35 
Egg Plant 
1 Oz. for 1,000 Plants; 4 Ozs. per Acre 
Culture — Egg Plant seed 
germinates slowly anc re' 
quires a higher temperature 
than any other veg- 
etable. Sow the seed 
early in the Spring 
1/2 hi. deep in pre- 
pared soil, using a 
hot bed or a seed 
pan placed in- 
doors at a sunny 
window. To 
produce 
strong, 
healthy 
plants, trans- 
plant when 
2 to 3 ins. 
high in small 
pots and 
plunge them 
in a frame 
admitting 
fresh air in 
mild weather. 
Cover the 
frame at 
night, pro' 
viding adequate 
protection against 
frost. For best re- 
BLACK BEAUTY 
Black Beauty Egg PLaut 
Buist’s 
Northern Grown Seed 
Is The Best 
suits tee plants require 
continuous warm temper' 
ature without any check' 
ing in growth. Set 
out in the open 
ground the middle of 
May, if the 
g~ ound is warm. 
2 ft. apart in 
rows 21/2 to 3 ft. 
apart. They 
thrive and 
produce the 
bestfruit 
planted in 
rich, loamy 
soil. Cultivate 
frequently, 
keeping the 
soil loose and 
fine. 
The plants 
are often in' 
jured by in- 
sect pests and 
blight. Con- 
trol by sp ray- 
ing with Nic¬ 
otine Pyrom 
BLISTS LMPRO\TD 
LARGE PURPLE 
S3 Days from plants—Our per¬ 
fected varietv n reducing the 
81 Days from plants— I ne most 
popular home garden sort and 
the earliest of the large fruited varieties, very 
desirable for early markets, retaining its color 
and quality a long time. Plants low arm bushy, 
spineless, with - to 5 fruits. Tr.e large egg' 
shaped fruits are smooth and a very attractive 
rich, purplish-black. 
largest trmts :r. great quantities, 
is recommended for home and 
market garden. The spreading, spineless 
plants bear 6 to 5 fruits. The broad, ovd 
fruits are a handsome, glossy, black-purple, 
slightly larger than Black Beauty. 
EARLY LONG PURPLE 
~8 Days from plants—The earliest and most 
FLORIDA HIGH BUSH 
85 Days from plants—A very vigorous, dis¬ 
ease- and drought-resistant variety tall and 
upright in growth, bearing the fruit well oS 
the ground. Plants spineless: iruits purple 
and slightly longer than thick in shape. 
MANATEE SPECIAL 
81 Days from plants—This ettcelier 
and very desirable market strain 
is adapted to Florida and the 
South. The plants are of high 
bush character, spineless, sturdy 
and upright, holding the fruits 
well off the ground. Very early, 
hardy and productive, withstand¬ 
ing blight, drought and heat. 
The fruits are similar to Black 
Beauty, oval in shape, smooth 
and a very glossy, rich black. 
productive of all. rruits dark purple, oval in 
shape, 7 to 8 ins. long. 7 i to : ins. thick. 
NEW ORLEANS MARKET 
83 Days from plants—A heavy yielder and 
attractive shipping variety producing larger 
ar.d shorter fruits than Florida High Bush. 
Plants spineless, bearing all its fruit well 
off the ground. Highly resistant to blight, 
drought and heat Fruits oval and dark purple. 
shipper 
EGG PLANT 
Pkt. 
T Or. 
Or. 
Lb. 
Lb. 
Black Beaurv. 
. .S0.10 
SO .20 
50.30 
51.00 
53.50 
Florida Hluh Bush. . . . 
.. .10 
-20 
30 
1.00 
3-50 
Manatee Special. 
.. .10 
.20 
.40 
1-25 
4.50 
Buist’s Improved Large 
Purple . 
. . .10 
2>0 
30 
1.00 
3-50 
Earlv Long Purple . . . 
.. .10 
-20 
30 
1.00 
330 
New Orleans Market. . 
.. .10 
-20 
35 
1.15 
4.00 
