Dandelion 
Culture—Sow in May in drills 12 inches apart; 
cover the seed X A of an inch deep. The following 
spring the plants will be ready for cutting. 
One ounce for 200 feet of drill. 
Arlington Thick-Leaved. A carefully selected 
strain; popular with market gardeners. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 45c; *4 lb. $1.50. 
Egg Plant 
Culture—Sow seeds in hotbeds very early in 
spring. Transplant in pots or hotbeds when true 
leaves appear. Set in open when weather is 
warm and settled. 
Black Beauty. An excellent, prolific variety 
which is earlier and nearly as large as New York 
Improved. Fruits are nearly round and of a very 
dark purple. Pkt. 10c; V 2 oz. 35c; oz. 65c. 
New York Improved Purple. This variety pro¬ 
duces fruit of large size, nearly round, dark pur¬ 
ple and excellent quality. 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 35c; oz. 65c. 
Endive 
Culture—For early use, sow in drills 15 inches 
apart as early in the spring as the ground can 
be worked. Transplant to 1 foot each way. When 
full grown tie the outer leaves at the top to 
blanch them. 
Green Curled. A standard sort for fall and 
winter. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; *4 lb. 45c; lb. $1.25. 
Broad-Leaved Batavian. A variety growing 
very compact, very tender and of fine flavor. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; % lb. 45c; lb. $1.25. 
Kale 
Culture—Sow from May to June, broadcast or 
in drills, cover V 2 inch, cultivate the same as cab¬ 
bage. 
Dwarf Green Curled Scotch. A fine, low- 
growing variety, the leaves densely crimped and 
curled; very hardy and productive. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; *4 lb. 50c. 
Water Melon 
Culture—Plant in hills about 8 feet apart and 
cultivate the same as for Musk Melon. 
One ounce for 30 hills; four pounds for one 
acre. 
Cole’s Early or Harris’ Early. One of the best 
early varieties, medium size, nearly round, flesh 
dark red and excellent quality. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; % lb. 50c. 
Citron. Used for preserves; white flesh, hardy 
and productive. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; % lb. 50c. 
Kleckley Sweet. A sweet one, to be sure, with 
a luscious tenderness all its own. It is not a 
shipping variety, as the rind is too close to the 
ripe, fluffy, rich red meat, when in condition to 
use. The melons average about 20 inches long 
and ripen quite early. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; % lb. 50c. 
Egg Plant—Black Beauty 
Mustard 
Kohl Rabi 
Culture—Seeds should be sown in drills as 
early in the spring as possible. When well es¬ 
tablished thin to 6 inches apart. 
Early White Vienna. A very early sort, ex¬ 
cellent quality, flesh white and tender. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; % lb. 75c. 
Early Purple Vienna. Similar to the above ex¬ 
cept in color. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; y± lb. 75c. 
Leek 
Culture—Plant in the spring in drills 1 foot 
apart. Cover the seed about 1 inch and thin to 
9 inches apart in the drills. Draw earth up to 
them as they grow. One ounce of seed to 150 
feet of drill. 
American Broad Flag. A strong-growing sort 
with broad leaves. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; % lb. 75c. 
Culture—Sow thickly in early spring in shal¬ 
low drills or in boxes during the winter. Suc¬ 
cessive sowing may be made every ten days. 
One ounce will sow about 75 feet of drill. 
Chinese. Leaves twice the size of the ordi¬ 
nary White Mustard, which are curled and eaten 
boiled like spinach. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; X A lb. 35c; lb. $1.00. 
Mustard—Spinach or Tendergreen. A quick 
growing type of Oriental mustard, very desirable 
for those who like slightly pungent greens. 
Leaves oblong, broad, fairly smooth, with light 
green center ribs. Slow to bolt to seed and 
quite resistant to heat and drought. Flavor sim¬ 
ilar to mustard and spinach. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; % lb. 60c; lb. $2.00. 
White London. The best for salads and flavor¬ 
ing. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; % lb. 25c; 1 lb. 75c. 
Allen, Sterling and Lothrop, Portland, Maine 
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