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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. 



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 tbe leaves 

 are dry. 



Green Curled. T h e hardiest and best dark 

 green, tender and crisp. Pkt. i 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- preferred for stews and soups. 

 If blanched it makes an excellent salad. Per 

 pkt. 4 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



GARLIC. 



Ger. Knoblauch. Fr. 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, stews, etc. 

 The root or bulb is composed 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, J4 lb., 15 cts., lb., 40 cts. 



GOURD. 



Cultivated same as Squashes; plant ten to 

 twelve feet apart both ways, and thin to two 

 plants in a hill. They can be started on sods, in 

 a hot-bed, early in April, or planted in the open 

 ground by the middle of May. 

 SUGAR TROUGH. We have raised many 

 specimens 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 

 liens, 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., 5 cts. 

 Hercules Club. Growing from four to six 



feet long; very curious and ornamental. Per 



pkt., 4 cts. 



KOHL-RABL 



Ger. Kohlrabi. Fr. Chou-Rtthe. 

 One oz. will sow 150 feet of drill. 

 Sometimes called Turnip-Rooted' Cnbbage. 

 Sow in April for early use; and for fall and win- 

 tor 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 

 tender; the best for forcing for market. Ex- 

 cellent for table use. Per pkt., 5 cts., oz., 15 

 cts., \i lb., 60 cts. 



EARLY PURPLE VIENNA. Same quality as 

 the above, except In color. Per pkt., 4 cts., oz., 

 15 cts.. 14 lb., GO cts. 



LEEK. 



Ger. Lauch. 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; thor- 

 ough culture is necessary to produce large 

 roots. 



Large London Flag. A large and strong 

 plant, with broad leaves growing on two sides, 

 like the Flag. This variety is largely culti- 

 vated. Per pkt., 4 cts., oz., 15 cts. 



MUSTARD. 



It is very refreshing when in its green state 

 mixed with salads, and for that purpose alone 

 is worthy of cultivation. Its culture and treat- 

 ment are the same as recommended for Cress. 

 White or Yellow. Best for salad or culi- 

 nary purposes. Per pkt., 4 cts., oz., 7 cts., % 

 lb., 15 cts., lb., 50 cts. 

 Black or Brown. More pungent in flavor 

 than the white. Per pkt., 4 cts.,oz.. 7 cts., % 

 lb., 15 cts., lb., 50 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 preferred. 



BLONDE BLOCKHEAD. See Novelties. 



WHITE TRIANON COS. See Novelties. 



EARLY CURLED SIMPSON. This variety does 

 not head, but forms a compact close mass of 

 leaves; the earliest and leading market sort. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J4 lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. 



Black Seeded Simpson. A decided im- 

 provement over the above, and a leading sort 

 for the market gardener, being much lighter 

 colored; the leaves are almost white; stands 

 the summer heat well and grows nearly double 

 in size. Per pkt. 4 cts., oz. 10 cts., H lb. 35 cts. 



HARD-HEAD. This is the hardest-heading of all 

 lettuce. It grows very rapidly and heads ex- 

 tremely early; the heads are of large size and 

 nearly as solid as cabbage. It is the most beau- 

 tiful of all lettuce when ready for use; the 

 outer leaves are tinged with brownish red, 

 changing toward the center of the head from a 

 beautiful golden yellow to a creamy white; 

 very tender, never bitter, of a sweet, buttery 

 flavor. It is ready for use from the time it is 

 three inches across until it runs to seed, and 

 always crisp and tender. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 20 cts., Va, lb. GO cts. 



DEFIANCE CABBAGE. Another fine new va- 

 riety of lettuce, and by some considered even 

 better than the Hard Head. This is a large 

 growing summer lettuce, which we have found 

 to be unexcelled as a long standing sort. The 

 leaves are of a light green color, and it remains 

 for a long season tender and crisp, and is es- 

 pecially adapted for use in private gardens. 

 Those of our customers who try It, will cer- 

 tainly be well pleased with it. Per pkt., 5 cts. 

 oz. 15 cts., 14 lb. 50 cts. 



GOLDEN STONEHEAD. A fine variety, with 

 very solid heads, of superb quality and great 

 beauty. It Is quite as early as the White Ten- 

 nis Ball, has larger heads, and is unsurpassed 

 for table use. We do not hesitate to recom- 

 mend it most highly for forcing or earliest 

 spring crop. Its haudsome appearance com- 

 mands a ready sale. Per pkt., 5 cts., oz.. 15 ots.. 

 K lb.. 50 cts. 



