GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 
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Eggplant 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 1000 plants. Seed 
germinates very slowly and requires warm ground. Start in 
hotbeds in March. Transplant about June 1st in rows about 
three feet apart and two feet apart in the row. 
ni 1 Early and productive. Fruit large and of a rich 
DI3CK Beauty glossy black color. Oz., 40c; 34 lb., $1.25; 1 
lb., $4.00, postpaid. 
ii „ A favorite market variety. Fruits larger 
Hew IOrK rurpie trhan the Black Beauty. The plant is large, 
spreading and spineless, producing 4 to 6 large, oval fruits 
of dark purple color. Oz., 40c; 34 lb., $1.25; 1 lb., $4.00, 
postpaid. 
Endive 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 150 feet of drill. 
Sow in rows about 15 inches apart and thin to one foot apart 
in the row. Sow seed for Fall crop in June or July. When 
nearly full grown, t'e outer leaves together bringing them up 
over the head for blanching. 
1 p r 1 ft The most hardy an d vigorous sort, has 
Long ureen Llirieu very curly leaves, the mid-rib being white. 
After blanching, the leaves make a delicious and appetizing 
salad. Oz., 10c; 34 lb., 30c; 1 lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
M r 1 ft Orows more compact than the green curled 
ItIOSS turiea an j the medium green leaves are finer cut, 
blanches creamy white. Oz., 10c; 34 lb., 30c; 1 lb., $1.00, 
postpaid. 
1«.„aJ D.Um.n (Escarolk). One of the best varie- 
Droaa-Leavea Datavian ties for salads; leaves of upright 
growth, broad, more or less twisted and waved, bright deep 
green, with a nearly white midrib. Inner leaves form a fair 
head which blanches a creamy white. Oz., 10c; 34 lb., 30c; 
1 lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
Black Beauty Eggplant. 
Cress or Pepper Grass 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. Sow early in the 
spring in rich, well prepared soil, in rows about 
fifteen inches apart. Thin to four inches apart 
in the row. 
Fvtra fnrlod (Pepper Grass). A small, curled 
LiAll d 1/UI1CU plant having a fine pungent flavor 
and used as a salad. Should be sown thickly and 
frequently, covering very lightly as it soon runs 
to seed. May be cut several times. Oz., 10c; 34 
lb., 25c; 1 lb., 75c, postpaid. 
T nr . Tor S row i n S along banks of ponds 
I flic water a nd streams as well as in shady 
places where there is a supply of fresh water. It 
increases both by the spreading of the roots and 
seeding. Leaves are quite large and thick. Oz., 
50c, postpaid. 
Large Seeded Oz., 10 c; 34 lb., 30c; 1 lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
Collards 
-r n • Plant two to three feet high, forming a cluster of tender, 
lrue beorgia undulated ieaves at the top of its rather long stem; used 
as greens. Oz., 10c; 34 lb., 30c; 1 lb., 1.00, postpaid. 
Kohl-rabi - Turnip-Rooted Cabbage 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 200 feet of drill. Seed should 
be sown in light, rich soil, very early in the spring for early crop, in rows 
eighteen inches apart and thin to six inches apart in the row. Plantings 
should be made the latter part of July for fall use. Should be used when 
young and tender. 
r I nn.-i V Very early, small tops, can be planted close to¬ 
tally White Vienna gether; best for forcing, or field culture. Oz., 20c: 
34 Ib„ 60c; 1 lb., $2.00, postpaid. 
White Vienna Kohl-rabi. 
Long Green 
Curled Endive. 
Corn Salad 
