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JOHNSON SEED COMPANY 
IMPROVED BLACK BEAUTY EGG PLANT. MAMMOTH GREEN CURLED. 
Fruits thick and perfect in form. Skin rich purplish black The largest and best Endive, much superior to the old Green 
Pkt., ioc.; oz., 70 c.; X lb., $ 2 . 00 ; lb., $ 7 . 00 . Curled. Pkt., 10 c.; oz., 20 c.; X lb., 45 c.; lb., $ 1 . 50 . 
EGG PLANT —Choice New Jersey Grown Seed. 
One ounce will produce 1000 plants. Large packets, 10c. each. 
New York Improved Large Purple, Spineless. The old standard sort. 
New Jersey Improved Large Purple. Largest and finest of late Egg Plants.... 
Improved Black Beauty. Fine new sort; handsome shape, hardy, thrifty, well- 
rounded bushes, giving io to 20 perfect fruits, which never turn gray. 
Johnson’s Northmount. The earliest and hardiest of all large smooth purple 
Egg Plants. See Novelties, page 9. Per pkt., 20c.; ]/* oz., 85c. 
ENDIVE, or Chicory 
One ounce will sow fifteen feet of drill and will produce about three thousand plants. 
Large packets, 5c. each except where noted. 
Mammoth Green Curled. Leaves very crisp, tufty and full. Mid-rib is pure 
white, with large, white heart, fleshy and tender. ’ Equally suitable for spring, 
summer or autumn planting. Pkt., ioc . 
Broad Leaved (Escarollel. Large and sweet, for fall and winter. Popular South, 
Giant Green Fringed, or Oyster. Very handsome and tender. Used largely by 
restaurants to decorate oysters. Easily blanched by tying in center . 
Ever-White Curled. A very attractive and choice salad, with yellow mid-rib. . 
DANDELION — Sow early in drills eighteen inches apart. 
Improved Large, or Thick Leaved. A very early spring salad. Pkt., ioc. . . 
GOURDS —Large Packets, 10c. each. 
Luffa, or Dishcloth. A vegetable dishcloth, a sponge and bath brush combined. 
Fruit grows about 2 feet in length. Vine grows to a height of 20 to 25 feet . . 
Dipper. Capacity varies from a pint to a quart, with handles 6 to 12 inches long. 
Convenient for dipping hot liquids, etc. Pkt., ioc. 
Japanese Nest-Egg. These exactly resemble the eggs of hens, making a capital 
nest-egg. A rapid-growing climber. Pkt., ioc. 
Sugar Trough. Very useful for baskets, dishes, buckets, etc. Hard, thick shells, 
capable of holding from two to ten gallons each; plant grows rapidly. Pkt., ioc. 
Fine Mixed. A collection of the most ornamental, including the above. Pkt., ioc. 
Per Oz 
X Lb. 
Lb. 
$ 0 50 
Si 50 
?5 25 
50 
1 5 ° 
5 50 
70 
2 00 
7 00 
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20 
45 
150 
15 
40 
125 
l 5 
45 
150 
'5 
40 
1 40 
60 
1 50 
35 
I 00 
25 
75 
2 75 
25 
75 
25 
75 
40 
1 25 
Experience back of Johnson’s Standard Quality Seeds. 36 years of testing 
I Cdl 3 and proving the best led to the selection of everything offered in this list. 
THE SEED BUSINESS is different from most others, from the fact that after the seeds 
are sown, a long time must elapse before their real value is known, and for this reason the 
sale of seeds to the planter must be a matter of confidence, and that confidence can only be 
lastingly held by such seed growers who test their seeds before selling, and who HAVE THE 
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE to determine when they are right. While there are many other 
houses who supply good seeds to their customers, we know there are none better than JOHN¬ 
SON S, and we assure all, our old as well as prospective customers, that there are no better 
stocks to be had than we are growing and selling to-day. 
