Eggplant, Unlike Many Other Crops, Has a Long Productive Period in Florida 
EGGPLANT 
Sow to }/2 pound in seed~bed to plant an acre. 
We offer the best eggplant seed for Florida. Our northern 
seed growing fields are thoroughly inspected each season for 
trueness to type and freedom from mixture. 
Culture. For a spring crop, plant seed in November, Decem¬ 
ber, and January; for the fall crop, plant in June, July, and 
August, in muslin or burlap-covered seed-beds. When set in the 
open, the plants may need some protection from the sun. Many 
growers use palmetto fans, stuck slanting on the south side of the 
hill, which will keep the sun from striking the newly set plants 
with full force. Have rows 5 feet apart and 3 feet between the 
plants. Use not less than a ton of high-grade fertilizer per acre. 
It is an excellent plan to spray with Pyrox every 10 days from the 
time the plants have four or five leaves, as there is no plant more 
subject to blight and insect attack. Pyrox controls fungous dis¬ 
eases and also kills worms. It is also advisable to dust Eggplants 
regularly with sulphur or, better, to spray with Sulfocide, which 
controls red spider, a serious pest of Eggplants. In harvesting, 
it is important to cut off any fruits showing signs of fruit rot 
and to remove them from the field instead of following the com¬ 
mon practice of throwing them in the alley-ways, where they 
serve as a source of infection for healthy fruits on the plants. 
It is always desirable to treat eggplant seed with Seme- 
san or some other good disinfectant before planting. 
Prices quoted are postpaid. 
Write for prices on larger quantities. 
Kilgore’s Bred-Rite Fort Myers Market 
A highly developed strain originated 
in Florida. 
KILGORE’S BRED-RITE FT. MYERS MARKET 
(120 days.) This variety was originated and developed in the 
Fort Myers, Florida, section, where it has been giving eggplant 
growers phenomenal success the last few years. Our breeding 
department has made special selections in order to improve the 
variety for uniformity in type of plant, size, shape and color of 
fruit. Our eggplant seed growing fields are located in the North 
and are inspected by a member of our force at harvest time, for 
freedom from disease, uniformity and trueness to type. In nu¬ 
merous tests which we have conducted with our improved type of 
this variety in different parts of Florida, we have found it to be 
superior to others in the fact that it produces immense yields of 
large sized fancy fruits over a long period. The plants are very 
resistant to blight and other diseases. The plants are of the high- 
bush type, producing a very tall, vigorous growth. The fruits are 
long, oval or egg-shaped, never producing a necky stem end, and 
they possess an intense deep black color so much in demand 
among buyers and in the markets. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 40c; ^Ib. $1.25; 1 lb. $4.50. 
KILGORE’S BRED-RITE MANATEE SPECIAL. (115 
days.) This is a distinct type of Eggplant, originated and de¬ 
veloped in Manatee County, Florida. It possesses characteristics 
of both Florida High-Busb and Black Beauty varieties. The 
plants are of high-bush character, being taller and more vigorous 
than Black Beauty and other low-bush sorts, although not quite 
so tall as the true Florida High-Bush. The fruits, on the other 
hand, are shorter and thicker than Florida High-Bush, oval in 
shape, and of a beautiful rich black color. They are quite simi¬ 
lar to Black Beauty in shape and color. Free of streaked and off¬ 
color fruits. The sturdy, vigorous bush holds the fruits well off 
the ground, thus preventing rot. Extremely early, hardy and very 
productive, withstanding heat, drought, and heavy rains better 
than many other varieties. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 40c; Mlb. $1.15; 1 lb. $4.00. 
KILGORE’S BRED-RITE FLORIDA HIGH-BUSH. (125 
days.) This is a very heavy-yielding stock. The plants are vigor¬ 
ous, tall and upright in growth, holding all the fruits well off the 
ground, thus preventing rot. They resist drought, blight and wet 
weather better than most other varieties. The fruits are elongated, 
cylindrical in shape, and of a dark purplish color. Not as dark as 
Manatee Special. An excellent shipper and a good keeper. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 40c; Mlb. $1.15; 1 lb. $4.00. 
NEW ORLEANS MARKET. (120 days.) This special and 
distinct development of the high-bush type of Eggplant was 
selected for larger, shorter fruits than are produced by Florida 
High-Bush. They are dark purple, of better shape and color than 
other high-bush strains, and of a very attractive market appear¬ 
ance. Bears all its fruits entirely off the ground. Resists heat and 
drought. A heavy yielder and an excellent shipper. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 40c; Mlb. $1.15; 1 lb. $4.00. 
NEW YORK IMPROVED PURPLE (Spineless). (120 
days.) A popular low-bush variety, slightly later than Black 
Beauty, and producing larger oval fruits, dark purple in color. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 40c; ^Ib. $1.15; 1 lb. $4.00. 
BLACK BEAUTY. (115 days.) This is a very early variety of 
the low-bush type, producing a low, bushy olant with large, very 
beautiful, glossy black fruits, short, thick and oval, or egg-shaped. 
Desirable sort for market as the fruit holds its color a long time. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 40c; ^Ib. $1.15; 1 lb. $4.00. 
The Standard of Quality in Florida for Over 25 Years 
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