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CHIVES 
EGG PLANT 
Chives 
Are used wherever the flavor of oniins is required; 
grown entirely for tops and is perfectly hardy. No 
garden is complete without a few bunches. 
Seed. _ 
Pkt. 15c., *4 oz. 40c.. oz. 75c.. V\ lb. $2.00. 
Roots. Per bunch 25c., 6 bunches $1.50. 
Chervil 
One ounce will sou' about 100 feet of drill. 
Culture. —Sow in drills one foot apart in early 
Spring or Fall; covering seed about one-half men. 
Thin out plants to four inches in row; leaves ready 
in six to eight weeks. Curled variety used like 
Parsley. Can also be sown in August or September, 
thin out to six inches in row and rows fifteen inches 
apart. , . . . . 
Curled. Largely used m soups and salads. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c.. l A lb, $1.00. 
Chicory 
One ounce will sow a bed of four 
square yards. 
Culture. Sow In Spring, in drills 
one-half inch deep, in good mellow 
soil. 
Large-Rooted, or Coffee. Leaves 
blanched, are esteemed as an excel¬ 
lent salad. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., % lb. $1.00, 
lb. $3.00. 
Whitloof, or French Endive. Es¬ 
teemed as a salad plant. Spring- 
sown seeds produce Parsnip-like 
roots by November. Cut the leaves 
off 1*4 in. from neck, trench 1*4 in. 
apart," cover with soil 8 in. over 
crown; then place a 2 or 3 ft. layer 
of fresh manure which induces new 
growth of blanched leaves folded 
like Cos Lettuce, which are eaten 
raw as salad. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 40c., % lb. $1.25. 
Cress, or Peppergrass chicory, wuioof 
One ounce will sow sixteen square feet. 
Culture. —Can be sown at any time in hotbed, 
coldframe or outside, according to the season. Cover 
seed about one-quarter inch and sow thickly. Sow¬ 
ing can be made every few days, as it has to be 
used young, as it runs to seed quickly. 
Extra Curled. The most popular variety for market? 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., Vi lb. 35c., lb. $1,25. 
Upland Cress. It is a hardy perennial thriving on 
any soil. In eurly Spring it is first to make its 
appearance aud grows rapidly. Ready for use 
weeks ahead of any other plant. The young and 
tender leaves can be eaten raw or in a salad. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., Vi lb. 75c., lb. $2.50. 
Watercress. Cultivated by sowing the seed by run- 
niug water or near a spring which is not severely 
frozen through the Winter. 
Pkt 10c., oz. 75c., Vi lb. $2.50. 
Watercress 
Corn Salad, or Fetticus. 
One ounce will sow 20 feet square 
Culture. —Is generally sown in August or Sep¬ 
tember. Sow quite thick about one-quarter inch 
deep, thin out and keep clear of weeds. Protect 
in Winter bv thin covering of staw or meadow- hay. 
Ready early in Spring; 'use same as Lettuce. For 
Summer use sow early in Spring. 
CORN SALAD (Lamb’s Lettuce). The well- 
known common variety. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., Vi lb. $2.50. 
' Corn Salad 
Dandelion 
Otic ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. One and otic- 
half to two pounds will sow one acre. 
Culture. —Sow as early as the season will allow, 
in good, well-manured ground in rows twelve inches 
apart. Cover seed quarter-inch deep and press down 
soil after sowing. Thin plants to three inches in 
row; by so doing the roots will be larger and time 
saved next Spring in gathering the crop. 
French Thick-Leaved. While there are several 
varieties of Dandelion used for market, purposes, 
the French Thick-Leaved is the most popular in 
this vicinity. It is a large-leaved variety of up¬ 
right growth. Our stock has been carefully se¬ 
lected by growers who make a specialty of the 
Boston market. 
Pkt. 15c., *4 oz * 50c,, oz, 75c., V\ lh. $2.o0. 
Egg Plant 
On-e ounce will produce about 1.000 plants. 
Culture. —Sow early in March in hotbed, trans¬ 
plant to four or six inches apart. Plant out in 
open ground about May 20, two feet apart in row 
and three feet between rows. Egg plants are very 
tender and will not stand frost. 
M Imnfnverl ]iIorc l ar O el V grown for 
fNew I orK improved. m(irkct ihan M ot her 
nineties. Its culm- is deep purple, very large in 
size, flue quality and excellent keeper. 
Pkt. 15c.. y. oz. 40c., oz. 75c., Vi lb. $2.50. 
Plants of tTiis standard spineless variety ready 
May 15th. Pot grown are most satisfactory. 
Doz. $1.25, 100 $9.00. 
Black Beauty. Is from ten to twelve days earlier 
than the New York; fruits broad, thick. 
Pkt. 15c., % oz. 45c., oz. 85c., Vi lb. $3.00. 
Early Long Purple. A very popular variety for 
market, especially in the northern section. 
Pkt. 15c., Mi oz. 45c., oz. 85c., Vi lb. $3.00. 
Witloof Chicory, or French Endive 
When properly grown it will furnish a deli¬ 
cious salad all Winter. Try it._ 
