Black Beaufy Eggplant 
DANDELION 
One ounce will plant a row 100 feet long; 4 to 6 lbs. for an acre. 
Tait’s Thorobred Cabbaging. This variety of Dandelion is a perennial and can be cut very 
early in the spring, as the leaves are among the first to appear. Sow one-half inch deep in 
July or August in rows 18 inches apart, leaving 9 to 12 inches between the plants. Cultivate 
well throughout the growing season, and do not attempt to cut at all until the following 
spring. An improved thick leaf variety and the favorite with the market gardeners. The 
thick, fleshy leaves are of especially good flavor, blanching almost naturally. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
50c; Yi lb., $1.50; lb., $5.00, postpaid. 
Italian Dandelion. (Ciccoria Catalogna). (76 days). This variety is an annual and some¬ 
times called “Asparagus Chicory,” and may be cut several times in a season as the new 
shoots appear. Plant medium thin, one-half inch deep, from the middle of July to the 
middle of August in 3-foot rows, leaving ten inches between the plants. The cutting must 
be through before freezing weather. One ounce will sow a row 100 feet long; 3 lbs. will sow 
an acre. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; % lb., 75c; lb., $2.50, postpaid. 
DILL 
(Anethum Graveolens). An annual with seeds of a peculiar pungent taste, often added to 
pickling cucumbers to heighten the flavor. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c. 
EGGPLANT 
One ounce will plant a row 100 feet long; 6 ounces will produce sufficient plants to set an acre. 
Culture: As the seeds are not of vigorous germination and require much greater 
heat than is necessary or desirable for other plants, they should be carefully sown in 
a greenhouse or specially prepared hotbed. Sow one-fourth of an inch deep in Febru¬ 
ary or early March. When 2 or 3 inches high, set the plants out in small pots to induce 
stockiness, and if possible, transplant again into a larger size, since with every trans¬ 
fer, the plant gains strength. Our Norfolk growers use a basket about 6 inches square, 
without a bottom, made by folding a slat that comes for that purpose, so as to be 
easily removed when the plants are set in the field. Do not risk setting out the plants 
in the open ground too early, as a single cold night will sometimes seriously check the 
growth and probably cause the first blossoms to drop. When the weather has turned 
permanently warm, set them in the field in rows 4 feet wide, leaving 3 feet between 
plants. Outdoor sowings should not be made before May. 
Black Beauty. (80 days). The most popular variety along the entire coast, and 
especially valued on account of its earliness. The fruit is somewhat egg-shaped, 
and the color such a rich dark purple that the name of “Black Beauty” is quite 
justified. Pkt., 10c; oz,, 40c; lb., $1.25; Ib., $4.00, postpaid. 
Tait's Thorobred Perfection. (85 days). The fruit of this variety is a regular 
oval, very smooth and rarely showing any tinge of yellow or red, the bright purple 
skin having almost the lustre of satin. Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; 54 lb*> $1*25; lb., $4.00, 
postpaid. 
Florida High Bush. (85 days). About the same color as Tait’s Perfection, but not 
as early. This variety is liked by market gardeners in the extreme South, espe¬ 
cially Florida. It is very hardy, productive, and stands shipping well. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 40c; ^ lb., $1.25; lb., $4.00, postpaid. 
White Curled Endive 
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ENDIVE 
Full Heart Batavian Endive 
One ounce will plant a row 100 feet long; 4 lbs. for an acre. 
One pound will produce enough plants to set an acre. 
Culture: Sow one-fourth inch deep from April to September, in 
18-inch rows, thinning the plants when about 2 inches high to 10 
inches in the row. Cultivate about the same as for lettuce, except 
that the green sorts have to be blanched. When the leaves have 
grown to about 8 inches, gather them in the hand and tie together 
with soft twine or raffia, allowing 2 or 3 weeks for the blanching to 
be completed. 
Full Heart Batavian. (85 days). A distinctly improved form of 
broad leaf Batavian or Escarolle. The heads are 18 inches across, 
with deep, full, compact, well blanched hearts of infolded thick 
broad leaves of splendid quality. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 54 lb*, 40c; 
lb., $1.50, postpaid. 
Green Curled. (90 days). The standard variety, very hardy, with 
deep green leaves that are finely crinkled and curled. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 10c; 54 lb., 35c; lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
White Curled. (95 days). Very similar to Green Curled, but with 
light green leaves that do not require tying up to blanch. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 10c; 54 lb., 35c; lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
French Endive. (See Witloof Chicory, page 11)^_ __ 
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