WILLIAM EWING & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE 
ENDIVE— FR. CHICOREE 
Sow in June, in drills one foot apart, and thin out to about 
the same distance. When six or eight inches high, tie up 
to blanch, and draw up the earth around the plants Be 
careful that the leaves are dry when tied up, but give plenty 
ot vyater during dry weather. 
GREEN CURLED i lb. 50c.; oz. 15c.; pkt. 5c. 
^«r/ ^^-T.;^. EGGPLANT 
Fb. Aubergine 
Sow in a hot-bed 
and plant out 
about the end of 
May into deep, 
rich soil, with a 
^-iiai^TOarm exposure: 
. plants two feet 
\ m^tm mjmS^L^^tg improved New 
l,ar •aJHHflLT '^"■■k Purple 
'/ ^JlP^^^^^^k Egg Plant. 
LONG PURPLE Iqc PJ?' 
EAPLY WHITE LONG ■ ' soc lOc 
ROUND 50c lOc' 
IMPROVED NEW YORK PURPLE 60c. lOc! 
KOHL RABI— FR. CBOU rave 
A hybrid between the Turnip and Cabbage; culture same 
as Turnip Immediately above the ground the stem swells 
into a bulb similar to a turnip. 
Green Giant Kohl Rabi 
.} lb. 60c.; oz. 20c.; pkt. 5c 
■ i lb. 60c.; oz. 20c.; pkt. 5c. 
PURPLE GIANT 
WHITE ' 
For KALE— See Borecole. 
LEEK— FR. POIREAU 
i^'^®A°"°°® °^ ^^^'^ hundred feet of drill 
■ ^ Sood medium-sized popular variety. lb '«1 ^5- 
i lb. 35c.; oz. 15c.; pkt. 5c. " 
T'$?^^! I'h^o'^^^^V and°%x°cyent'vt et^: 
lb. 51.50; } lb. 40o.; oz. 15c.; pkt. 5c. 
Musselburgh Leek 
LETTUCE— FR. LAITUE 
^^^^^^^^'^''^ ^ succession of sowings in the onen oronnH ho»;„ 
mng in May. at intervals of 2 weeks or so in arills 1 font »nS?^5j i 
heir fh?™^''t'o^V°r'ear °' '^^ of the'iradlTnli 
"MAY KING CABBAGE"-Introduced last season A 
splendid improved early outdoor Cabbage Lettuce, and suc- 
ceeds equ^ly well in a cold frame. Neither cold nor wet 
weather affects it in the slightest. A rapid grower, pTo- 
ducmg splendid globular heads two weeks ahead of any other 
sort. Outside leaves are yellowish-green with light brown 
tmge and inside a beautiful golden color. In flavor un- 
excelled, oz. 25c ; pkt. lOc 
^^^T^V^- LOUI^-An excellent sort, producing good 
sized heads very crisp and good for forcing. + ig. loc • 
oz. 15c.; pkt. 5c. ' 
^^^^ ^^^i^-T MARKET-Particularly tender, and very 
"T^f,,, '■S\¥uf'^,f„°^ greenish-yeUow; of an especially hardy 
r nature, i lb. 50c.; oz. 20c.; pkt. 5c. ^ 
May King Cabbage Lettuce. 
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