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GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Ropids, Michigon 
Eggplant 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 1000 plants. Seed 
germinates very slowly and requires warm ground. Start in 
hotbeds in March. Transplant about June 1st in rows about 
three feet apart and two feet apart in the row. 
ni i n , 110 days. Early and productive. Fruit large and 
D13CK Reality of a rich glossy black color. Oz., 30c; Vi lb-, 
$1.00; 1 lb., $3.50, postpaid. 
\r I O 1 120 days. A favorite market variety. Fruits 
IOrK rurple larger than the Black Beauty. The plant is 
large, spreading and spineless, producing 4 to 6 large, oval 
fruits of dark purple color. Oz., 30c; Vi lb., $1.00; 1 lb., 
$3.50, postpaid. 
Endive 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 150 feet of drill. 
Sow in rows about 15 inches apart and thin to one foot apart 
in the row. Sow seed for Fall crop in June or July. When 
nearly full grown, tie outer leaves together bringing them up 
over the head for blanching. 
• p c , . The most hardy and vigorous 3ort, has 
L©0g ureen Lurieo very curly leaves, the mid-rib being white. 
After blanching, the leaves make a delicious and appetizing 
salad. Oz., 10c; Vi lb., 30c; 1 lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
M r I A G rows more compact than the green curled 
ITIOSS tinea anc i the medium green leaves are finer cut, 
blanches creamy white. Oz., 10c; Vi lb., 30c; 1 lb., $1.00, 
postpaid. 
D J I Rotovion (Escarolle). 75 days. One of the best 
©roaa-Leave T Daiavian varieties for salads; leaves of upright 
growth, broad, more or less twisted and waved, bright deep 
green, with a nearly white midrib. Inner leaves form a fair 
head which blanches a creamy white. Oz., 10c; Vi lb., 30c; 
1 lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
Black Beauty Eggplant 
Cress or Pepper Grass 
Long Green 
Curled Endive 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. Sow early in the 
spring in rich, well prepared soil, in rows about 
fifteen inches apart. Thin to four inches apart 
in the row. 
p l j (Pepper Grass). A small, curled 
LlincQ plant having a fine pungent flavor 
and used as a salad. Should be sown thickly and 
frequently, covering very lightly as it soon runs 
to seed. May be cut several times. Oz., 10c; Vi 
lb., 25c; 1 lb., 75c, postpaid. 
Collards 
Trim fo rn'o P' ant two to three feet high, forming a cluster of tender, 
"Ue ucOigla undulated leaves at the top of its rather long stem; used 
as greens. Oz., 10c; Vi lb., 30c; 1 lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
Kohl-rabi - Turnip-Rooted Cabbage 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 200 feet of drill. Seed should 
be sown in light, rich soil, very early in the spring for early crop, in rows 
eighteen inches apart and thin to six inches apart in the row. Plantings 
should be made the latter part of July for fall use. Should be used when 
young and tender. 
i>2>rlu Whit a Vianno days. Very early, small tops, can be planted close 
ftullc Vienna together; best for forcing, or field culture. Oz., 20c; 
Vi lb., 60c; 1 lb., $2.00, postpaid. 
White Vienna Kohl-rabi 
