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EMERSONS 
{SEEDS 
DANDELION 
Culture. — One of the earliest as 
well as desirable perennials for early 
spring greens or salads. Usually 
blanched like endive for the latter 
use. Sow seed in May or June in 
drills y 2 inch deep and 1 foot apart. 
For very early greens, it is customary 
to sow seed in July, allowing it to 
winter over. One ounce to 100 feet 
of row. 4 lbs. to the acre. 
IMPROVED THICK LEAF. The 
finest sort, large leaved, upright in 
growth and thick in texture. Pkt. 
5c; oz. 75c; 34 lb. $2.75. 
Common. Low growing type. Pkt. 
5c; oz. 35c; 34 lb- $1.00. 
EGGPLANT 
Broad Leaved Batavia Endive 
Culture. — Plant the seed in March 
in a hot bed, or for family use, in 
flower pots in a warm window. 
Transplant in open ground after 
weather has become warm and 
settled, in 3-foot rows, 2 feet apart. 
Improved New York Purple Eggplant 
They require a rich warm sandy 
soil to do well. One ounce of seed 
will produce 1,000 plants. 
IMPROVED NEW YORK PUR¬ 
PLE. Large egg shape and un¬ 
excelled in quality for the table. 
Deep purple in color and the earliest 
and finest of them all. A fine keeper 
too. Pkt. 5c; oz. 40c; 34 lb. $1.25. 
Long Purple. Fruits average 6 to 
8 inches long and 2 34 inches in 
diameter. Purplish black in color 
and very prolific. Pkt. 5c; oz. 50c; 
34 lb. $1.50. 
ENDIVE 
Culture — For early use sow as soon 
as ground can be worked in the 
spring in drills 15 inches apart and 
when well established, thin to 12 
inches apart. To blanch the leaves, 
gather them carefully together when 
dry or by inverting flower pots over 
the plant. 1 ounce of seed to 150 
feet. 
BROAD LEAVED BATAVIAN. A 
large fleshy-leaved sort of unexcelled 
quality. Deep green colored leaves 
semi-wrinkled in appearance and 
that form a heart in the center. May 
be blanched, but usually used as a 
salad. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 34 lb. 45c. 
Large Green Curled. Leaves are 
curly and finely fringed with a center 
that blanches easily to a beautiful 
creamy white. Very hardy, tender, 
and crisp. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 34 lb. 
45c. 
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