Marshall's Matchless Seeds 
W. E. Marshall 8C Co., New York 
Giant Leek 
DANDELION 
The Dandelion affords one of the earliest and most healthful 
spring greens or salads. 
Improved French. Large thick leaves. Pkt. 10c, oz. $1.25, Va lb. 
$4.50. 
Italian, Cichoria Catalogna. The leaves are more upright than the 
Dandelion. Pkt. 15c, oz. 60c. 
EGGPLANT 
One ounce will produce about 2000 plants. 
The Eggplant will thrive well in good garden soil. The seed should 
be sown in hotbed or warm greenhouse in March or April, and when 
about an inch high put in 2-inch pots. Plant about June 1st, 2Vi 
feet apart. If no hotbed is at hand they can be grown in any light 
room where the temperature will average 75 degrees. 
Pkt. Vi oz. Oz. 
Black Beauty. As large as New York Improved 
but 10 days earlier .$0.10 $0.40 $0.80 
Early Purple. Medium sized fruits about four 
inches long, rather elongated. Very prolific .10 .40 .75 
New York Improved. Purple; the best va¬ 
riety; very large, oval, heavy fruit.10 .40 .75 
ENDIVE 
One ounce of seed for 100 feet of drill. 
One of our best salad plants. For a first crop sow about the 
middle of April ; for succession small sowings may be made every 
month till August, when the main planting is made. Set out the 
plants 1 foot apart in rows and when well 
the leaves. 
Broad-leaved (Escarolle). Leaves long and 
broad; thick and succulent .$ 0.10 
Full Heart Batavian. An improved broad leaved 
variety. Full compact hearts . 
Green Curled. Hardy, finely curled; easily 
blanched. One of the best .. 
Moss Curled. More compact than Green Curled 
White Curled. Blanches rapidly; excellent and 
very tender . 
wn blanch by 
folding 
Pkt. 
I 
Oz. 
1/4 lb. 
$ 0.10 
$0.30 
$0.75 
1 
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.30 
.75 
.10 
.30 
.75 
.10 
.30 
.75 
.10 
.30 
.75 
HORSERADISH SETS 
If planted in early spring, roots of good size may be had by 
midsummer. Plant the roots in well fertilized soil about one foot 
apart and three inches deep. If space is a consideration, they may 
be planted between rows of other low growing crops. 
New Bohemian. A new variety which produces roots of enormous 
size and succeeds in every soil. Doz. 50c, 100 $2.00. 
KALE, OR BORECOLE 
One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill 
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 . 
Marshall's Exhibition Curled. Closely curled 
leaves . 
Curled Siberian Improved. Uniformly dwarf; 
green curled; hardy . 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
>/4 lb. 
$ 0.10 
$0.30 
$ 1.00 
.10 
.60 
2.00 
.10 
.30 
1.00 
KOHL-RABI 
One ounce will sow 300 feet of row.. 
This delicious vegetable should be in every vegetable garden. It 
forms a bulb at the base of the stem above the ground. Successive 
sowings should be made throughout the season and good cultivation 
is necessary. Use the bulbs of Kohl-rabi when they are about the size 
of an apple as they become hard and stringy if grown too long. 
Pkt. 1/2 oz. Oz. Va lb. 
Early White Vienna. Very early and 
should be used before being fully 
grown. Flesh white with greenish 
white skin .$0.10 $0.25 $0.50 $1.50 
Early Purple Vienna. Similar to the pre¬ 
ceding, except in color.10 .25 .40 1.25 
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 prac¬ 
ticable, 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 pos¬ 
sible, that the neck, being covered, may be blanched. 
Pkt. Oz. Va 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 $0.80 $2.50 
Large American Flag. The most desirable for 
market or family use.10 .30 1.00 
Musselburgh, or Carentan. A very large variety 
of superior quality .10 .30 1.00 
FREE DELIVERY. We deliver vegetable and flower seeds when 
cash accompanies your order. 
Full Heart Batavian Endive 
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