F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 
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EGG PLANT 
The seed should be sown in a hotbed during 
December or January as seed is slow to germ¬ 
inate and requires warm even temperature. Seed 
can also be sown in February or March for a 
late crop. Set the plants in the open field as 
soon as weather and soil conditions will permit, 
and after all danger of frost is past. Set eighteen 
inches apart in row and the rows thirty inches 
apart. 
NEW YORK IMPROVED—A very excellent 
standard variety growing strong bushes which 
are larger than the Black Beauty and better in 
that respect for keeping the “egg” off the ground. 
The large purplish black fruits are heavy at the 
blossom end, narrow toward the stem end. and 
are smooth and of fine quality. Pkt. 5c; oz. 
25c; oz. 40c; y A lb. $1.10; lb. $4.00. 
EARLY LONG PURPLE—An early variety 
with club-shaped dark purple fruits six to eight 
inches long, very productive and of fine quality. 
Pkt. 5c; *4 oz. 25c; oz. 40c; *4 lb. $1.10; lb. $4.00. 
JAPANESE LONG—F ruits 6 to 7 inches long. 
Skin is very thin; flesh tender and excellent 
flavor; verv productive. Pkt. 5c; oz. 50c; % lb. 
$1.25. 
EGGPLANT, NEW YORK IMPROVED 
FENNEL or Finocchio 
This is largely used by the Italians and is coming into 
favor in this country. The edible portion is the enlarged 
leafstalk which is blanched and used as salad either alone 
or with other salad plants. It is also used boiled as a 
vegetable, having a sweet, spicy and very distinct aromatic 
flavor. Sow seed in July in rows sixteen to eighteen inches 
apart and when the plants are about five inches high thin 
to stand eight to ten inches apart in the row. Frequent 
watering and rich soil are essential for best results. When 
the enlargement at the base of the leafstalk is about the size 
of a hen’s egg it should be earthed up so as to cover half 
of it, this will blanch the edible portion and it can be cut 
when sufficiently developed, which is generally ten to fifteen 
days after earthing up. 
SWEET FLORENCE—Excellent variety of medium size 
with sweet, aromatic and delicate flavor. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 
lb. 35c; lb. 90c. 
LARGE SICILIAN — Large and white! of vigorous 
growth, Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; lb- 35c; lb. 90c. 
GARLIC 
Used for flavoring soups, stews, etc. Garlic is propagated 
by planting the cloves (small separate parts of the bulb) 
and not from seed which is not practical. The cloves are 
planted in November and December, in rows twelve inches 
apart and the cloves dropped three to four inches apart in 
the row, covering two inches. Culture is the same as for 
onions and like onions the bulbs are ready for harvest when 
the tops are dry. 
Bulbs—30c per lb. postpaid. 
GARLIC 
FENNEL, LARGE SfCILIAN 
