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DANDELION 
Cipher 
Improved Thick Leaf. Dandling 
One of the best, forming a regular tuft of rather upright growth; 
blanches readily. 
Common . Dandy 
This is the well known Dandelion; early, vigorous and hardy. 
EGG PLANT 
Black Beauty. Egotism 
Earlier and nearly as large as New York Purple; fruit very dark 
purple, which color it holds for a long time. Has become the most 
popular variety for both home and market gardens. 
Early Dwarf Purple. Egrail 
The earliest Egg Plant; fruit small and ovoid-shaped, 3 to 4 inches 
long by 2 inches in diameter; deep dull purple in color. 
Early Long Purple. Egram 
One of the earliest and most productive sorts; fruits club-shaped, 
6 to 8 inches long; rich purple; fine quality. 
New York Improved Purple (Spineless).Egret 
The favorite market variety. Plant large, spreading and spineless, 
producing four to six large oval fruits of dark purple color. 
ENDIVE 
Broad Leaved Batavian (Escarolle).Endear 
One of the best varieties 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. 
Full Heart Batavian. Endemic 
A desirable new strain of Batavian Endive, possessing all the good 
qualities of the parent but with the leaves more full at the heart. 
Green Curled Winter. Ending 
The most hardy and vigorous sort; leaves bright, deep green with the 
outer midribs usually showing a trace of rose; readily blanches a 
creamy white. 
Moss Curled. Endless 
Grows more compact than Green Curled and the medium green leaves 
are finer cut; leaf stems often tinged purple; blanches creamy white. 
White Curled. Endorse 
The divided leaves are of a very light yellowish-green color which 
blanches almost white. 
FENNEL 
Florence (Finocchio, also called Sweet Anise).Fenner 
Produces a bulb-like bunch of thickened stalks of lower leaves above 
ground at base of leaf stalk. Plant branching, upright with dense, 
thread-like foliage. 
GOURDS 
Dipper .Gouge 
Grows in the form of a dipper and thus is useful as well as 
ornamental. 
Dish Cloth or Luffa.Gouging 
The peculiar interior is used as a sponge or dishcloth. 
Fancy Varieties Mixed.Goumet 
A collection of the fancy and ornamental gourds. 
Hercules’ Club.Gouner 
Distinctly club-shaped; the longest of the family. 
Japanese Nest Egg.Goupel 
Fruit small and creamy white, much resembling a hen’s egg. 
Sugar Trough. Gout 
Grow to hold from 5 to 10 gallons and make useful household 
containers. 
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