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DE GIORGI BROTHERS CO 
Chicago Fickle 
CHICAGO FICKLE —Deep green fruit of medium length, slightly 
pointed at both ends, with prominent black spines. True stock. Pkt. 
5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 20c; 1 lb. 80c; 10 lbs. $7.00, prepaid. 
SNOW'S FANCY FICKLE— A very hue strain of Chicago Pickle. 
The fruit Is a little smaller than Chicago Pickle and is used for 
fancy pickles. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 1 lb. 80c; 10 lbs. $7.00, prepaid. 
WEST INDIA GHERKIN— A distinct sort with rough, prickly fruit. 
Is used for pickles only. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 1 lb. $2.00, prepaid. 
PARISIAN PICKLE —Produces long, thin, crisp fruit, with numer¬ 
ous spines, resembling short, stout hairs. The fruit is usually gath¬ 
ered as soon as formed when very small, and makes so-called 
“gherkins.” Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 1 lb. $1.80, prepaid. 
IMPROVED JERSEY PICKLE —Fruit short, rather light colored, 
skin thin. Quality very good. Very heavily productive. Pkt. 6c; oz. 
10c; V 4 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 80c; 10 lbs. $7.00, prepaid. 
DANDELION 
(SEE Page 32) — 
Endive Green Curled 
Endive 
CULTURE—Half ounce to 100 feet of row, 5 lbs. per acre. 
For an early crop sow in the later part of April in rows 20 
inches apart, and thin to 12 inches apart in the row. When the 
outer leaves have reached the length of 6 inches the crop is ready 
for blanching. Select a sunny day for this work, bring the outer 
leaves together over the top of the plant, tie closely together to 
prevent rains from coming through. About two weeks afterwards 
the plants will be blanched and ready for use. Endive is not par¬ 
ticular as to the soil but it must be kept free from weeds until 
plants attain their full size for blanching purposes. For a late crop 
sow about August 10. 
Which Is The Best Endive? 
In this country Endive is not an Important vegetable and for 
that reason only a few varieties are offered by the American seed- 
men The sorts we are listing are the best, each representing one 
of the principal forms of this vegetable. The GREEN CURLED is 
the best of the green varieties, STAGHORN the best of the white 
varieties and BATAVIAN FULL HEART is the best broad leaved 
sort. In France and Germany Endive is very popular and should be 
so in this country also, because it stimulates digestion and is bene¬ 
ficial in liver and kidney troubles. It is used as salad and some¬ 
times also boiled. The leaves of Endive are very crisp with a slight¬ 
ly bitter but aromatic taste and form a grand salad, which comes 
early in the fall and can be had up till frost if sown in August. 
HOW TO MAKE A HOT BED 
In a sheltered spot, away from shade, dig a trench 6 feet wide, 
2 feet deep and long enough to accommodate the number of sashes 
to be used. Standard hot bed sash measures 3x6 feet. Line the sides 
of the trench with boards, brick or concrete and to secure good 
drainage place medium sized rocks on the bottom in a layer of about 
4 inches. Above the surface of the ground erect a frame 12 inches 
high in the rear, sloping to 8 inches in front to give an angle for sun 
rays and to secure enough ‘'fall" to swiftly carry off rain water. Fill 
the trench with fresh horse manure which you must first pile up and 
allow to heat. When heated and steaming, work the pile over into a 
new pile. This new pile will get hot and steaming again in about 
10 days and by this time has lost enough excess heat and is now 
safe to place into the pit. Fill up the pit to the surface of the 
ground, pack down firmly and evenly, then place over it 4 inches 
of good friable dirt. Put on sashes and do not sow until the heat 
under the sash registers between 80 and 00 degrees. Ventilate your 
plants, give them all the air possible by raising the sashes on cold 
days and removing them entirely on warm days. Water enough 
to soak the soil, but not to reach the manure below. COLD FRAME 
is built on the surface of the ground, like a hot bed in appearance, 
but without the manure. 
