DANDELION— EGG-PLANT— EMDIVE—GARLIC—HORSE-RADISH. 
rVAl*.Trxr-*W W^IVT ^^^l^fiM hi^S^^^^^'i:^^,]^-^^^ "^^^ ^nj'""^'^ portions and wash tliorouEhlv a.ul serve 
llANllRl ION ^ «'"ii>^acli Dressing No. 3. Add to it, if desired, some .small piete of very cn«p fried bacoi. wiUi vinegar. 
JLf /Al ^ l^Lrl V7 1 ^ . *^^^,,^i«8J*/J,^-7^^^;™P[0^^^^^^ plant rapidly growing into fnvor as an early Salad. Sow 
Eqq=Plant. 
Solanim mehvoe]ia—Aubcrgine~&tv);iilanit—Brr€vgeiia—EieiT>la7it. 
One Ounce of Seed to lOO Yards of Row. 
Hii.s seed IS generftlly .sown nnder glass and transplanted to the field two or three 
weeks alter Corn-plautuig M;nsan. The plants are set in rows of live feet and at 
ihr.,!^ .f, L'" ".T-, laud cannot he too highly fertili/.ed for this crop-very 
or hot rJdonnmw 1^^^ '^"^'''^^ preparation is best: strong manure 
Sow in liotbeds or other protected place early in the Spring; when uj> two or 
three in.:l„,s transplant into .mhuH pots (wl)ich plunge in earth) so as to get stocky, 
:„.r, ni;I. s. weather be warn,, transplant into thoroiighlyw'orked rich'und teielSru^"'''^ ^"^^ ^^"^ "''^ ^''^ ^^"^ commencemeul of Suin- 
, mound. A gonii pbm ts to open a deep, wide trench, lilling it iiearlv with " 
, I ■ til.- caith and i.huil therein, filacingthe plants three feet apart each way 
. - I - ii«>t \t gctate ficelv : ic)icat.cd sowings are sometimes necessary, li is almost 
usel. .ss lo atlempl the culture ol Lgg-1'lanl unless the proper attention be given. In grow- 
ing the bgg-Plant lu the .Summer and .Vutumn ranntlis in Florid.M. grciit trouble is some- 
times experienced 111 gctliiiga stand ol plants owinu' to the excessive heat and beating rains 
This dithcnlty can be largely overcome by shading the gnjuud where the seed is sown 
II sown 111 licds, the shading may be accomplished by means ot frames covered with seed- 
bed cloth, or by blinds ot slats or common boards proper! v supported over the beds to cut 
.11 the direct ravs ol the sun. If the seed i.s sown where thi; plants are to remain (a bad 
oractice) the shading may he done by usuig Palmetto tans or leaves, placing them one each 
■jn the north and south sides ot the hill, the lops meeting over the seed. This plan is used 
by some ot the most succe.sstiil growers in the (iult StateS- 
About .5000 plants are required to plant an acre. These plants should produce .an 
iverage of three to four truits, weighing two to three pounds each. «lur selected seeds are 
-always taken from Irnit weighing eight to ten pounds each: we have had them of thirteen 
pounds in weight. Commission Merchanhs in Philadelphia pay the market gardener about 
on an average, one-and a-hall cents per fruit. The highest prices are eight and ten cents 
per fruit. 
Morula fruit arrives in Pliihidelpliia the latter part of November, and eoniiTiands St6 to $8 
per l)arrel crate. B,arlier in the Autumn the market is supplied by fruit from Jersey. 
Towards Christnia.s the price ol Florida Kgg-Plant rises to ^10 per barrel crate and Ihe'n 
lei liip s by April to Sf6 to S8, and by May to $r,, after which they are likelv to arrive in a 
.liiina-. d condition and be worthless. Egg-Plant fruit can be grated and canned for 
Viiitcruse. ^ 
<OTES OlSE COOKIPJC— No. 1]2.-Fried.— Peel the fruit and cut crosswise in 
slices of full diameter and of one-third of an inch in thickness; sprinkle .salt between 
the slices and set aside for a half hour, when remove the water, dry and dip in butler 
and bread crumbs and fry in hot lard until brown. 
