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Dandelion 
Pmenlil. Pardtblum.. Amargon. 
One ounce will sow two luindred feet of drill. The seed should be sown in drills eighteen inches apart and 
half an inch deep. The leaves are best for salad when blanched, which can be done by partially shading the 
rows with boards. 
Oz. 
Improved Broad -Leaved. Twice the size of the common variety f 0 30 
$1 00 
I.b. 
$3 00 
Egg=Plant 
Aubergine. EierpjUinze. jRerengena 
One ounce will produce two thousand plants. A strong, uniform heat is required to germinate these seeds, 
and a thoroughly pulverized, well-enriched, warm soil is necessary to perfect the fruit. Transplant to three 
feet apart each way, and when about a foot high, support the plants by drawing the earth up around them. 
Oz. li lb. Lb. 
Black Pekin. Fruit round and solid and jet black $0 40 $1 25 ?4 00 
Long Pnrple. Early, hardy and productive 30 1 00 3 50 
New York Improved. The best; very large and of fine quality 50 1 50 5 00 
Endive 
Endive. Endivle. Endivia. 
One ounce will sow one hundred and fifty feet of drill. Sow in any ordinary dry soil, in drills one foot 
apart, covering lightly. When the plants are about two inches high, thin to about twelve inches in the row. 
When the plants have attained full size, gather up the leaves, tying together at the tips. This excludes the 
air from the inner leaves, which in the course of three or four weeks, will become beautifully blanched. 
Oz. 14-lb. Lb. 
Broad-leaved Batavian. A large summer varietv; very productive, and one of the 
best " $0 10 $0 30 $1 00 
Green Curled. Best for general use; very ornamental 10 30 1 00 
White Curled. Similar to above; pale green foliage 20 50 1 50 
Kale or Borecole 
Chou veri Frise. Blatlerkohl. Col. 
One ounce will produce three thousand plants. With the exception of sea kale, the varieties under this 
heading are treated as directed for cabbage, and transplanted from the seed-beds to the ground, allowing two 
feet between each. Sow sea kale in drills one foot apart, and when ready transplant the roots, allowing two and 
a-half feet between each. 
Oz. ii-lb. Lb. 
Dwarf German Green Curled. {Dwarf curled Scotch KaJe.) Dwarf compact grower; 
densely crisped green leaves, tender and delicate in flavor; makes excellent greens 
for Winter and Spring use $0 10 $0 25 $0 90 
Dwarf Brown or Purple. Similar to the preceding except in color 10 30 1 00 
Sea Kale. A splendid vegetable when blanched and eaten sis asparagus 25 75 2 50 
Kohl=Rabi 
(Turnip-Rooted Cabbage) 
Chou Rave. Kohlrabi. Colinabo. 
One ounce will produce twenty-five hundred plants. Sow in rows eighteen inches apart, afterwards 
thinning to eight or ten inches. When young. Kohlrabi is a delicate and palatable vegetable, and is very 
popular in Germany and other countries of Europe, where it is more generally tised than in America. 
Oz. }{-lb. Lb. 
Early Purple Vienna. A favorite and successful table sort ; largely grown $0 20 |>0 60 S2 50 
Early White Vienna. The best variety; tenderwhite flesh; very popular where known. 25 75 2 50 
Large White or Green. Excellent variety for farm culture; finds a ready sale in the 
vegetable markets 15 50 150 
