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G. EDWARD SCHULTZ, WASHINGTON, D. C. 



ENDIVE Endivien, Ger. 

 One ounce of seed to 150 feet of row.. 



Culture — 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 2.or 3 inches high, transplant 

 into good ground or thin out to 1 foot apart. When nearly full grown, and before they are fit for the 

 table, they must be blanched. This is done by gathering the leaves together and tying with yarn or 

 bass, to exclude the hght and air from the inner leaves, which must be done when quite dry, or they 

 will rot. Another method is to cover the plants with boards or slats. In three or four weeks they will 

 be blanched. 



ORHHX CURIvEO EIVDIVE— A large, strong- 

 growing Endive which by tying up can be made to form 

 finely blanched centers of good quality. Outer leaves bright 

 deep green. Packet, 5cts; oz., 15cts; \ lb,, 35cts; lb., $1.25. 



BROAD EEAVED BAT A VI AX [Escarolle). 

 This variety has thick, plain broad leaves slightly wrinkled, 

 forming a large head, and is desirable for stews and soups. 

 Gather the leaves and tie at top, the inner ones will blanch 

 and can be used for salad. Packet, 5cts; oz., 15cts; ^ lb., 

 85cts; lb., $1.25. 



Gricen Cubled Self-Blanching Endive. 



EGG PLANT— EiEEPFLAXZE, Ger. 



One ounce will produce about one thousand plants. 



CuLTUKE — Sow the seeds in hotbeds early in March. When three inches high pot the young 

 plants, using small pots, and plunge them in the same bed, so that the plants may become stocky. 

 They can be planted out from the pots, when the season becomes sufficiently warm, in May or June; or 

 they can be transplanted into a second bed, to make them strong, until the weather is warm enough to 

 transplant, about three feet apart each way, in thoroughly worked and well-enriched soil. Draw the 

 earth up tQ the stems when about a foot high. Egg-plant seed will not vegetate freely without a strong, 

 uniform heat, and if the plants get the least chilled in the earlier stages of growth they seldom recover. 

 Therefore, repeated sowings are sometimes necessary. 



KGG M^APiX, "BI^ACK: BEAUTY From iQ to 

 12 days earlier than New York Improved Purple. The fruits are 

 broad and thick, of most attractive form, and of the finest flavor. 

 The skin is rich, lustrous, purplish black. The intensely bril- 

 liant coloring is uniform over the whole fruit and does not fade 

 or change to a lighter color at the blossom end. The calyx, which 

 attaches the fruit to the stem is bright green, contrasting finely 

 with the dark satin skin of the fruit, and is entirely free from 

 spines and thorns. The fruits set most freely and are ready to 

 market early, so that the entire crop can be gathered before there 

 is any danger of frost, whereas those of the New York Improved 

 Purple, often do not reach full size before thev are destroyed by 

 frost. Pkt., lOcts, % oz., 20cts; oz., 30cts; lb., 90cts; lb., S3. 50. 



NEW YORK i:>II»R.O\ ED I»IJIH»EE The leading 

 market variety. Plants of vigorous growth and very productive. 

 Fruits of large size, with smooth, glossy, deep purple skin. My 

 stock of this variety is specially selected both for size, shape and 

 prolific qualities, and I recommend it particularly to thosse who 

 plant for profit. Packet, Sets; oz., 25ct?; ^^Ib., 75cts; lb., $2.5o. 



J^^S"""*^^*^"^^^^^' Medicinal and Pot. 



Culture— Most of the varieties thrive best on sandy soil, and 

 some are stronger and better flavored when grown on that which 

 is rather poor, but in all cases the soil should be carefully pre- 

 pared and well cultivated, as the young plants are for the" most 

 part delicate and easily choked out by weeds Sow as early as 

 the ground can be made ready, in drills sixteen to eighteen inches 

 apart, taking pains that the soil is fine and pressed firmly over 

 the seed, or they may be planted as a second erop— the seeds 

 sown in beds in April, and the plants set out in June. Most of 

 them should be cut when in bloom, wilted in the sun and thnr- 

 ousrhlv dried in the shade. 



Black Beauty. 



THYME This herb is perennial. The young leaves and 

 tops are used for soups, dressings and sauce. Sow as early as the 

 ground will permit Pkts., Sand lOcts: oz., 15cts; i^lb., 45cts. 

 SAOE A perennial plant, perhaps more widely known 

 than any of the other herbs in its medicinal and culinary uses. 

 Sow early in the spring in drills sixteen inches apart. Pkts., 

 5 and !■ cts; oz., locts; }i lb.. 40cts: lb.. SI 25. 

 M AR. jOR-AM:, Sweet Used in soups, broths, dress- 

 ings, etc. Sow in drills as early as possible and thin the plants 

 to ten inches apart. Pkts.. ."i and lOcts; oz. locts; lb., 40cts 

 BIEE An annual, cultivated for its seed, which has an 

 aromatic odor and a warm, pungent taste. Sow early in spring 

 and keep clear of weeds. Packets, 5 and locts; % lb., 25cts; 

 lb., 75cts. 



IL,A VENDER Guliivated for its fragrant flowers, which 

 are used for the distillation of Lavender Water, or are dried 

 and used to perfume linen. Sow in drills two feet apart and 

 thin the plants to two feet in the row. Packets, 5 and lOcts; 

 oz., 15cts: ^4 lb., SOcts; lb., $1.00. 



SUMMER SAVORY A hardy annual, the dried 

 stems, leaves and flowers of which are extensively used for 

 flovorings, dressings and soups. Pkts., 5andl0cts: oz., 15cts. 

 BASIEt Sweet The seeds and tops are used for flavor- 

 ing soups and sauces, and have a strong flavor of cloves Sow 

 early in the Spring in drills eighteen inches apart and six 

 inches apart in the row: when three inches high, thin to one 

 foot apart. Packets, 5 and !Octs; oz., 15cts. 



