Eggplant, Unlike Many Other Crops, Has a Long Productive Period in the South 
EGGPLANT 
Sow 1/4 to 1/2 pound of seed in seed-bed to plant an acre 
The Eggplant gives very satisfactory returns as a southern truck 
crop. Light hammock land suits it best, but any sandy loam may be 
used. The heavy, dark, low soils are not good for this crop. It is 
very hard to get the seed to germinate right if the ground is wet 
and cold. 
Culture. For a spring crop, plant seed in November, December, and January; 
for the fall crop, plant in June, July, and August, in muslin or burlap-covered 
seed-beds. When set in the open, the plants may need some protection from the 
sun. Many growers use palmetto fans, stuck slanting on the south side of the 
hill, which will keep the sun from striking the newly set plants with full force. 
Have rows 5 feet apart and 3 feet between the plants. Use from 1200 pounds 
to a ton of high-grade fertilizer per acre. It is an excellent plan to spray with 
Pyrox every 10 days from the time the plants have four or five leaves, as 
there is no plant more subject to blight and insect attack. Pyrox controls 
fungous diseases and also kills worms. It is also advisable to dust Eggplants 
regularly with sulphur or, better, to spray with Sulfocide, which controls red 
spider, a serious pest of Eggplants. It is always desirable to treat eggplant 
seed with Semesan or some other good disinfectant before planting. 
We aim to supply the best eggplant seed for Florida and the 
South. Our northern seed growing fields are thoroughly inspected 
each season for trueness to type and freedom from mixture. 
Prices quoted are postpaid. Write for prices on larger quantities. 
Kilgore’s Bred-Rite Ft. Myers Market. se e T L£ii 2 y° very 
limited. This variety 
■arHi.nti was originated and developed in the Fort Myers, Florida, 
■ qitp section, where it has been giving eggplant growers phenom- 
DKtU'KI I t enal success the last few years. Our breeding department 
has made special selections in order to improve the variety 
trade .ark for uniformity in type of plant, size, shape and color of 
fruit. Our eggplant seed growing fields are located in the North and are in¬ 
spected by a member of our force at harvest time, for freedom from disease; 
uniformity and trueness to type. In numerous tests which we have conducted 
with our improved type of this variety in different parts of Florida, we have 
found it to be superior to others in the fact that it produces immense yields 
of large sized fancy fruits over a long period. The plants are very resistant to 
blight and other diseases. The plants are of the high-bush type, producing a 
very tall, vigorous growth. The fruits are long, oval or egg-shaped, never 
producing a necky stem end, and they possess an intense deep black color so 
much in demand among buyers and in the markets. Every Florida Eggplant 
grower should give this new introduction a fair trial. Pkt. 5c; oz. 45c; Vtlb. 
$1.75; lb. $6.00. 
Kilgore's Bred-Rite Fort Myers Market 
A highly perfected and developed 
strain originated in 
Florida. 
Kilgore’s Bred-Rite Manatee Special. ^aVs .5 
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distinct type of Eggplant, originated and de- 
BR ED-R ITE ve * ope d * n Manatee County, Florida. It pos- 
^ ^ ^ sesses characteristics of both Florida High- 
Bush and Black Beauty varieties. The plants 
are of high-bush character, being taller and 
more vigorous than Black Beauty and other low-bush sorts, al¬ 
though, not quite so tall as the true Florida High-Bush. The 
fruits, on the other hand, are shorter and thicker than Florida 
High-Bush, oval in shape, and of a beautiful rich black color. 
They are quite similar to Black Beauty in shape and color. Free 
of streaked and off-color fruits. The sturdy, vigorous bush holds 
the fruits well off the ground, thus preventing rot. Extremely 
early, hardy and very productive, withstanding heat, drought, 
and heavy rains better than many other varieties. Better adapted 
to Florida and southern conditions than other sorts. A good ship¬ 
per and most desirable market type. Pkt. 5c; oz. 45c; Vilb. 1.50; 
lb. $5.50. 
Kilgore’s Bred-Rite Florida High-Bush. d ay 2 s j 
““~^““ — ~“““This is 
a very heavy-yielding stock. The plants are 
nnrr« DIXC v ig° r °us, tall and upright in growth, holding 
Dl\ L L/"l\ I I L all the fruits well off the ground, thus pre- 
venting rot. They resist drought, blight and 
tra.c mark wet weather better than most other varieties. 
The fruits are elongated, cylindrical in shape, and of a dark 
purplish color. Not as dark as Manatee Special. An excellent 
shipper and a good keeper. Pkt. 5c; oz. 35c; Vi lb. $1.00; 
lb. $3.50. 
ICllcrm*#*’* Srw»ri»l (New.) (120 days.) We are intro- 
il ducing this new variety to supply the 
demand in some markets, especially 
in the South, for a high-bush type plant that produces uniform, 
medium size, round, black fruits. Our stock of this new variety 
is well bred, uniform and very productive. Pkt. 5c; oz. 45c; 
Vilb. $1.75; lb. $6.00. 
New QJeans Market. 
(120 days.) This special and dis¬ 
tinct development of the high- 
bush type Eggplant was select¬ 
ed for larger, shorter fruits than are produced by Florida 
High-Bush. They are dark purple, of better shape and color than 
other high-bush strains, and of a very attractive market appear¬ 
ance. Bears all its fruits entirely off the ground. Resists heat 
and drought. A heavy yielder and an excellent shipper. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 40c; Vilb. $1.15; lb. $4.00. 
New York Improved Purple (Spineless) 2 ° 
— — — A pop¬ 
ular low-bush variety, slightly later than Black Beauty, and 
producing somewhat larger oval fruits, dark purple in color. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 40c; Vilb. $1.15; lb. $4.00. 
Rlarlf Rpaiitv (H5 days-) This is a ver y early variety of 
ucauijr, the ] ow _bush type, producing a low, bushy 
— plant with large, very beautiful, glossy 
black fruits, short, thick and oval, or egg-shaped. A desirable 
sort for the market as the fruit holds its color a long time. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 40c; Vi lb. $1.15; lb. $4.00. 
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