Eierpflanze(Ger.) 
EGG PLANT 
Melanzani (It.) 
A packet of seed, wilt produce about 50 plants; an ounce about '2000 plants. 
This delicious vegetable should be in every garden. It is also a profitable crop to grow for market. In 
sowing Egg Plant seed, care should be taken not to cover it more than in. deep, and to keep the tempera¬ 
ture from 70 to 90 degrees. The young plants are often injured by bugs, to prevent which it is a good plan 
to dust with Sulrote even before the plants are set in the open ground. Plant in rows 3 feet apart each way. 
The plants do best on rather light rich soil. In the North the seed should be sown in March under glass and 
the plants set out the last of May. - 
Extra Early Dwarf Purple. It is valuable for 
BLACK BEAUTY. X™ eE ariy strain. 
■— J his is a handsome, 
large, early and prolific variety and is the kind 
grown most extensively by market gardeners. 
It is the finest stock we have ever seen. The 
fruit is large and is of a deep and rich color. 
The plants are of robust growth and are very 
prolific. A.S it is very early, this stock ripens 
large crops before frost here in the North. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 50c; Y Lb. $1.35; Lb. $4.50. 
Black Beauty Potted Plants. See page 82. 
northern latitudes where the seasons are short. 
The fruit is not large but is very early and 
prolific. Recommended for home gardens 
where medium size fruit is wanted. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 50c; % Lb. $1.35; Lb. $4.50. 
Early Long Purple. Fine For Home Gardens. 
An early variety with dark purple fruit 6 to 8 
inches long and 2 to 3 inches through. The 
fruit is of excellent quality and just the right 
size for slicing to fry. Matures early and is 
very prolific. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 50c; fi Lb. $1.35; Lb. $4.50. 
Endivien (Ger.) 
ENDIVE 
Endivia (It.) 
A packet of seed will sow 10 feet of row; 1 ounce 100 feet. 
Black Beauty Egg Plant 
Florida Deep Heart Endive 
Excellent salad for fall and early winter. 
Endive makes excellent salads, especially in autumn and winter. It is easily grown 
and takes little space in the garden. Seed can be sown any lime from early spring until 
August 1st in the Northern states. For fall and winter use the seeds should not be 
sown until about July 1st. Sow in rows 18 to 24 inches apart thinning the plants to a 
foot apart. To blanch, draw the outer leaves over the center and tie them or they may 
be blanched by placing a narrow board down the center of the row over the heads. This 
should be done when the plants are nearly full grown. It is best to blanch a few at a 
time as wanted for use. 
GREEN CURLED PANCALIER. Full Hearted Strain. G rows larger than Green 
Curled and has somewhat less finely cut leaves. It is later in maturing but when well 
grown it forms a large full heart of fine quality. The blanched heads are an at¬ 
tractive, delicate yellow in the heart. Used largely by market growers. Pink Ribbed. 
Pkt 10c; Oz. 15c; % Lb. 45c; Lb. $1.50. 
Green Curled. The leaves are large and finely cut and curled and easily blanch to a 
creamy white in the center. This is the most popular curled variety. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; M Lb. 45c; Lb. $1.50. 
FULL HEART BATAVIAN (Escarole). Large, thick leaves, dark green, curled only 
on the edges. Forms a large compact head which blanches to a beautiful light yellow 
and is of the finest quality, being very mild and without bitterness. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; Lb. 50c; Lb. $1.65. 
FLORIDA DEEP.HEART. Has large broad leaves, which make a heavy plant with a 
full deep heart. This is an improvement over Full Heart Batavian and the best of the 
broad leaved varieties. True stock. 
Pkt. 10c: Oz. 20c; Lb. 50c; Lb. $1.65. 
"FRENCH ENDIVE" or WITLOOF CHICORY 
Cichorien-Wurzel (Ger.) Cicora selvatica (It.) 
An ounce of seed will produce .’1000 to 5000 roots , a packet 300 to 500 roots. 
Full directions for raising the crop will be sent to anyone interested. 
This so-called “French Endive” or more properly Witloof Chicory is a 
most appetizing and delicious salad and is so easily raised that every one 
can enjoy it all winter with very little trouble. Seed sown in May or June 
produces roots which, when taken up and placed in sand in a warm dark 
place, throw out large tender white sprouts which are used as salad. These 
sprouts are commonly called “French Endive.” 
Special Selected Witloof Chicory. The seed we offer is the best strain 
we know. It was grown from especially selected “forced” plants and 
will produce large compact heads which often weigh over lb. each. 
Pkt. 10c: Oz. 50c; Lb. $1.35; Lb. $4.50. 
French Endive. Forced Heads of Witloof Chicory 
“GARDEN HUCKLEBERRY” 
Not a true Huckleberry, but belongs to the 
same family as tomatoes and peppers. The 
fruit is deep purple, nearly black, round and 
only a little smaller than a Concord grape. 
When cooked with sugar and lemon, etc. are 
considered very good “pie timber.” 
The plants grow three feet high and are 
covered with clusters of fruit. The fruit 
ripens in September. Culture is the same 
as tomatoes. 
Seed: Pkt. 10c; Oz. 50c. Plants: Doz. 35c, 
transportation paid. Ready May 15th. 
Horse Radish 
Mecr Rettig (Ger.) Rafano (It.) 
Horse Radish is easily grown from sets (small 
lengths of roots). These sets, if planted in the 
spring in good rich soil, will form large roots by 
fall. Sets should be planted with the small end 
down and the top 2 in. below the surface in rows 
3 ft. apart and 15 to 20 in. apart in the rows. 
New Bohemian (“Maliner-Kren”). A vari¬ 
ety considered to be superior to the common 
kind. 
25c per Doz.; $1.50 per 100 transportation 
paid. Not paid; $7.75 per 1000 (weight 
40 lbs.). 
Knoblauch (Ger.) Garlic Aglio (It.) 
Used for flavoring. The bulbs are divided into 
“cloves” or flakes and set out like onion sets 
about 4 inches apart in the row, and covered 2 
inches deep. When the tops die down take up 
the bulbs and dry in a shady place. 
Bulbs only. Lb. 25c; Lb. 55c transportation 
paid. Not paid: 5 Lbs. or more 45c per Lb. 
NOTE: We cannot supply half-ounces 
of seed priced at less than 30c per ounce. 
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