No. ]J3.— B.-vKED. — Peel the fruit and cut into small pieces. Place in a pan with 
butter and sweet oil over a fire for three minutes ; add salt, pepper and a little sauce or 
gravy. Take it from the pan and put in a baking dish, coat over with bread crumbs 
and Swiss cheese and bake in oven till quite brown. 
i^andretlis' Xhoniless I^argc RoiiiiU Purple.— Almost 
Ihornless, mid therefore a sort more valuable to the trucker than the 
spiny sort .so often sold as the New York Improved, which, by reason of 
its thorns on le.-if and stem offer serious impediments to quick" gathering. 
The Landretli is decidedly the best .selection of Egg-Plant, bein; pro- 
ductive and vigorous, often reaching a weightof aoe/ue pounds. The , uit 
may be described as short egg-shaped, flattened at the holtom— dianu 
often nearly equal lo the length. Color (when grown on soil of pro) 
quality) a deep purple, running in places almost to a black jjurple. Hii. 
gle plants of this v'lrieiv often reach a span of three (cet and produce 
seven or eight large frnils. I'kis. oc. and 10c. ■ pvi uz iioc- 
P«Jew Yorfc Iniiirovecl.-i his u a form of the old Large Round 
Purple ; large, solid, weighty and showy. Pkts. :ic. ana lOe. ! per ox. 50c. 
I^arg-e Wllite.— A variation of the purple, ranging iii color from pure 
white to white and pink : not quite .so large as the Large Hound Purple, 
ame in (|ualitv, and very distinct in appearance. Per pkt. 20e. ; 
t-i. iiOc. 
Endive. 
icoriun endivia — Chicorce Endive— <SnX>\nxw'Baia 
Escarola b Endivia — Andijvic. 
Two Ounces of Seed to loo Yard.s of Row. 
Three Pounds to the Acre. 
Sow in the Spring as soon as the eard 
tuinn frost. Drill in rows of two I 
leaves or cover with pot lo IjlaucI 
garnish to table vegetables. 
Green Curled.— A desirable Salad when blanched by exclusion from the sun 
lOe. ; per oz. 20c. 
Wllite Curled.— A variety of white tint, more delicate than the Green Ctirlcd 
10c. ; per oz. i'Oc. 
Moss Curled.— Green and extra curled. Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz. 20c. 
Broad J.eaved.— More productive than the other varieties; not so choice. 
10c. ; ])er oz. 20c. 
s free from fro.st, and repeat up till within sixty days of Au- 
■t and thin the plants to eight inches apart. Tie up the loose 
for .Sahid. Valuable for Salads and highly decorative as a 
Pkts. .5c. and 
\ \ J\\<\ AxL l'«t-''l i" cooking lor seasoning ].ari..,<.'s. lis llavor is somewhat similar to that of the Oulon.-Uiough 
^^■^ V«— «» ^» much morepiiiigxnt. It is bulbous and is propugatcd by detaching the c.lovea or sets and plant- 
AUium Satimm—AH Ordina/re— Weluiihnlidiev JiliiDblauc^ ' ^ ' 
— Ajo Vulgar— Kno/look. 
This plant, seldom producing seed, is propagated rr..ni sets cut from old roots. ,.u,d i;i market 
garden culture nearly always planted as a suc<'ession to a Spring crop which by lime ol 
removal leaves the 'Uorse-liadish well established. 'I'lio sets are planted in rows ol 
about two feet by eighteen inches, frequently among Spring (•atibiigc 1 luU's are made 
Oochlmriaarmoracia—IiaifortSauvage—'SSittt'ttttiQ—Taramaffo. with a long plaiiting stick into which arc dropped tlie i lors.^ lladish .'cts to a depth that 
the crown will be three inches under the surface. It will only sm-cccd in highly lerti- 
Uzed land, and each year should be planted afresh. In garden culture the sets are sometimes planted in the upper end of round drain tiles sunk into the 
ground and filled with earth, the radish root being thus directed straight downwards. Yield about 150 bushels to the acre. Sots, per doz. l&c. ; per lOO SOc. ; 
per 1000 S54-O0. 
nOR5E=RADISH 
Postage extra. On Peas and Beans. 10 cents per quart, and Corn, 15 cents per quart ; other small .Seeds, 8 cents per pound. Quarter pound and under, 
and 5 and 10 cent Flat Papers, Free of Postage. ' 
