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MARSHALL’S VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
EGG PLANT 
One ounce -will produce about 2,000 plants. 
The Egg-Plant will thrive well in gootl 
garden soil. The seed should be sown in hot¬ 
bed or warm green-house in March or Ai)ril, 
and when about an inch high, put in two-inch 
]iots. Plant about .June 1, 2i/> feet apart. If 
no hot-bed is at hand, they can be grown in 
any light room where the temperature will 
average 75 degrees. 
Black Beauty. As large as the New York Im¬ 
proved but about ten days earlier. Very 
rich purplish black. Pkt. 10 ets.; oz. 10 cts.; 
lb. $1.25. 
Black Pekin. Very fine, largo globular fruit, 
of a dark, glossy ])urp]o color; early, solid. 
Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 40 cts.; 14 lb., $1.25. 
Long Purple. Fruit longer and smaller than 
the above sort; hardy, productive. Pkt., 
5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; 14 lb-, 75 cts. 
New York Improved. Purple; the best vari¬ 
ety; very large, oval, heavy fruit. Pkt., 
10 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; 14 lb., $1.50, 
KAI.E, or BORECOLE. 
Sow about the middle of April in prepared beds, covering thinl}^ and evenly; plant out in 
June, following the directions recommended for cultivating cabbage". pkt. Oz. % Lb. 
Curled Dwarf Green Scotch. Very dwarf and spreading, best .strain. $0.05 $0.10 $0.30 
Curled Tall Green Scotch. A taller growth of the above.05 .10 .30 
Curled Dwarf Brown. A^ory hardy. ^05 .10 .30 
Curled Siberian Improved. Uniformly dwarf, green curled; hardy.05 .10 .25 
Sea Kale. A^ery fine; resembles celery.PO .30 .75 
New York Improved Egg Plant. 
Marshall’s Giant Leek. 
KOHL-RABT. 
One ounce will sow 200 feet of row. 
Cultivate the same as the cabbage, but in hoeing 
be careful not to throw earth into the heart of the 
plant or the bulb cannot be foimied. 
Per Pkt. Oz. Lb. 
Early AVhite Vienna. Handsome 
and delicate. $0.05 $0.25 $0.75 
Early Purple Vienna. Similar to 
the proceeding, exceiJ in color .05 .30 .85 
Large AVhite, or Green. Forms a 
large ball; not so fine, but more 
productive .05 .15 .40 
LEE K. 
One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill. 
The Leek is very hardy and easily cultivated; it 
succeeds best in a light but well-enriched soil. Sow 
as early in Spring as practicable, in drills one inch deep 
and one foot apart. When six or eight inches high, 
trans])lant in rows 10 inches apart each way, as deep 
as ])ossiblo, that the neck, being covered, maj^- be 
blanched. Per Pkt. Oz. H Lb. 
Marshall’s Giant. The largest and 
best Leek for exhibition. Highly 
recommended as the choicest 
variety in cultivation, of a mild 
and delicious flavor. $0.10 
$0.40 
$1.00 
Large American Flag. The most 
desirable for market or family 
use.05 
.20 
.50 
Musselburgh, or Carentan. A very 
large variety of superior quality .05 
.20 
.60 
