JF. R. Gray, Seedsman, Oakton, Virginia 
ENDIVE 
One ounce will sow 
ISO feet of row. 
Endive is one of the best salads for fall and winter use. Sow for an early supply 
about the middle of April. As it is used mostly in the fall months, the main sowings are 
made in June and July. Plant one foot apart each way. When the plant has attained its 
full size gather up the loaves and tie them by their tips in a conical form. This excludes 
the light and air from the inner leaves until blanched. 
OBEEN CUBEED. Self-blanching. The best in cultivation. Much more beautiful and orna- 
mental than the old sort. Pkt., 5 cts. ; oz.. 15 cts. 
EGG PLANT 
1 oz. Seed will produce about 500 plants. 
Culture. Egg Plant seed should be sown 
very early in hotbeds; the plants, being 
very tender, must be protected from frost, 
but exposed as far as practicable to light 
and air to harden them. Egg Plant seed 
will not germinate freely without a strong 
uniform heat; if they get the least chilled 
they seldom recover, therefore repealed 
sowing is sometimes necessary. 
BEACK BEAUTY. The earliest and best 
of all large fruited Egg Plants. It is 
valuable alike to the private planter 
and the extensive grower for market. 
Black Beauty produces fruits fully as 
large and ready for use ten days to 
two weeks earlier than the New York 
Improved Purple. The grand, large 
fruits are thick of most attractive 
form. The skin is a rich lustrous 
purplish black — the satin gloss and rich 
coloring adding greatly to the beauty 
of these "eggs." The intensively brilli- 
ant coloring is uniform over the whole 
fruit and does not fade or change to a 
lighter color. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 65 cts. 
IMFBOVED KOHE-BABI. When young 
and tender, and properly prepared for 
the table, it is almost equal to cauli- 
flower. Besides, it is a certain crop, 
requiring no more care or cultivation 
than a crop of cabbage. For an early 
crop sow in a hobed early in spring, and 
treat the same as directions given for 
early cabbage. Pkt., 5 and 10 cts.; 
oz.. 30 cts. 
ONION SEED 
One ounce will sow 100 feet 
of drill; 6 lbs. to the acre. 
Culture. For sets sow the seed as early as possible in the spring, very thickly in drills. 
As soon as the tops die off in summer, remove them to a dry, airy place, and early in the 
following spring replant by placing the sets in shallow drills 12 inches apart, and about 
4 inches apart in the drills. The onions obtained by that process are of a large size early 
in the season. They may also be grown to full size during the first season by sowing 
thinly in drills 1 foot apart, and about one-fourth inch deep, in March or early in April, in 
strong land, well manured and thinning them out 3 to 4 Inches apart in drills. They delight 
in a strong, rich, deep, loamy soil and succeed well if grown successive years on the same 
DAn'^BS’ fine YELEOW. Same shape as the Wethersfield; color, brownish-yellow; bulbs 
quite round and of good size. This is the variety grown for sets, thousands of bushels 
of which are annually shipped from this market to different parts of the United States. 
They are more heardy than the whites, and keep better through the winter. Pkt., 5 and 
10 cts.; oz.. 25 cts. , . , ... 
EABQE BED WEATKEBSFIEED. Is a beautiful globe-shaped and rich, purplish-crimson 
color, making it extremely desirable. It always commands a good price in the market. 
It is a good keeper. Pkt. 5 and 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts. ... 
WHITE SIEVEB SKIN. This famous onion retains its great popularity. Its delicate and 
mild flavor, its shapely form and size, and its pure white color make it a most desirable 
•variety for the table, for the market and for shipping. Pkt., 5 and 10 cts.; oz., 35 cts. 
PEPPERS 
RUBY KXNG-. An improved American variety reaching the largest size, often 4 to 6 inches 
in length and ZV 2 to 4 inches thick, yet retaining the symmetrical shape of the smaller 
sorts. It is very bright colored and the flesh is beautiful, sweet and mild-llavored. Pkt., 
10 cts.; oz., 60 cts. . 
CHINBSE aiANT. This monstrous fruiting variety averages 12 to 15 inches in circum- 
ference and, notwithstanding its immense size, it is very early and prolific. Pkt.. 10 cts.; 
oz., 75 cts. , 1 
RBD CHILI. They are pointed like the Cayenne, but not so long nor so thick, and are 
exceedingly pungent when ripe. Requites a long, warm season. The plants should be 
started quite early in a hotbed. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 50 cts. 
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