28 
JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
(Corporation.) 
One 11 
). wi 
11 sow 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
Lb. 
.IO 
.40 
£4.00 
.IO 
.40 
4.00 
New York Improved Egg-Plant 
New York Improved, the leading market variety 
White Pearl. Qu ite an ornamental plant 
DANDELION. 
German, Pardeblum. — French, Pisse-en-lit. — Spanish, Amargon. 
Sow seed in May or June, in drills half an inch deep 
and twelve inches apart. Cultivate, to keep down the 
weeds during summer, and upon the approach of severe 
weather cover with litter, which should be removed early 
the following spring. 
One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill, 
an acre. 
American Improved. A fine home-grown 
variety ....... 
Thick= Leaved French. Large and tender 
EGG-PLANT. 
German, Eierpflanze. — French, Aubergine. — Spanish, 
Berengena. 
(For price of Plants, see Vegetable Plants.) 
Sow the seed in hot-beds the first week in April, care 
being taken to protect the young plants from cold at night. 
Plant out about June 1, about two and a half feet apart. 
One ounce will produce about 1,000 plants. 
Black Pekin, early, fruit jet black, 
round in form and very solid, 
Early Long Purple, differing in 
shape from the foregoing ; hardy 
and productive .... 
; excellent and very productive 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
Lb. 
.10 
.40 
£4.00 
.IO 
•30 
3.OO 
.TO 
.40 
4-00 
.IO 
.40 
4-00 
ENDIVE. 
German, Endivien —French, Chicorcc. — Spanish, Endivia. 
Sow for an early supply about the middle of April. As it is 
used mostly in the fall months, the main sowings are made in 
June and July, from which plantations are formed at one foot 
apart each way, in August and September. 
As it is generally used for salads, it should be blanched by 
tying all the leaves into a bunch at the extreme top. One ounce 
will sow 150 feet of drill. 
Pkt. Oz. Lb. 
Broad-Leaved Batavian, used for soup . .05 .20 $2.00 
Green Curled, a nicety curled sort . .05 .25 2.50 
Moss Curled, of dense habit, finely curled, .05 .25 2.00 
KALE. — See Borecole. 
KOHL RABI (Turnip-Rooted Cabbage)* 
German, Kohl-Rabi . — French, Chou-Rave. — Spanish, 
Col dc 71 a bo o Nabicol. 
Moss Curled Endive 
An intermediate vegetable between the Cabbage and Turnip. Sow in April, in rows 18 inches apart, 
and thin out or trausplant in rows 8 inches apart. 
When 3 to 4 inches in diameter they are fit to eat. For 
late use, sow in June and July. One ounce will sow 
150 feet of drill. 
Pkt. Oz. Lb. 
Early White Vienna, flesh white .05 .25 $ 2.00 
Early Purple Vienna, differing 
from the above in color . .05 .25 2.00 
LEEK. 
German, Lauch. — French, Poii'cau — Spanish, Puerro. 
Makes a valuable second crop on land that has been used for cab¬ 
bage, etc., but the soil should receive a liberal dressing of well-com¬ 
posted manure before being planted. Sow the seed in April, in rows 
1 foot apart, and transplant in July. Trausplant quite deeply into 
rows 15 inches apart, with 6 inches between the plants. Hoe up the 
earth around the stems when they begin to grow, so as to blanch and 
make them tender. One ounce of seed will sow ioo-foot drill. 
Giant Carentan, large size, hardy and excellent 
London Flag, a hardy sort . ... 
Musselburgh, or Scotch, grows to a large size 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
Lb. 
•05 
•30 
$ 3.00 
•05 
.20 
2.00 
•05 
•30 
1.00 
Loudon Flag Leek. 
See Special Offers on third page of cover. 
