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JOHNSON SEED COM PAN Y 
NEW ItAHLY BLACK BEAUTY BOO-PLANT. 
EGG PLANT 
See our new Egg Plant, " NORTHMOUNT,*' de¬ 
scribed and Illustrated on page 9. 
Culture.— Sow in hot beds very early in spring and 
transplant when 2 inches higli into a second bed or into 
small pots. It this is not done, thin to four inches apart. 
Do not plant out until weather has become perfectly 
settled and warm. Cool nights or wet weather will check 
them. Set out plants 3 feet by 2. One ounce will pro¬ 
duce about 1,000 plants. 
EARLY BLACK BEAUTY EGG PLANT. This 
is the earliest and best market and family sort of all the 
large variety egg plants. It is fully ten days earlier than 
the New Jersey Improved Large Purple, and sets its 
large, handsome fruit very freely, branching near the 
ground and growing into well-rounded bushes. Its Fine 
fruits are thick and most perfect in form, as shown in the 
illustration. The skin has a satiny gloss and is of a rich, 
lustrous, purplish black. Plants bear from ten to twenty 
perfect, large, uniform fruits, which do not turn gray even 
after becoming fully ripe, and the entire crop can be 
gathered before frost. Price, per pkt., 10c.; per oz., 50c.; 
per V lb., $1.65; per lb., 86.00. „ 
NEW JERSEY IMPROVED LARGE PURPLE 
SMOOTH STEM. In the great markets of New York 
and the North the finest egg plants seen are those pro¬ 
duced in Now Jersey. The New Jersey Improved 
is a decided improvement on the New York Large 
Purple in quality, size and great beauty. The plants are 
large and vigorous; leaves of a light green shade; fruit 
early, very large, oval and of a fine deep purple—never 
red or yellow; flesh white, tender and superior. Pkt.. 
10c.; oz.', 50c.; V lb., 81.65; lb., 86.00. 
NEW YORK IMPROVED LARGE PURPLE 
SPINELESS. A standard leading market variety, grown 
extensively in sections where the New Jersey Improved 
has not been introduced; large, round, dark fruits; very 
productive. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 40c.; % 81.50; lb., 85.75. 
Dandelion 
Endive 
One ounce will sow fifteen feet of drill and will produce 
about three thousand plants. 
MAMMOTH GREEN CURLED. Superior to the 
old Green Curled. Leaves are very crisp, tufty and full 
Mid-rib is pure white, with large, white heart, fleshy and I 
tender. Equally suitable for spring, summer or autumn 
planting. Pkt., 10c.; oz. 20c.; % lb., 45c.; lb., $1*50. 
GIANT FRINGED, OR “OYSTER" ENDIVE. A 
very handsome variety, largely used in Philadelphia and 
other Eastern cities to decorate the display of oysters during 
winter in restaurants and oyster houses, hence its distinc¬ 
tive name. By tying up the centre, can be easily blanched. 
Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c.; lb., 40c.; lb., 81.50. 
EVER WHITE CURLED. A beautiful variety; mid¬ 
rib yellow. Leaves almost white, large size, crisp and ten¬ 
der. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c.; % lb., 40c.; lb., $1.50. 
BROAD-LEAVED (Escarolle). Large and sweet, 
blanched as salad. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c.; % lb., 40c.; lb., 81.35. 
NEW BERLIN GIANT ENDIVE. With market gar¬ 
deners who tested it the past seasons this new German En¬ 
dive has proven to be by far the largest in cultivation, even 
excelling our Mammoth Green Curled, which it resembles 
in form and leaves, but of greater size. No other endive 
compares with the New Berlin Giant in large size and 
handsome appearance. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 25c.; % lb., 60c.; lb., 
82.00. 
NEW BERLIN GIANT ENDIVE. 
IMPROVED LARGE, OR THICK LEAVED. A 
very early and healthful spring salad. Sow early in drills 
eighteen inches apart. Pkt., 10c.; oz.,55c.; % lb., 81.50. 
Gourds 
The most useful for household and farm purposes. 
LUFFA, or DISHCLOTH. This remarkable and 
handsome climber is a na¬ 
tive of the East Indies. In it 
nature has furnished us with 
a vegetable dishcloth, a 
sponge and bath brush com¬ 
bined. The seeds are envel¬ 
oped in a sponge-like cloth, 
tough, elastic and durable. 
The fruit grows about 2 feet 
in length. The vine grows 
to a height of 20 to 25 feet 
in a season. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 
35c.; % lb., 81.00. 
DIPPER GOUBD. NEST-BGG. ORNAMENTAL. 
DIPPER* Named for its resemblance to a dipper. The 
capacity varies from a pint to a quart, with handles 6 to 12 
inches long. They are convenient for dipping hot liquids, 
etc. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; % lb., 60<\; lb., $2.00. 
JAPANESE NEST-EGG. These exactly resemble the 
eggs of hens, making a capital nest-egg; superior to glass 
eggs, as they do not break, and are uninjured by cold or wet. 
A rapid-growing climber. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 25c.; % lb., 75c. 
SUGAR TROUGH. Very useful for baskets, dishes, buc¬ 
kets, etc. They have hard, thick shells, lasting for years, and 
capable of holding from two to ten gallons each; plant 
grows rapidlv. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; % lb., 60c.; lb., $2.00. 
FINE MIXED ORNAMENTAL. A collection of the 
most ornamental, beautifully colored, mottled and striped, 
and including all the abo^e. Pkt., 10c.; 8 pkts., 25c.; on. 
40c. 
