITALIAN RED RIBBED ENDIVE.—The 
most popular variety; producing beautifully 
curled, dark green leaves; cerisp, tender 
GARLIC. “x 
CULTURE.—There is more Garlic 
grown in-Louisiana than in any other 
State or in all the. States together. It 
is a staple product of Southern Louisi- 
ana, and is raised for home. consump- 
tion and shipping. It is used for flavor- 
ing stews, roasts and various other 
dishes. It should be planted in October 
and November, in drills two or three 
feet apart, about 6 inches in the drills 
and 1 inch deep. The distance between 
rows depends upon the mode of eculti- 
vation; if planted in the garden, a foot 
between the rows is sufficient. It is 
cultivated like Onions; in the Spring 
they are taken up and platted together 
in a string by the tops. One of these 
strings contains from fifty -to sixty 
heads in double rows; they are then 
For Winter use sow in 
3 pounds per acre. 
and blanches cream white. Packet, 5c. and 
10c.; 0z., 25c.; 144 lb., 60; 1b., $2.00, postpaid. 
WHITE CURLED.—A larger size, with 
longer leaves; it is similar to the Green 
Curled, but the leaves are naturally of a 
light golden tint and they do not have to 
be tied up to blanch them for table use. 
Packet, 5c. and 10c.; 0z., 20c.; 1%4 lh., 50c.; 
lb., $1.50, postpaid. ? 
BROAD-LEAVED OR BATAVIAN 
ESCAROLLE.—It has broad, thick leaves 
with rounded ends, much larger in size and 
not deeply fringed like the preceding sort. 
This is used in the natural state as an 
appetizing and most wholesome salad, and 
is also used for a boiling green to be cooked 
like spinach. Packet, 5c. and 10c.; 0o2z., 
15¢c.; % ib., 40c.; lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
FENNEL. 
CULTURE. Sow in Spring in rows 16 
to 20 inches apart. - Thin out so as to have 
the seedings 5 to 6 inches apart, and water 
as plentifully. as possible. The plant is 
usually eaten boiled. In flavor it resembles 
celery, but with a sweet taste and a more 
delicate odor. Packet, 5c. and 10c.; oz., 25c.; 
% lb., 60c.; ib., $2.00, postpaid. 
Stored or rather hung up in a dry, airy place, and will keep from six to eight months. 
Plant in 3-foot rows, planted 3 inches apart in the row. 
Write for quantity prices. 
acre. Price, 75c. lb., postpaid. 
It requires 300 pounds to the 
GOURDS. 
CULTURE.—Gourds furnish many useful household articles, and are easily grown 
anywhere in the South. Care should be taken to not grow them near squash and pump- 
kins, as they cross easily and make the squash intensely bitter. 
They should be grown 
where they have a chance to climb on fences or trellises for best results. 
