SEEDS WHICH SUCCEED 



Egg= Plant. 



THESE PRICES 

 INCLUDE POSTAGE. 



One Ounce of Seed to loo Yards of Row. Matures for Table in 120 Days from Sowing. 



This seed is generally sown under glass and transplanted to the field 1 or 2 weeks after Corn-planting season. The plants 

 are set in rows of 4 feet and at 3 feet in the row. The land cannot be too highly fertilized for this crop — very short, thoroughly 

 rotted stable manure or similar preparation is best; strong or hot, rank manure is unsuitable. 



Sow in hotbeds or other protected place early in the Spring; when up 2 or 3 inches transplant into small pots (which 

 plunge in earth) so as to get stocky, well-rooted plants, and late in the Spring, or not till the commencement of Summer, 

 unless the weather be warm, transplant into thoroughly worked, rich and recently well-manured ground. A good plan is 

 to open a deep, wide trench, filling it nearly with manure; restore the earth and plant therein, placing the plants 3 feet apart 

 each way. The seed does not vegetate freely; repeated sowings are sometimes necessary. It is almost useless to attempt 

 the culture of Egg- Plant unless the proper attention be given. In growing the Egg-Plant in the Summer and Autumn months 

 in Florida, great trouble is sometimes experienced in getting a stand of plants owing to the excessive heat and beatiiig rains. 

 This difficulty can be largely overcome by shading the ground where the seed is sown. If sown in beds the shading may 

 be accomplished by means of frames covered with seedbed cloth, or by blinds of slats or common boards properly sup- 

 ported over the beds to cut off the direct rays of the sun. In Florida, if the seed is sown where the plants are to rernam (a 

 bad practice), the shading may be done by using Palmetto fans and leaves, and placing them one each on the north and south 

 sides of the hill, the tops meeting over the seed. This plan is used by some of the most successful growers in the Gulf States. 



About 3000 plants are required to plant an acre. These plants should produce an average of 4 to 5 fruits, weighing 

 5 to 6 pounds each. Our selected seeds are always taken from fruit weighing 6 to 8 pounds each: we have had them of 

 12 pounds in weight, _ 



Landreths' . 7 



T h 0 r n 1 e s s 

 Large Round 

 Purple, 130 



da ■XT a ^The Lan- 

 y *>• dreth is 



decidedly the best selec- 

 tion of Egg Plant, being 

 productive and vigorous, 

 the fruit often reaching a 

 weight of twelve pounds. 

 The fruit may be de- 

 scribed as chunky, broad 

 at bottom and flattened, 

 diameter often nearly 

 equal to the length. Color, 

 when grown on soil of 

 proper quality, a deep 

 purple, often appearing 

 almost black. Soil has 

 much to do with depth of 

 color. Single plants of this 

 variety on good soil often 

 i-each a diameter of three 

 feet and produce six 

 to eight large fruits. 



Lb. H Lb. Oz. 

 $4 00 $1 10 50 



Pkt. 



5 



LANDRETHS' THORNLESS LARGE ROUND PURPLE 



NEW YORK IMPROVED, 140 Lb. H Lb. 



DAYS. — An improved form of the old Large Round Purple Thornless $3 75 $1 00 



Large Round Black, 140 days.— K PeS^luit? as1S«e°L Si 



Large Round New York Purple, just as good and a quicker seller in market. Does not 

 split. Color black all over the fruit. Known also as BLACK BEAUTY. In all northern 

 rharkets rapidly taking the place of the Large Purple, being the same size and a far 

 more attractive color. Less liable to sunburn, consequently popular as a shipper from all 

 market-garden districts where known; so popular as to have run out the Large Purple. 4 25 1 25 



Oz. 

 40 



50 



Pkt. 



5 



Grass Seed. 



See List of ^Varieties named in this Catalogue, pages 93 to 96. 



Horse=Radish. 



This plant, seldom producing seed, is propagated from sets cut from old roots, and in marke-garden culture nearly 

 always planted as a succession to a Spring crop, which by time of removal leaves the Horse- Radish well established. The 

 sets are planted in rows of about 2 feet by 18 inches, frequently among Spring Cabbage. Holes are made with a long planting- 

 stick, into which are dropped the Horse-Radish sets to a depth that the crown will be 3 inches under the surface. It will 

 only succeed in highly fertilized 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. Does best on damp soil. By Mail, postage paid, 30 cents per 

 dozen. By Express, 100 for 75 cents; 1000 for $6.00. 



For Express charges paid by customer, or small seeds Postage paid by us, see inside of cover. 



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