BUIST’S SEEDS ARE QUALITY SEEDS 
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EGG PLANT 
N O SEED is more difficult to vegetate than the Egg Plant; it always requires the strongest 
heat. For early use, sow in a hotbed early in Spring; after sowing, give them a good 
watering and keep the frame closed until the plants appear, then admit fresh air in fine weather; 
cover the frame at night with mats or straw to protect against frost; after the plants attain two 
or three inches they should be transplanted into another frame three inches apart. In order to 
make strong, healthy plants before it is time for planting out; it is a very good plan to plant 
them singly in small flowerpots, and place them in a frame where they will become thoroughly 
established and ready for setting out as soon as all cold weather is over, after which they can be 
planted from the pots without disturbing the roots. Plant them in rows three feet apart, and 
three feet from row to row; they luxuriate in rich, loamy soil. 
Special attention is called to the 
Superior Quality of our Egg Plant 
Seed; there is no finer stock in this 
Country than we grow. 
The Buist’s Improved Large Purple 
and Early Large Black Beauty are 
Perfection. 
BUIST’S IMPROVED LARGE THORN¬ 
LESS PURPLE 
This is an improvement in earliness, pro¬ 
ductiveness and size of fruit over the New 
York Purple, and is entirely thornless. It is 
early and a continuous bearer of handsome 
deep purple fruit of the largest size and finest 
quality; the plants generally have six to eight 
large fruits before being killed by frost. 
Especially recommended to market gardeners. 
Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 20c; oz., 35c; 14 lb., #1.15; 
lb., #4.00. 
ITALIAN EARLY LONG PURPLE 
The earliest of all. The fruits are 6 to 8 
inches in length and about 3 inches in 
diameter. Color a dark purple. Pkt., 10c; 
14 oz., 20c; oz., 35c; 14 lb., #1.15; lb., #4.00. 
NEW YORK IMPROVED PURPLE 
Fruit very large, oval shaped, with smooth 
stems; deep purple; of good quality. Very 
productive and of good size. Pkt., 10c; 14 
oz., 20c; oz., 35c; 14 lb., 1.15; lb., #4.00. 
BLACK BEAUTY 
This is the earliest of the large fruited 
varieties, but not quite as large. The plants 
are of a healthy growth and very productive. 
The fruits are very attractive of a rich purplish 
black, entirely spineless and hold their color 
for a long time. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 20c; oz., 
35c; 14 lb., #1.15; lb., #4.00. 
FLORIDA HIGH BUSH 
Of strong upright growth, bearing its fruit 
well above the ground. Very productive and 
a continuous favorite with Southern shippers. 
Pkt., 10 c; 14 oz., 20 c; oz., 35c; 14 lb., #1.15; 
lb., #4.00. 
FLORIDA SPECIAL HIGH BUSH 
This special strain is an improvement on 
the high-bush type. The fruits are large, 
oblong in shape and of a beautiful deep 
purple color. Resists heat and drought, and 
holds its color remarkably well. A fine sort 
for long distance shipping. Pkt., 10c; 16 oz., 
20c; oz., 40c; 14 lb., #1.25; lb., #4.50. 
