VEGETABLE SEEDS 
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[AMES VICE’S SONS, ROCHESTER, X. V. 
BORECOLE, OR KALE 
BORECOLE, or KALE 
The Kales are more hardy than Cabbage, and will endure considerable frost 
without injury; in fact, they are best when touched with frost. When cut 
frozen they should be immediately placed in cold water. They do not form 
heads like Cabbage, but produce abundance of handsome, curley leaves, 
that are very ornamental and highly prized. The Kales are the most tender 
and delicate of any of the Cabbage tribe, and furnish abundant food for the cot¬ 
tagers of Europe, and when well grown and properly prepared, are good enough 
for any one. Sow seed early in June, and transplant. Culture same as for 
Cabbage. One ounce will sow 3C0 feet of drill. 
Packet, 5 cents ; oz., 10 cents ; lb., $1.00. 
Dwarf Green Curled Scotch. Dwarf, beautifully curled, and bright 
green ; hardy, and may be cut from the ground all the early part of winter. 
Dwarf Purple. Like Scotch Kale except in color, but more hardy. 
Tall Green Curled Scotch. Finely curled; very hardy; one of the 
best. 
COLLARDS 
This is a variety of Cabbage largely grown in the South, where it is exten¬ 
sively used for both man and beast. It forms a large, loose, open head or 
mass of leaves. Freezing does not injure the crop. Sow seed in the South 
from January to May, and August to September. 
True Georgia. o v unce, 5 cents ; oz., 10 cents ; lb., $1.00. 
CIVES OR CHIVES 
These are very hardy perennial plants, belonging to the Onion family. They 
arc grown exclusively for their tops, which are used for giving a mild onion-like 
flavor to soups, stews, etc. Planted in clumps in any good garden soil, they 
gr«>\v readily, and increase so as to render a division necessary. The tops 
appear very early in spring, and can he cut throughout the season. The plants 
1 ai.c a fine permanent edging, and we have used them for this purpose. 
Roots, per bunch, 25 cents, by mail, prepaid. 
CRE55 -PeppergTass 
C ress should be sown in a hotbed or in a sheltered spot in the garden, quite 
thick, in shallow drills, and in a short time it will be fit for cutting. It gives a 
pungent reiish to Lettuce, anil other salad plants. A fresh lot should be sown 
every week, as it matures very rapidly and is useful only when young. 
.'2 ounce, 5 cents; oz., 10 cents; lb., 50 cents; except 
where noted. 
Fine Curled. Superior; will bear cutting several times. 
Broad-Leaved Garden. Sometimes used for soups. 
Australian. leaves delicate green; flavor mild and fine. }/ 2 ounce, 
5 cents ; oz., 10 cents ; lb., 80 cents. 
Water. Does well in mucky situations, but better on the edge of streams, 
in shallow water. It needs no after-care. Packet, 10 cents ; oz., 30 cents- 
lb., $3.00. 
ENDIVE 
Endive is an excellent autumn and winter salad. Sow seed late in the spring, 
or even as late as July, in shallow drills, fifteen inches apart, and when plants 
are strong, thin out to about a foot apart. To blanch, gather up the outer 
leaves over the center of the plant, and tie them together at their tips. Sow 
one ounce to 100 feet of drill. 
Packet, 5 cents; oz., 15 cents; lb., $1.50. 
Moss Curled. Foliage very dense and beautifully fringed, somewhat 
resembling moss. 
Green Curled. The hardiest variety. Leaves dark green, finely cut, 
easily blanched to a fine white. 
White Curled. Foliage somewhat coarsi r than the Green Curled, 
moderately dense, pale green. 
Broad-Leaved Batavian. Leaves broad, thick, somewhat wrinkled. 
EGG PLANT 
When well grown, and sliced and fried in batter, this is a most delicious vege¬ 
table, and should find a place in every garden. It is a tender plant, requiring 
a strong uniform heat, and should be started in the hotbed early to mature its 
fruit in the Northern States. Care is necessary at transplanting and in the 
earlier stages of growth to prevent the young plants being chilled, for if they 
receive the least check they never recover. Those who have no hotbeds can 
sow a few seeds in boxes in the house where a temperasure of 75 0 can be main¬ 
tained. Plant out early in June two and a half feet apart. Hand glasses are 
useful for covering at time of transplanting. One ounce will produce about 
1,500 plants. 
Early Long Purple. Eight or nine inches long. One of the earliest 
and very productive. Packet, 5 cents ; oz., 20 cents ; lb., $2.00. 
Round Purple. Of medium size, and very early. Packet. 5 cents; 
oz., 25 cents ; lb., $2.50. 
Improved New York Purple, Spineless. The standard for home 
use and market. Fruit very large, productive, and of the highest quality. 
Packet, 10 cents ; l / 2 oz., 20 cents ; oz., 35 cents ; lb., $3.50. 
Black Pekin. Early and very prolific. Fruit nearly round ; skin almost 
black, smooth, and glossy; flesh white, solid, and fine-grained. Packet, 
10 cents ; ]A oz., 20 cents ; oz., 35 cents. 
DANDELION 
In many places the Dandelion has become very popular as an early, health¬ 
ful spring salad. Sow as early in spring as the weather will permit, in well- 
enriched soil, in rows eighteen inches apart, covering the seed one-fourth of an 
inch deep. Thin the plants to twelve inches apart. Keep clear of weeds, and 
the following spring the leaves will be fit to cut. One ounce is sufficient for 100 
feet of drill. 
Arlington. This fine new variety is a favorite with the Boston marketmen, 
because the leaves are intermediate in breadth between the French Broad- 
Leaf and the common variety. Packet, 10 cents ; oz., 50 cents, 
Common. Packet, 5 cents ; oz., 25 cents. 
EGG PLANT, NEW YORK PURPLE 
