MARSHALL’S MATCHLESS SEEDS 
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EGG PLANT 
One ounce ivill -produce about 2,000 plants. 
The Egg Plant will thrive well in good garden soil. The seed should be sown in hotbed or warm green¬ 
house in March or April, and when about an inch high put in 2 inch pots. Plant about June 1st, 23^ feet 
apart. If no hotbed is at hand they can be grown in any light room where the temperature will average 
75 degrees. 
Black Beauty. As large as New York Improve^ but ten days earlier.$0.10 
Long Purple. Fruit longer and smaller than the above sort; hardy; productive. . .10 
New York Improved. Purple; the best variety; very large, oval, heavy fruit... .10 
KALE, OR BORECOLE 
Sow about the middle of April in prepared beds, covering thinly and evenly; plant out in June, following 
the directions recommended for cultivating Cabbage. 
Curled Dwarf Green Scotch. Very dwarf and spreading; best strain.$0.05 
Marshall’s Exhibition Curled. Closely curled leaves.10 
Curled Siberian Improved. Uniformly dwarf; green curled; hardy. 
Sea Kale. Very fine; resembles Celery. 
KOHL-RABI 
Yi oz. 
Oz. 
^Ib. 
$0.40 
$0.80 
$2.50 
.40 
.75 
2.50 
.40 
.75 
2.50 
)ut in June, following 
'Pkt. 
Oz. 
Mlb. 
$0.30 
$1.00 
, .10 
.00 
2.00 
.05 
.30 
1.00 
.10 
.50 
1.75 
One ounce will sow 300 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 formed. 
Early White Vienna. Handsome 
Pkt. 
K oz. 
Oz. 
Mlb. 
and delicate.$0.10 
$0.20 
$0.40 
$1..50 
Early Purple Vienna. Similar to 
1.50^' 
the preceding, except in color. 
.10 
.20 
.40 
Large White, or Green. Forms a 
large ball; not so fine, but 
more productive. 
.05 
.15 
.30 
1.00 
LEEK 
One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill. 
The Leek is very hardy and easily cultivated; it succeeds 
best in light but well enriched soil. Sow as early in the 
Spring as practicable, in drills 1 inch deep and 1 foot apart, 
When 6 to 8 inches high transplant in rows 10 inches apart 
each way, as deep as possible, that the neck, being covered, 
may be blanched. 
Marshall’s Giant. The largest and best 
Leek for exhibition. Highly recom¬ 
mended as the choicest variety in 
cultivation, of a mild and delicious 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
Va. lb. 
flavor.$0.10 
$0.80 
$2.50 
Large American Flag. The most de¬ 
sirable for market or family use. 
.05 
.40 
1-50 
Musselburgh, or Carentan. A very 
large variety of superior quality. 
.10 
.40 
1.50 
Marshall's Giant Leek 
LETTUCE 
One ounce ivill sow 200 feet of drill. 
Sow in the open ground as early as possible, barely covering the seed. If the hotbed is used let it be 
started quite early. Give but little heat and plenty of water and air on fine days. Let plants in the beds be 
about 4 inches apart. As they increase in size thin them out or they will become weak. Plant for late use 
in a cool, partially shaded place in rich soil. 
CABBAGE, or HEADING VARIETIES 
All Heart. A beautiful yellowish green head Lettuce. Withstands intense he 
Fine for the private garden. 
All Seasons. Large, ^ndsome, extremely solid head; color a light grayish green... 
Boston Market. Solid, crisp and compact. One of the best for forcing. 
Big Boston. Fine for forcing in coldframes or for open ground. 
Deacon. A splendid variety for standing the Summer heat; large, solid head. 
Giant Crystal Head. Large, solid; outside leaves bright green, inside white. 
Golden Queen. A good forcing variety of a golden yellow color: heads solid. 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
^ lb. 
$0.05 
$0.20 
$0.00 
.05 
.20 
.00 
.05 
.20 
.00 
.05 
.20 
.00 
.05 
.20 
.00 
.05 
.20 
.00 
.05 
.25 
.60 
