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FERRY-MORSE SEED CO. 



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. 



1 lb. 5 lbs. 



Telegraph or more or more 



Code Word per lb. per lb. 



Black Beauty egbla $2.80 S2.65 



Popular home and market sort. Plants thrifty, 24— r30 in. tail, 



commonly bear 4 to 6 large fruits which are smooth, broad egg- 

 shaped; uniform, very rich dark purple, retaining the color a long 



time. 

 FLORIDA HIGH BUSH egflo 2.75 2.60 



Popular variety for shipping. Plants of strong upright growth 



producing fruit well above the ground. Fruit similar to Large 



New York Purple, but slightly larger, more slender, and not as 



uniformly dark in color. 

 Improved Large Purple (Spineless) egpur 2.75 2.60 



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



very productive, commonly bearing 4 — 6 or more large, hand- 



some,''dark purple, symmetrical, broad egg-shaped fruits. 





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Endive, Full Heart Batavian 



ENDIVE ^^?A 



Broad Leaved Batavian (Escarolle) exbro 



Grown in market gardens and for shipping. Plants large; leaves 

 broad, thick, somewhat twisted; heart very compact and blanches 

 readily. 



Full Heart Batavian enful 



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 

 and splendid quality. 



Green Curled, green ribbed engre 



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 enpin 



(Also known as Large Curled Pancaher) A late, coarsely toothed 

 variety of good size, which forms a good, blanched heart in the 

 late fall. The mid-rib or leaf stem is tinged with rose. 



White Curled enwhi 



Plant medium size and fairly compact. Leaf very pale green with 

 yellow midrib. 



Moss Curled enmos 



Leaves medium green„ decidedlv cut and finely curled. Midribs 

 narrow and very white. 



lib. 



or more 

 per lb. 



5 lbs. 



or more 

 per lb. 



$0.55 



$0.50 



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