PETEl^ HEritJE^SO^l St CO.— VEGETABliE SEEDS. 



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EGG PLANT, NEW YORK IMPROVED. 



EGG PLANT. 



German, Eierpflanze. — French, Aubergine. — 

 Spanish, Berengena. 1 os. for 1,000 plants. 



The Egg Plant will thrive well in any good garden 

 soil, but will repay good treatment. Tlie seeds 

 should be sovn in hot-beds or warm greenhouse in 

 March or April, and when about an inch high pot in 

 two-inch pots Plant out about June Ist, two and a 

 hal£ feet apart. If no hotbed is at hand, they can be 

 prawn in any light room where the temperature will 

 average 75 degrees. 



If by mail in quantities of y^ lb. and up- 

 ward, postage must be added at the rate of 8 

 cts. per lb, 



EARLY LONG PURPLE. Differ.? in 

 shape from the following. Color some- 

 times deep purple, and again pale, with 

 white or yellowish stripes. Earlj', pro- 

 ductive and of easy culture. 10 cts. pkt., 

 40c. oz., SI. 25 I4 lb. 

 NEW YORK IMPROVED. This is the 

 leading market varietj- everywhere. 

 Plant is robust, the leaves and stems 

 being thickly set with spines, which are 

 not found to any extent on the other va- 

 rieties. (See cut.) 10 cts. pkt., 50 cts. oz., 



BLACK PEKIN. The fruit of this hand- 

 some Egg Plant is jet black, round in form 

 and very solid ; quite early and a very 

 superior variety. 10 cts. pkt., 50 cts. oz., 

 $1.50 1^ lb. 



GARI.IC. 



See Onion Sets, page 35. 



DANDELION. 



German, Pardcblume. — French, Pisae-en-lit. 

 Spanish, Amargon. 



The Dandelion resembles Endive, and is some- 

 times cultivated for spring greens, or for blanching 

 for salad. The roots when dried and roasted are often 

 employed as a substitute for coffee. The seed should 

 be sown in May or June, in drills half an inch deep 

 and twelve inches apart. The plants will be ready 

 for use the following spring. 



If bi/ mail in quantities of\4 lb. andupii'ard, 

 postage must be added at the rate of 8 cts. per lb. 

 Dandelion, Common. 10c. pkt., 30c. oz. 

 LARGE LEAVED. Its name 



partly describes this variety. It is double 



the size of the common Dandelion. 15 



cts. pkt., 50 cts. oz. 



ENDIVE. 



German, Endivien. — French, Chicoree. — Spanish, Endivia. 



Endive is one of the best salads for fall and winter use. Sow for an early supply about the 

 middle ol AprU. As it is used mostly in the fall months, the main sowings are made in June 

 and July, from which plantations are formed at one foot apart each way in August and Septem- 

 ber. It requires no special soil or manure, and after planting is kept clear of weeds until the 

 plant has attained its full size, when the process of blanching begins. This is effected by 

 gathering up the leaves and tying them by their tips in a conical form This excludes the 

 light and air from the inner leaves, which in the course of from three to six weeks, according 

 to the temperature at the time, become blanched. 



If by mail in quantities of}^ '^- ^'^c^ upward, postage must be added at the rate 



of 8 cts. per lb. 



GREEN CURLED. Not only most useful as a salad, but is highly orna- 

 mental from its delicately cut and colored leaves. It is much used for 

 garnishing. (See cut.) 10 cts. pkt., 25 cts. oz., 50 cts. 1^ lb., SI. 75 lb. 



FRENCH MOSS CURLED. From the density of its foliage this variety 

 is heavier than the Green Cui-led, but is equally agreeable as a salad, and 

 its appearance, either green or blanched, is particularly handsome. 10 cts. 

 pkt., 25 cts. oz., 60 cts. }i lb., S2.00 lb. 



■White Curled. Leaves pale green ; should be used when young. 10 cts. pkt., 25 cts. oz., 50 cts. ^i lb., $1.75 lb. 



BROAD LEAVED BATAVIAN. (Escarolle.) Chiefly used in soups and stews. 10 cts. pkt., 25 cts. oz., 60 cts. }£ lb., $2.00 lb. 



ENDIVE, GREEN CtJELED. 



KOHL RABI. 



German, Kohlrabi. — French, Chou-rabe. — Spanish, Calde Nabo. 



A vegetable intermediate between the Cabbage and the Turnip. Cultivation same as Turnip. See page 46. 



If by mail in quantities of Y-, lb. and upward, postage must be added at the rate of 8 cts. per lb. 

 EARLY SHORT LEAVED WHITE VIENNA. A variety of fine quality for forcing. 10 cts. pkt., 40 ets^oz., SI. 2.5^ lb.,_S4.00 lb. 



EARLY PURPLE VIENNA. 

 EARLY WHITE VIENNA. 



Almost identical with the preceding, except in color. 10 cts. pkt., 35 cts. oz., 75 cts. J^ lb., S2.50 lb. 

 Is greenish white outside, flesh white and tender. Should be used when the root is threeor four inches 



in diameter. If younger it partakes of the taste of the Cabbage, and 

 when older is stringy. 5 cts. pkt., 25 cts. oz., 75 cts. i-| lb., 82.50 lb. 



KALE, or BORECOLE. 



German, Bldtter-Kohl. — French, Chou Ferf.— Spanish, Breton. 



Kale, or Borecole, may be grown in almost any soil, but the richer it is, the more abundant 

 the product. Sow from the middle of April to "the beginning of May in prepared beds, cover- 

 ing the seed thinly and evenly ; transplant in June and treat in the same manner as for Cab- 

 bage. Of all the Cabbage tribe this is the most tender and delicate, and would be much more 

 extensively grown than it is if its excellent qualities were generally known. The varieties are 

 all extremely hardy, and are best when touched by frost. 



If by mail in quantities of }.2 lb. and upward, postage must be added at the rate 



of 8 cts. per lb. 



DWARF GREEN CURLED SCOTCH. A dwarf variety, rarely exceed- 

 ing 18 inches in height, but spreading out under good cultivation to 3 feet 

 in diameter. The leaves are beautifully curled and of a bright green. 

 This variet3^ is very hardy ; will stand out where the temperature does 

 not fall below zero. It is most tender after being bitten by a sharp frost. 

 (See cut.) 10 cts. pkt., 15 cts. oz., 35 cts. 14 lb., SI. 00 lb. 



SIBERIAN. This variety is extensively grown as Winter Greens ; sown 

 in September in rows one foot apart, and treated in every way as Spinach, 

 it is ready for use in early spring. 5 cts. pkt., 10 cts. oz., 25 cts. J^ lb., 80 cts. lb. 



We can also supplj- the following standard varieties of Kale, which are too well known 



DWARF GREEN CURLED 6C0TCH KALE. 



Cottager's, 



Half D-wrarf Fringed, 



New Dwarf Very Early, 



Brown German Curled or Purple. 



