SEED GROWERS 27 



DANDELION 



IMPROVED THICK LEAVED (American Strain) 95 



Very superior strain. Makes vigorous, very compact growth. Produces a spreading 

 rosette of leaves 18 to 24 in. across; leaves very numerous, thick in texture, and 

 blanch readily. 



DILL 



MAMMOTH (Anethum Graveolens) 70 



Annual about 2 — 3 ft. tall; of strong aromatic odor and mildly pungent flavor; chiefly 

 grown for seed clusters used in making dill pickles. 



EGG PLANT 



Plants of the varieties listed below, set in the field early in June at our Experimental 

 Gardens near Detroit, always produce marketable fruits in August or early September. 



Days from 



Setting of 



Plants 



BLACK BEAUTY 80 



Popular home and market sort. Plants thrifty, 24 — 30 in. tall, commonly bear 4 to 6 

 large fruits which are smooth, broad egg-shaped; uniform, very rich dark purple, 

 retaining the color a long time. 



FORT MYERS MARKET 85 



Vigorous and very productive high bush variety, holding fruits well off the ground. 

 Fruits ideal size for shipment, 9 to 10 inches long, 5V2 to 6V^ inches diameter, nearly 

 egg shaped, broadest near blossom end. Outstanding for deep purplish black color and 

 high gloss. Especially adapted to Florida and Cuban conditions. 



IMPROVED LARGE PURPLE (Spineless) 80 



The standard home and market sort. Plants large. 30 — 36 in. tall; very productive, 

 commonly bearing A — 6 or more large, handsome, dark purple, S3mimetrical, broad 

 egg-shaped fruits. 



ENDIVE 



BROAD LEAVED B ATA VI AN (We suggest Full Heart Batavian) 



DEEP HEART FRINGED 90 



Our 1940 All-America Silver Medal winner. Entirely new type of endive, between 

 Full Heart Batavian and Green Curled, but more upright in growth than either, 

 and leaves broader than Green Curled. Outer leaves turn upward, making plants 

 less susceptible to bottom rots than most endives. Extra deep, well filled hearts 

 blanch to clear creamy yellow. 



FULL HEART BATAVIAN (Escarolle) 90 



Distinctly improved form of Broad Leaved Batavian or Escarolle. Plant medium 

 large with very deep, full, compact well-blanched heart of infolded broad leaves 

 that are of thick buttery texture. 



GREEN CURLED RUFFEC, Green Ribbed 95 



A variety with deeply cut leaf margins, but not curled as is Moss Curled. It is 

 medium large in size and blanches well at the heart in late summer and fall. The 

 mid-ribs or stems are pure green. 



LARGE GREEN CURLED, Pink Ribbed 95 



(Also known as Large Curled Pancalier.) A late, coarsely toothed variety of good 

 size, which forms a good, blanched heart in the late fall. The midrib or leaf stem 

 is tinged with rose. 



FENNEL 



FLORENCE (Sweet Anise) 110 



Grown in home and market gardens. Plant 2 — 3 ft. tall. Chiefly grown for the 

 bulb-like structure formed by the enveloping thickened bases of the stalks of the 

 lower leaves. This is aromatic and of a distinctive flavor. Sweet Fennel is quite 

 different and forms no "bulbs." (See Herbs.) 



