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larly Dwarf Oval. This variety is 

 very early and productive; the fruit is not 

 so large as the New Orleans Egg Plant, but 

 equal in flavor. For market it will not sell 

 as well as the former; desirable for family 

 garden. 



The New York Market. Is rounder 

 in shape than the New Orleans; has spines 

 on leaves and stems; not very popular 

 here. Shippers and gardeners always give 

 the New Orleans Market variety ihe prefer- 

 ence. 



Eew Orleans Market. 



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ENDIVE. 



Fr.fTENDiviEN CGer.), Endibia (Sp.) 



A salad plant which is very popular find 

 much cultivated for the market, principal- 

 ly for summer use. It can be sown in drills 

 a foot apart, aud when the plants are well 

 up, thinned out till about eight inches 

 apart. Or it can be sown broad-Cast thinly 

 and transplanted the same as Lettuce. 

 When the leaves are large enough, sny about 

 eight inches long, tie them up for blanch- 

 ing, 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 e:;d ( f March, as if 



Green Curler! 



If you have never planted Our White Mammoth Peanuts give them a trial* 



they are worthy of it. 



