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Dandelion 
Tel. 
Cipher 
Improved Thick Leaf.Dandling 
One of the best, forming a regular tuft of rather upright growth; 
blanches readily. 
Common .Dandy 
This is the well known Dandelion; early, vigorous and hardy. 
Egg Plant 
Black Beauty 
Black Beauty .Egotism 
Earlier and nearly as large as New York Purple; fruit very dark purple, 
which color it holds for a long time. Has become the most popular 
variety for both home and market gardens. 
Early Dwarf Purple .Egrail 
The earliest Egg Plant; fruit small and ovoid-shaped, 3 to 4 inches 
long by 2 inches in diameter; deep dull purple in color. 
Early Long Purple .Egram 
One of the earliest and most productive sorts; fruits club-shaped, 6 to 
8 inches long; rich purple; fine quality. 
New York Improved Purple (Spineless).Egret 
The favorite market variety. Plants large, spreading and spineless, 
producing four to six laree oval fruits of dark purple color. 
Endive 
Broad Leaved Batavian (Escarolle).Endear 
One of the best varieties for salads; leaves of upright growth, broad, 
more or less twisted and waved, bright deep green, with a nearly white 
midrib. Inner leaves form a fair head which blanches a creamy white. 
Full Heart Batavian.Endemic 
A desirable new strain of Batavian Endive, possessing all the good 
qualities of the parent but with the leaves more full at the heart. 
Green Curled Winter.Ending 
The most hardy and vigorous sort; leaves bright, deep green with the 
outer midribs usually showing a trace of rose; readily blanches a creamy 
white. 
Moss Curled .Endless 
Grows more compact than Green Curled and the medium green leaves 
are finer cut; leaf stems often tinged purple; blanches creamy white. 
White Curled .Endorse 
The divided leaves are of a very light yellowish-green color which 
blanches almost white. 
