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DANDELION. 
Pissenlit. 5|5arbeblum. Amargoti. 
One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill. The seed should be sown in drills 18 inches apart and '/z inch, 
deep. The leaves are best for salad when blanched, by partially shading the rows with boards. 
Improved Broad-Leaved. Twice the size of the common variety. Oz. 30 cts., lb. $3. 
Egg-Plant. 
Aubergine. SiertJflanje. Berengena. 
One ounce will produce 2,000 plants. A strong, uniform heat is required to germinate the seeds, 
and a thoroughly pulverized, well-enriched, warm soil is necessary to perfect the Iruit. Transplant to 
3 feet apart each way, and when about a foot high, support the plants by drawing the earth up around 
them. Peroz. Lb. 
Black Pekin. Fruit round and solid and jet black $0 40 |4' 00 
Long Purple. Early, hardy and productive 3° 3 5° 
New York Improved. The best ; very large and of fine quality 40 400- 
ENDIVE. 
Endive. (Snbibie. Endivia. 
One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill. Sow in any ordinary dry soil, in drills i foot apart, covering 
lightly. When the plants are about 2 inches high, thin to about 12 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. 
Per oz. Lb. 
Broad-leaved Batavlan. A. large summer variety ; very productive, and one of the best . fo 10 |i 00- 
Green Curled. Best for general use ; very ornamental 10 i 00 
White Curled. Similar to above ; pale green foliage 15 '5° 
KALE, or BORECOLE. 
Chou vert Frise. Stattctto^t. Col. 
One ounce will produce 3,000 plants. With the exception of Sea Kale, the varieties under this head- 
ing are treated as directed for cabbage, and transplanted from the seed beds to the ground, allowing 
2 feet between each. Sow Sea Kale in drills I foot apart, and, when ready, transplant the roots, allow- 
ing lYz feet between each. 
Dwarf German Green Curled. (Dwarf Curled Scotch Kale.) Dwarf, compact grower; 
densely crisped green leaves, tender and delicate in flavor ; makes excellent greens for peroz. Lb. 
winter and spring use $0 10 fo 90 
Dwarf Brown, or Purple. Similar to the preceding, except in color 10 i 00 
Sea Kale. A splendid vegetable when blanched and eaten as asparagus - 25 2 50 
Kohlrabi. 
(TURNIP-ROOTED CABBAGE.) 
Chou Rave. ,fto(;[vabi. Colinabo. 
One ounce will produce 2,500 plants. Sow in rows 18 inches apart, after- 
wards thinning to 8 or 10 inches. When young, Kohlribi is a delicate and palat- ^ _ J ^. \v>, 
able vegetable, and is very popular in Germany and other countries of Europe, 
where it is more generally used than in America. Peroz. Lb. 
Early Purple Vienna. A favorite table «ort ; largely grown ... $0 20 %i 50 ''^BSfe_Jffe 
Early White Vienna. The best variety, tender white fliesh ; very 
popular where known 20 2 50 
Large White, or Green. Excellent variety for farm culture; finds a 
ready sale in the vegetable markets 15 > 5° 
LEEK- 
Poireau. 2aud}. Pucrro. vienna kohlr.^bi. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. Succeeds best in a light, rich soil. 
Sow in drills I inch deep and i foot apart ; when 6 or 8 inches high transplant in rows 10 inches apart 
and set deep, so as to blanch as much of the neck as possible. Per oz. Lb. 
American Large Flag. Of strong, vigorous growth ; the best of all $015 $150 
Giant Carentan. A favorite European sort, of mild flavor 10 i 00 
Large Rouen. Grows to large size ; hardy, and of excellent quality 15 150 
All seeds can be had in 5-cent packets, except vrliere noted. 
