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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. 



DANDELION. 



Qer. Pardeblume. Fr. Pisse-en-lit. 

 This vegetable has become very popular as an early 

 healthful green. It is also sometimes blanched and i 

 used as a salad ; the roots are also used, when dried | 

 and roasted, as a substitute for coffee. Sow in May in 

 drill one foot apart, covering the seed half an inch ■ 

 deep; thin out the yovmg plants about three inches 

 apart. In the fall cover the bed with straw or loose 

 litter, which may be removed in early spring, when the 

 leaves will soon be ready for use. 



Improved Large Leaved. The best variety. Per 

 pkt., 5 cts., oz., 35 cts. 



EGG PLANT. 



Ger. Eierpflanze. Fr. Aubergine. 



One oz. will produce 1,000 plants. 

 Sow the seed in March or April in a hot-bed, or, for 

 family use, in a shallow box, in a warm window. Trans- 

 plant in open ground after the weather has become 

 warm and settled. In rows two feet apart each way. 

 They require a rich soil and as favorable a location for 

 warmth as the garden will afford. 



NEW YORK IMPROVED PURPLE. The leading 

 market sort, very large and smooth ; fine dark color ; 

 very prolific and of excellent quality. Our strain of 

 this variety is unexcelled, and has given the greatest 

 satisfaction to market gardeners everywhere. Pkt., 5 

 cts., oz., 35 cts. 



Early Long Purple. Much hirdier and earlier than 

 the large round purple, succeeding further North. 

 Fruit from six to ten inches long. Per pkt., 5 cts., 

 oz., 25 cts. 



BLACK PEKIN. The fruit of this handsome 

 variety is jet black, round in form and very solid ; it 

 is quite early, and a very superior variety. Per pkt., 

 6 cts., oz., 35 cts. 



ENDIVE. 



Ger. Endivien. Fr. Chicoree. 

 Endive is one of the best and most wholesome salads 

 for fall and winter use. Sow in shallow drills in April 

 for early use, or for late use in June or July. When 

 two or three inches high transplant into good ground, 

 or thin out to one foot apart. When full grown blanch 

 the inner leaves by gathering and tying up the outer 

 ones at the top; but tie up only when the leaves are 

 dry. 



Green Curled. The hardiest and best dark green, 

 tender and crisp. Pkt , 4 cts., oz., 15 cts. 



BROAD LEAVED BATAVIAN. Has broad, thick, 

 plain, or slightly wrinkled leaves. It is principally 

 used for cooking, and making a larger head, is pre- 

 ferred for stews and soups. If blanched it makes an 

 excellent salad. Per pkt., 4 cts., oz., 15 cts. 



GARLIC. 



Ger. Knoblauch. Ft. Ail. 



The Garlic is the most pungent in taste and has the 

 strongest odor of all the Onion family. It is largely 

 used in the South of Europe, where it is esteemed for 

 flavoring soups, stewH, etc. The root or bulb is com- 

 posed of many small bulbs called "cloves," which 

 are planted in the spring, about six inches apart; the 

 tops die in August, when the bulbs are ready to gather. 

 Bulbs, Ji lb., 15 cts., lb., 40 cts. 



Nevinville, Iowa, March 7, 1887, 

 All the seeds I bought from you last spring proved 

 highly satisfactory. Took first premium on Cuban 

 Queen and Ironclad Mammoth Water Melons raised 

 from your seed. H, P, MOORE, 



GOURD. 



Cultivated same as Squashes; plant 10 or 12 feet 

 apart both ways, and thin to two plants in a hill. They 

 can be started on sods, Ln a hot-bed, early in April, or 

 planted in the oj>en ground by the middle of May. 

 SUGAR TROUGH. We have raised many speci- 

 mens holding from eight to eleven gallons each. The 

 shell is very hard and durable. They are much used 

 for making buckets, baskets, lard-kegs, bird-houses, 

 nest-boxes, sugar-troughs, etc. Saw them open in 

 the fall and turn them upside down, and the pith 

 will decay and come out by spring. Per pkt,, 5 cts., 

 oz., 25 cts. 



JAPANESE NEST EGG. As they exactly re- 

 semble in color, shape and size, the eggs of hens, and 

 do not crack, and are not injured by cold or wet, 

 they make the very best nest eggs. By using them 

 many eggs can be saved. The plant grows very 

 rapidly, and is very useful in covering screens, and 

 quite ornamental. Per pkt , 5 cts. 



Dipper Gourd. Used for dipping lard, syrup, etc. 

 Per pkt,, 4 cts. 



Hercules Club. Growing from four to six feet long; 

 very curious and ornamental. Per pkt., 4 cts. 



KOHL-RABI. 



Ger. Kohlrabi. Fr. Chou-Eabe. 

 One oz. will sow 150 feet of drill. 



Sometimes called Turnip-Rooted Cabbage, Sow in 

 April for early use; and for fall and winter use, in 

 June and July, in rows two feet apart, and thin from 

 eight to twelve inches apart in the row. Preserve 

 bulbs over winter same as Turnips. • 

 EARLY WHITE VIENNA. Flesh white and ten- 

 der; the best for forcing for market. Excellent for 

 table use. Per pkt., 4 cts., oz., 15 cts,, K lb,, 60 cts. 

 EARLY PURPLE VIENNA. Same quality as the 

 above, except in color. Per pkt., 4 cts., oz,, 15 cts., 

 hi lb„ 60 cts. 



LEEK. 



Ger. Lauc/i. Fr. Poireau. 

 One oz., will sow 100 feet of drill. 

 This is a vegetable especially desirable for soups ; 

 many consider its flavor better than Onion; sow the seed 

 in April, in drills one foot apart; and thin out to four 

 inches apart, or sow on a seed-bed and transplant into 

 rows ; thorough culture is necessary to produce large 

 roots. 



Large London Flag. A large and strong plant, with 

 broad leaves growing on two sides, like tbe Flag. 

 This variety is largely cultivated. Per pkt,, 4 cts., oz,, 

 15 cts. 



LETTUCE. 



Ger, Salat. Fr. Laitue. 

 Lettuce covets a rich mild soil. Sow as early in the 

 spring as the ground can be worked, and every two 

 weeks for a succession, thinly in drills one foot apart ; 

 when up thin to eight inches apart, so as to form good 

 heads ; it may also be sown broadcast if perferred. 

 DEFIANCE CABBAGE. See Novelties. 

 BURPEE'S HARD HEAD. See Novelties. 

 CALI-:iRNIA CREAM BUTTER. See Noveltie$, 



EARLY CURLED SIMPSON. This variety does 

 not head, but forms a compact close mass of leaves; 

 the earliest and leadirg market sort. Per pkt., 4 cts., 

 oz., 10 cts., I4 lb., 30 cts., lb., *1. 



Black Seeded Simpson. A decided improvement 

 over the above, and n leading Fort for the market 

 gardener, being much lighter colored ; the leaves are 

 almost white; stands the summer hf at well and grows 

 nearly double in fize. Per pkt., 4 cts., oz., 10 cts., 

 lb., 35 cts. 



