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EGG PLANT 



1 Ounce Egg Plant Seed 



Will Produce About 500 Plants. 



CULTURE. Egg Plant seed should be sown very early in 

 hotbed; plants being very tender, must be protected from 

 frost but exposed as far as practicable to light and air to 

 harden them. Egg Plant seed will not germinate freely with- 

 out a strong uniform heat; if they get the least chilled they 

 seldom recover; therefore, repeated sowing is sometimes 

 necessary. 



205. Black Beauty Egg Plant. ("Best in Gar- 

 den" Variety.) The earliest and the best of all large- 

 fruited Egg Plants. It is valuable alike to the private 

 planter and the extensive grower for the market. Black 

 Beauty produces fruits fully as large and ready for 

 use ten days to two weeks earlier than the New York 

 Improved Purple. The grand, large fruits are thick, 

 and of attractive form. The skin is a rich lustrous 

 purplish-black — the satin gloss and rich coloring add- 

 ing greatly to its beauty. The intensely brilliant col- 

 oring is uniform over the whole fruit and does not fade 

 or change to a lighter color. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; 

 '4 lb. Sl.OO; lb. $3.50, postpaid. Not postpaid, 2-lb. lots, 

 $3.25 lb.; 5-lb. lots, $3.00 lb.; 10-lb. lots, $2.75 lb. 



339. Florida High Bush. Has proved of the greatest 

 value to the Southern truckers and shippers. It is remark- 

 able for its vigorous growth and productiveness; very hardy 

 and will stand more cold weather than the New York Im- 

 proved. The hot sun does not blight the blossoms. It grows 

 from 3 to 4 feet high, erect and sturdy, free from thorns. 

 Fruit is large, oblong in shape and purple; keeps its fresh- 

 ness and condition much longer than anv other variety. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; Vi lb. $1.00; lb. $3.50, postpaid. Not 

 postpaid, 2-lb. lots, $3.25 lb.; 5-lb. lots, $3.00 lb.; 10-lb. lots, 

 $2.75 lb. 



65. Bolgiano's New York Improved Large Purple 

 Thornless. in shape, color and size this Egg Plant is per- 

 fection; its rich, glossy, dark purple color, its beautiful form 

 and large size make it most attractive for the markets and 

 for shipping. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; '4 lb. 90 cts.; lb. $3.25, 

 postpaid. Not postpaid, 2-lb. lots, $3.00 lb.; 5-lb. lots, $2.75 

 lb.; 10-lb. lots, $2.60. 



LEEK 



One Ounce to Sow a Drill of 100 Feet 



CULTURE. The Leek is very hardy, of easy culture, and succeeds best 

 in a light soil. Sow early in April in drills 1 foot apart and 1 inch deep. 



When the plants are 6 

 to 8 ins. high trans- 

 plant in a deep, rich 

 soil in rows 12 ins. 

 apart and 6 ins. in the 

 rows, as deep as pos- 

 sible, so that the neck 

 may be covered and 

 blanched ; draw the 

 earth to them as they 

 grow. The seed may 

 also be sown in Au- 

 grust or September, and 

 the young plants trans- 

 planted in the spring. 



50. E X t r a 

 Large Leek. 



It is the best. This 

 mammoth leek is 

 not to be compared 

 with the old kinds. 

 It grows much 

 larger and is very 

 handsome. Pkt. 10 

 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; '4 

 lb. 60 cts.; lb. $2.00. 





i 



Broad London, or American Flag Leek. 



Bolgiano's 



New York Improved 



Large Purple Thornless 



Egg Plant 



SPECIAL OFFER 



VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS ONLY 

 $1.25 Worth of Seed for $1.00, Postpaid 



You can select $1.25 worth of packets or ounces of 

 either vegetable or flower seeds and we will send it to 

 you for $1.00, postpaid. Cash must accompany order. 

 This does not apply to packets purchased at our special 

 offer of 3 for 25 cts. nor to any of our special collection 

 offers in this catalog. It does not appJy to any quan- 

 tities over ounces. 



PRINCIPLES OF VEGETABLE GARDENING, by 



L. H. Bailey. Full information on growing 70 vege- 

 table crops makes this book worth several times its price 

 to every grower. Includes practical pointers on hotbeds, 

 cold frames, weeds, insects and diseases, marketing, 

 storing, and drying. 250 illustrations, 490 pages. $4.00. 



GARDENING IN THE LOWER SOUTH, by H. H. Hume. The first 

 and only complete garden guide for the South. It tells what flowers 

 to plant for steady succession of bloom, how to have fresh vegetables 

 throughout the year, how to grow fruits, what varieties to plant, what 

 trees and evergreens grow best, and all about Southern soils, fertiliz- 

 ing, lawn making, palms, roses, azaleas, bulbs, bamboos, vines, and 

 other plants. 102 illustrations, 472 pages. $5.00. 



PLEASE REiMEMBER 



"Best in Garden" Varieties 



These do not in every case represent our latest in- 

 troductions, but they do represent those varieties that 

 stand out conspicuously in any garden as the "Best in 

 the Garden." You are playing safe by planting liber- 

 ally of these varieties. 



One Large 10c Pkt. Any Three Varieties Listed Above for 25 Cts., Postpaid. 



