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GERMAIN SEED AND PLANT CO. 
DANDELION. 
Amargon — Kuhblume — Pissenlit. 
This vegetable has become very popular as an early healthful green, 
and the roots are used when dried as a substitute for coffee. Its 
use in either of these forms is particularly recommended to those 
who are inclined to any disease of the liver. Sow in drills 1 foot 
apart, covering the seed *4 inch deep. A rich soil is preferable, 
but this plant will thrive anywhere. 
Dandelion. — Common variety. Per oz. 30c. 
Improved. — Large leaved. Per pkt. 10c; per oz. 60c. 
1 — Early Cluster. 
2 — Long Green. 
3 - Early Frame. 
4 — Early Russian. 
5 — White Spine. 
6 — West India Gherkin. 
Early Cluster.— 
(See cut.) Very 
productive, grows 
in clusters, short 
and prickly. Per 
oz. 30c; per lb. $3. 
Early Frame.- (See 
cut.) A very pop¬ 
ular variety, short 
and prolific. Per 
oz. 30c ; per lb. $3. 
Early Russian. — 
(See cut.) The 
earliest, grows 
about 4 inches 
long. Per oz. 30c ; 
per lb. $3.00. 
Giant Per a.— Large, 
often 18 inches in 
length; excellent 
quality, fit to eat 
at all stages of 
growth. Per oz. 
30c; per lb. $3.00. 
Long Green. — (See cut.) A standard sort; makes hard, brittle pickles. Per oz. 30; per lb. $3.00. 
New Siberian. — One of the earliest cucumbers known, having produced fruit 5 inches long within 
55 days from the time of sowing the seed in the open ground. Of medium size, a splendid free bearer, 
fruits straight, smooth, tender and crisp. Per oz. 30c; per lb. $3.00. 
Nichol’s Medium Green. — (See 
cut.) Of excellent quality; 
one of the best for general use. 
Per oz. 30; per lb. $3.00. 
White Apple-Shaped.— A va¬ 
riety introduced by us 6 years 
ago from Australia. Fruit is 
round, and of better flavor 
than any other variety. It is 
claimed by the Australians 
that this is the most whole¬ 
some of all cucumbers; per¬ 
sons who dare not eat any 
other variety can eat it with 
safety. Stock of seed limited. 
Per pkt. 10c; per oz. $1.00. 
White Spine— (See cut.) Excellent for table or pickling; a good bearer. Per oz. 30; per lb. $3.00. 
West India Gherkin. — (See cut.) Oval-shaped; prickly; for pickling only. Per oz. 30c; per lb. $3.00. 
Nichol’s Medium Green. 
New York Improved Purple. 
EGG PLANT. 
Berengena — Eierpflanze — Aubergine. 
Sow seed in a frame if possible. When 3 inches high transplant 
into small pots, so that the plants may become stocky, and be 
readily planted out from the pots. When the season becomes 
sufficiently warm, transplant into thoroughly worked and well-en¬ 
riched soil about three feet apart each way. Draw the earth up to 
the stems, when about a foot high. Egg plant seed will not vege¬ 
tate freely without substantial heat, and if the plants get the 
least chilled in the earlier stages of their growth they seldom re¬ 
cover. Repeated sowings are sometimes necessary. One ounce 
of seed will produce 2,000 plants. 
Early Long Purple. — Early, of comparatively easy culture. Per 
pkt. 10c; per oz. 35c. 
