New York Improved Egg Plant 
GERMAIN'S EGG PLANT 
Aubergine, Fr. Berenjena, Sp. Petonciano, Ital. Eierfrucht, Ger. 
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GUI TIJRF The P lants should be started under glass if 
ouli urc. wanted early. If later results are desired, seed 
should be planted in cold frames or in boxes where special 
care can be given. 
Egg plant seed is very delicate and will not grow unless 
special care is given it. It is easily affected by cold weather. 
Seed should be barely covered and particular attention should 
be given to have well-pulverized soil of rich composition. 
Moisture is an important factor and care should be taken to 
have the soil in beds or boxes moist, as any check to growth 
is exceedingly difficult to overcome and invites failure. 
Plants should not be set out permanently until all danger of 
frost is over, using' plants 6 to 8 inches tall of vigorous 
growth for setting in the field. 
Space plants 3 feet apart each way and cultivate thoroughly 
throughout the season. 
nc\a/ vnoi/ lUDDnvcn None of this delicious vegetable 
Ntw TUKn 1/virKUVtu. has ever been brought to such a 
state of perfection as GERMAIN’S Strain of New York. 
An early variety, large, oval-shaped and the deep purple 
kind that tastes surprisingly like oysters when fried. It has 
an indescribably delicate and alluring flavor when stewed. 
This variety is a great producer, 50 to 60 pounds having been 
grown from one plant. It has been^ perfected beyond any 
tendency to pithir 
$1.65; 1 lb. $5.00. 
Health Properties of Egg Plant 
Calories per lb. 126; Vitamins A, B; Proteins 1.2%; Carbohydrates 
5.1%; Fats .3%; Calcium .011%; Iron .00047%. 
ENDIVE CRESS 
LEEK 
DANDELION 
CULTURE. Same as for lettuce. 
GREEN CURLED 
makes a fine salad, espe¬ 
cially .for winter use. 
When ready for use outer leaves are green 
with the center of the head blanched to 
creamy white. 
The use of this variety has increased greatly 
in the past few years and carloads are now 
shipped to Eastern markets. Pkt. 5c; oz. 
15c; !4 lb. 40c; 1 lb. $1.25. 
PANCALIER. 
Another large variety differ¬ 
ing in that ribs are tinged 
with pink, and foliage very dense. Excellent 
for salads. Price: Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 44 lb. 
40c; I lb. $1.25. 
diipppg An excellent large variety. Plants 
KurrcL.. to inches in diameter. Green, 
ribbed, curly leaves. Heart very crisp and 
bleaches to creamy white. A favorite variety 
for both market garden and shipping use. 
Price: Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 44 lb- 40c; 1 lb. $1.25. 
BROADLEAVED BATAVIAN. 
grown like lettuce and heads tied loosely for 
blanching; regarded by some as the best of 
the Endives. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 44 lb. 40c; 
1 lb. $1.25. 
OR PEPPER GRASS 
Cresson, Fr. Agretto, Ital. 
Berro o Mastuerzo, Sp. Gar ten Kresse, Ger. 
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CULTURE There are many kinds of cress, 
• all characterized by a more or 
less pungent taste. They are used in salads 
and for garnishing dishes. 
Water cress is grown in almost any ditch, 
shallow stream, or moist earth, and also 
under benches in greenhouses. It is a peren¬ 
nial and is propagated by scattering either 
seeds or freshly cut stems where the plants 
are wanted to grow. 
Pepper grass or cress should be sown thicklv 
in drills every few days if a succession is 
wanted. One ounce will sow 200 feet of row. 
FINE CURLED [Pepper Sr.u|. 
seeds sown thinly in drills. Leaves are finely 
curled and very ornamental but as the plant 
runs quickly to seed, frequent plantings 
should be made. The flavor resembles that 
of mustard. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 44 lb. 35c; 1 lb. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
WATER CRESS A heavy foliaged plant. 
adapted to water culture. 
It has a slightly pungent taste. Pkt. 5c; oz. 
40c: 44 lb. $1.35; l lb. $4.00. 
Poireau, Fr. Puerro, Sp. 
Porro, Ital. Lauch, Ger. 
pI it t| inr Leek is a very hardy plant with 
bun ukc. a swee t onion-like flavor. It re¬ 
sembles the young onion growth in the 
spring as it does not bulb. 
Tne necks or stems are blanched by drawing 
the earth up about them as the plant grows 
in size or they can be transplanted to trench¬ 
es and the trench gradually filled as the 
plant grows. They should be planted in drills 
or rows 24 inches apart and the plants 6 
inches apart. 
Plant seed in seed bed, broadcast or in 
drills, covered to depth of one-half inch, and 
when plants are about as thick as good sized 
goose quill they should be transplanted. 
A large and strong plant; 
hardy. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; 
44 lb. 85c; 1 lb. $2.50. 
LONDON FLAG. 
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CULTURE Jt is used for greens and is 
. ‘ much prized by epicures. Sow 
seeds in the spring in rows 1 foot apart and 
thin plants to stand 1 ft. apart in the row 
Sandy loam soil is best suited. 
IMPROVED An early, large broad-leaved 
variety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 75c. 
Health Properties of Leek 
Calories per lb. 150 
Vitamins A. B. C. 
Proteins 1.2% 
Carbohydrates 5.0% 
Fats 0.5% 
Iron .00048% 
F.ndive Green Curlf.d 
1934 Trials at Our Valley Ranch 
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Leek London Flag 
