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NZiW -S-OBK IMFBOVZiD SFINEIiESS.— 



This is an entirely spineless strain of the 

 larg-e purple-fruited, which is the well- 

 known standard. The plants are equally as 

 productive, fruits as large and well colored 

 and calyx are entirely free from spines. 



STECKIiEB'S NEW HIGH BUSH.— The 

 standard variety for all parts of the South 

 for home use, nearby markets or shipment. 

 The fruits are splendidly and evenly color- 

 ed with rich, dark purple and 90 per cent 

 or more of the plants are thornless. 

 Plants are strong-, vigorous growers, pro- 

 ducing from 5 ot 8 large fruits of dark, 

 rich purple color. Earliest of large fruited 

 varieties and always gives satisfaction 



under proper cultivation. The vigor and 

 strength of this variety make it less sub- 

 ject to "blight" which is so disastrous to 

 eggplants in many parts of the South. 



BIiACK BEAUTY. — Ten days earlier than 

 the New York Purple, but not quite as 

 large as this sort. The plants branch 

 freely, forming strong, upright bushes, 

 well set with the large handsome fruits. 

 The color is a rich shiny purplish black. 

 It is entirely free from spines. Because of 

 its quick development, seeds may be sown 

 in the open ground and the plants grown 

 without the use of a hotbed. A valuable 

 sort for the market gardener and home 

 garden. 



ENDIVE. 



For Frice I^ist See Bed Fag-es in Back of Book. 



Chicoree (Fr.), Endivien (Ger.), Endibia (Sp.), Indivia (Ital.) 



CUIiTUBE. — 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. This can 

 only be done in dry weather, otherwise the leaves are apt to rot. 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. For Winter use sow 

 in September and October. One ounce to 300 feet of drill; 3 pounds per acre. 



GBEEN CUBX.ED. — One of the best 

 salads, especially when blanched; also 

 much used for garnishing; if boiled, 

 makes fine "greens." Successive sow- 

 ings furnish a supply almost the year 

 round. A popular sort with finely cut 

 leaves. Our strain is a long-standing 

 type. It is large, hardy and practically 

 all heart, requiring but little aid in 

 blanching. 



BBOAD-I.EAVED OB BATAVIAIT 

 ESCABOZiI. E. — It has broad, thick 

 leaves with rounded ends, much larger 

 in size and not deeply fringed like the 

 preceding sort. This is us,ed in the 

 natural state as an appetizing and most 

 wholesome salad, and is also used for a 

 boiling-green to be cooked like spinach. 



Green Curled. 



WHITE CUBIiED. — 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. 



WITl^OOF-CHICOBY, OB FBENCH.— 



The principal use of Witloof is as a 

 Winter salad, and it is most delicious 

 served with French dressing and eaten 

 like Coss Lettuce. The seed should be sown 

 in the open ground not later than June, in 

 drills twelve to eighteen inches apart, 

 thinning out the plants so that they will 

 stand not closer than three inches. The 

 plants form long parsnip-shaped roots, and 



these should be lifted in the Fall, cutting 

 off the leaves and then store in soil in a 

 cool place until wanted for forcing. The 

 roots should be planted in a trench sixteen 

 to eighteen inches deep and placed upright 

 about one and a half to two Inches apart, 

 which will allow the neck of the root to 

 come within nine inches of the level of the 

 trench. The trench should be filled with a 

 light soil, and if a quicker growth is de- 

 sired, this can be accomplished by a mulch 

 of fresh manure about two feet deep. It 

 requires about one month to force the 

 roots, and the heads are cut off with a 

 small portion of the neck jof the root 

 attached. 



FENNEL. 



For Frice List See Bed Fag-es in Back of Book. 

 FI.OBENCE OB 1TAFI.ES. 



(Fennoul de Florence, Finocchio di Napoli). 



CUIiTUBE. — Sow in Spring in rows 16 to 20 inches apart. Thin out so as to have 

 the seedlings 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. 



The New Orleans Market Musk Melon Cannot be Surpassed by Any Other. 