A FINE LAWN 
six weeks after seeding can be had by using our Special Lawn Grass 
Mixture. You can buy lawn grass mixtures for half the price we 
ask, which fact is well known to us. We also know that this low 
priced mixture frequently contains an incredible amount of weed 
seeds and other matter that it should not contain. 
We would lower our prices with pleasure, if we could get high 
grade seeds that we use, at low prices. We do not and never will 
send out low grade seed in order to meet low prices of others. 
To completely satisfy you, to create and maintain a feeling that 
prompts you to recommend our seeds with a happy smile, is not an 
easy task and impossible to accomplish when sending out dead seeds, 
chaff, weeds, and dust mixed together and call it lawn grass seed. 
LICE ON VINE CROPS (Aphis). An excellent bulletin giving 
information on bow to get rid of aphis and other “bugs” was issued 
and will be sent free to you if you’ll write to: Iowa Agricultural 
Experiment Station, Ames, Iowa. Ask for circular No. 90. Insect 
Enemies of Melons and Cucumbers in Iowa. 
PLEASE NOTE 
That you may order half and quarter ounces priced at 
45c per ounce or over at ounce rate, half and quarter pounds 
at pound rate. Our trade packets are double the quantity of 
retail packets and our retail packets are well filled and you 
will get your money’s worth every time. 
MANY LONG ESTABLISHED, big, wise and experienced 
growers use our seeds. There is a reason. 
BATAVIAN FULL HEART ENDIVE 
Improved Batavian. A superior strain. Larger heads, leaves 
broad, thick and tender, the heart well filled out and fairly well 
blanched even without tying. Of pleasant flavor, loaded with health 
promoting salts and vitamins. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; lb. $1.20. 
ITALIAN RED RIB ENDIVE 
Also called Pancaller, is a large curled variety with green leaves 
and a faint pink stripe on the outside of the base leaves. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 10c; % lb. 30c; lb. $1.20; 10 lbs. $10.00, prepaid. 
^TAflHORN FNDIVF A handsome variety, forming a 
lWivii LilDl V L very full rosette 14 to 16 inches 
in diameter. It does not go to seed if transplanted from the hotbed. 
This is a very important feature. It may be brought to market 
early, when it is a "money maker.” It is of beautiful appearance 
and fine quality. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; *4 lb. 30c; 1 lb. $1.20; 10 lbs. 
$10.00, prepaid. 
GREEN CURLED ENDIVE 
Standard variety, producing beautifully curled leaves, crisp, ten¬ 
der and blanches cream white. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; V4 lb. 30c; 1 lb. $1.20; 
FRENCH ENDIVE—Same as Witloof Chicory, see page 32. 
BIG CROP OF KALE 
three and four times as much per acre will you get by sowing our 
Evergreen Gem Kale. 
Egg Plant 
CULTURE—1 ounce will produce 3,000 plants; 6 oz. to the acre. 
About March 20th sow the seed in fiats filled with 4 inches of 
dirt, place the fiats close together in frames filled with fresh manure 
over which is spread a layer of dirt 1 inch thick. This dirt is placed 
there to absorb the steam and ammonia escaping from the hot 
manure. As soon as the seedlings appear move them into a spent 
hot bed and there grow them on. When true leaves appear set out 
the plants in rows of 6 Inches apart and 4 inches apart in the rows. 
If you will plant them closer together your plants will not be stocky 
and healthy. This method of sowing egg plants in flats instead of 
direct in the hot bed, minimizes the danger from ammonia. Unless 
conditions are favorable plants raised direct in the hot bed become 
hard and wiry in the stem. This is caused by ammonia escaping 
from the manure and plants thus affected sooner or later turn yellow 
and sick and instead of producing saleable fruit, the field is filled 
with dying plants. Many other plants are affected in the same way 
especially asters. In tlie field Egg Plant should lie placed In rows 
3 feet apart and 2 feet apart in the rows. In our locality we plant 
Into the field about May 25lfi. 
