20 
LEONARD SEED COMPANY, CHICAGO 
Early Improved White Spine. 
CUCUMBERS—Continued. 
DAVIS PERFECT. In color, a dark glossy green; 
shape slim and symmetrical, with an average length 
of 10 to 12 inches. Ready in 65 days. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 20c; M lb., 70c. 
Japanese Climbing. While all Cucumbers are rum 
ning vines, yet this variety is much more creeping 
and climbing in its habit. Fruits edible in 64 days. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; M lb., 75c. 
White Wonder. Fruit produced in clusters, color 
ivory-white from time of forming until maturity. 
Ready in 70 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; M lb., 75c. 
Clark’s Special or Imperator. An outstanding 
variety for shipping and for market gardeners. Holds 
its color and firmness when handled long distances. 
Fruits weigh 2'/4 lbs., handsome, very dark green 
color; slightly tapered at both ends; flesh crisp and 
firm; remains edible for a long time; very few seeds. 
Ready in 63 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; X A lb., 75c. 
Woodruff’s Hybrid. Valuable for market garden 
and shipping; a main crop sort, prolific and attrac¬ 
tive. Fruits 8 to 10 inches long, weigh 2 J /4 pounds; 
dark green, fairly uniform with rounded ends. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 20c; M lb., 70c. 
Dandelion 
Improved Thick Leaved. One of the earliest and 
best greens in cultivation. Pkt., 10c; oz., 75c. 
Egg Plant 
LEONARD’S IMPROVED NEW YORK PUR¬ 
PLE ("Spineless) . Very large and smooth, fine 
dark color. Ours is the spineless plant, most preferred 
by market gardeners, both east and west. We have 
made the most careful selection possible of our stock 
plants, and know it to be unsurpassed for the market. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 50c; M lb., $1.50. 
Black Beauty. The fruits are rich dark purple, large 
and symmetrical, maturing a little earlier than Im¬ 
proved New York Purple but usually not quite as 
large. A very desirable sort for the market as the 
fruit holds its color a long time. Pkt., 10c; oz., 50c; 
U lb., $1.50. 
Florida High Bush. The fruits of this variety are 
borne higher off the ground than other varieties, 
which is advantageous in keeping out “rot” and 
“blight.” The plants are strong and stand unfavor¬ 
able weather conditions remarkably well. The fruits 
are of uniform dark purple color. Pkt., 10c; oz., 50c; 
M lb., $1.50. 
Culture. Treat the Eggplant like a tender tomato that requires 
even a longer period to mature. After cabbage plants are out of the 
hotbed or greenhouse, which is April, sow eggplant, keeping even 
the night temperature above 70 degrees. One ounce of seed gives 
2,000 plants, and 4 ounces plant an acre. Transplant later to pots 
or to a 3- or 4-inch stand, and when corn is shoe high, put egg¬ 
plant outside on rich, well-drained land. Set the plants 2 feet apart 
in 4-ft. rows, shading or watering the plants if it is sunny or dry. 
Endive 
Green Curled. Beautifully curled, tender and crisp. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
15c; V 4 lb., 45c. 
Moss Curled. More finely curled, and a heavier and more dense plant 
than Green Curled. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; */4 lb... 45c. 
White Curled. Very tender when cut young; blanches readily. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 15c; V 4 lb., 45c. 
Broad-Leaved Batavian (Escarolle). This variety is chiefly used 
in soups and stews; requires to be tied up in blanching. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 15c; V 4 lb., 45c. 
Pull Heart Batat/ian. An improved strain of Broad-Leaved Batavian 
with larger leaf, broader, thicker head at eating stage and earlier in 
maturity. Excellent for market gardeners and shippers. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 15c; V 4 lb., 45c. 
French Endive. See Witloof Chicory. 
Culture. Endive, or winter lettuce, used as a salad, as greens or 
garnishing, is usually planted one-fourth inch deep in a seed bed in mid¬ 
summer, and when convenient after a month transplanted to stand 1 foot 
apart in 18-inch rows. When almost grown and about 2 weeks before 
ready to use, it is blanched by tying the leaves together with soft cord, or 
the blanching is done by turning a flower pot or tile over each plant, or 
by blanching with earth, like celery. The blanching removes the green 
plant’s acrid taste. The plant may be, but seldom is, used as an early 
spring crop. Three to five pounds of seed plant an acre. 
Endive—Green Curled 
