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New Jersey Improved Large Purple Smooth Stem Egg Plant. 
hardy than either, especially when young. For this reason 
it is best to delay sowing the seed, even in hot-beds, until 
cold weather is past, for the tender seedlings never fully 
recover from a chill or set-back. Indeed, for the farm gar- 
Egg Plant. — There is nothing equal to the New Jersey Improved 
Large Purple Smooth Stem for the use of farm gardeners. For de- 
scription, see "J onnson & Stokes' Garden and Farm Manual." 
