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Early Frame.— An early, standard variety ; medium size ; good 
flavor, 5 c. J2e. 
Early White Spine.— Superior for table use, very productive, me- 
dium size, straight, well formed ; good for pickles, 5c. 12c. 
Early Green Cluster.— Grows in clusters, early, productive, 5c. 12c. 
Long Green.— Crisp, tender, and good flavor, hardy and productive. 
Makes a good pickle, 5c. l 2c - 
Long Green Turltey.— One of the longest varieties, growing to 
a foot and a half or more in length ; dark green .and very solid, pro- 
ducing but few seeds. A very fine and productive Cucumber, 5c. 15c. 
West-India Gil erMns.— Used only for pickles, ... 5c. 30c. 
EGrGr PLANT. 
The Egg Plant is a native of Africa. It is a tender annual, with an 
erect, branching stem and oblong, bluish green powdered leaves. The 
fruit is used both boiled and stewed in sauces like the tomato ; or cut in 
slices half an inch thick, press out juice and parboil ; fry the slices in 
butter, and season with pepper and salt ; or slices may be broiled as steaks 
or chops; its use is increasing. Sow seed in Maich or April, in hot-bed, 
or in flower pots, or boxes in the house, or in the open ground, as soon 
as the soil will work mellow; and when settled, warm weather comes, 
transplant to two and-a-half feet apart each waj r , in good garden soil. 
Per pkt. 
Early liOng" Purple. — Hardy and productive ; 6 to 8 inches long. 5c. 
Wiiite. — Choice for ornamental use, very showy 5c„ 
ENDIVE. 
Endive is one of the best salads for fall and winter use. Sow for 
early supply about the middle of April. As it is used mostly in the fall 
months, the main sowings are made in June and July, from which plan- 
tations ate formed at one foot apart each way, in August and September. 
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 b}^ their tips in a conical form, with bass matting. This excludes 
the light and air, which, in the course of three to six weeks, according to 
the temperature at the time, become blanched. Another and simpler 
method consists in covering up the plants, as they grow, with slates or 
boards, which serves the same purpose, by excluding the light, as the 
tying up. 
Per pkt Oz. 
Green Curled.— Very hardy ; leaves dark green, tender and crisp . 5c. 80c. 
White Curled.— Leaves pale green ; should be used when young . 5c. 30c. 
KOHLRABI. 
A vegetable intermediate between the cabbage and the turnip. It is 
best cultivated by sowing the seed in rows in May, June and July, ac- 
