Vary your diet ♦ Plant sojne Vegetable Novelties 
Ital ian and American Vegetables 
Especially selected varieties which are used extensively by the Italian people 
Dwarf Bean * Fagiuoli Na ni 
Long-Pod Broad or Fava. An English variety, used in the dry state, shelled. Grown exten¬ 
sively by the Italian people. Plant in rows about 3 feet apart, 8 inches apart in the row. 
Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per 3^Ib.; lb. 40c.; 75c. per 2 lbs.; 5 lbs. $1.40; $2.50 per 10 lbs.; 25 lbs. $5.75. 
Broccoli * Broculi 
Rapa or 40-Day. A very early type of sprouting Broccoli, producing many small heads. The 
seed is broadcast thickly and plants cut when about 10 to 12 inches high, just before the heads 
burst into bloom. Suitable for early spring or fall sowing. Makes very fine greens. Pkt. 10c.; 
15c. per oz.; %\b. 40c.; $1.25 per lb. 
Cabbage * Cavolo Cappuccio 
Perfection Drumhead Savoy. A crimped-leaved sort with deep, glossy green, almost round 
heads and distinct flavor. Pkt. 10c.; 20c. per J^oz.; oz. 35c.; $1.00 per 3£Ib. 
Florence Fennel 
Italian Salad Tomato 
A new Italian variety for the American people. This fine, 
red, plum-shaped Salad Tomato has become quite popular, due 
to the fact that it is practically free from acid, has very few seeds, 
and a flavor all its own. When served in halves or quarters on a 
lettuce leaf, with the usual “fixings,” it makes a very attractive 
dish. Pkt. 20c.; 60c. per oz. $1.00. 
NOTE: All seeds on this page (except Beans) 
sent prepaid at quoted prices 
Italian Dandelion 
Full-Heart Batavian Endive 
Cucumber • Cetriolo 
Early Market. A new variety worthy of a trial in your garden. Plant this one and 
you will have Cucumbers before your neighbors. An attractive dark green variety, 
uniform in shape and size, averaging 8 inches in length. Excellent for slicing. 
Pkt. 10c.; 20c. per oz.; J£Ib. 60c. 
Italian Dandelion 
Dente de Leone,- Cichoria Catalogna 
Newly introduced into this country and in great demand as greens. The main 
stalk produces leaves resembling the broad-leaved Dandelion but much longer. Cut 
and bunched same as asparagus. Pkt. 10c.; 35c. per oz.; J^Ib. $1.00. 
Endive * Indivia 
Full-Heart Batavian (Escarolle). Leaves broad, light green, nearly plain. Pkt. 10c.; 
20c. per oz.; f^lb. 60c. 
Florence Fennel • Finocchio 
A delicious Italian vegetable which tastes quite like celery, but is a little 
sweeter and more delicate in flavor. The enlarged leaf-bases are usually boiled 
before serving. Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per oz. 
Italian Rocket * Rucola 
Greatly relished in salads and quite tasty in soups; the leaves resemble sorrel; 
slightly pungent, but flavor is distinct and appetizing. Pkt. 10c.; 20c. per oz.; 
Xlb. 60c. 
Squash * Zucca 
Cocozelle or Italian. A bush variety with smooth, dark green fruits, striped 
deeper. Pkt. 10c.; 15c. per oz.; J^lb. 40c.; $1.25 per lb. 
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Cocozelle Squash 
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