Eierpflanze (Ger.) EGG PLANT Melanzani (It.) 
A packet of seed will produce about 50 plants; an ounce about 200 plants. 
This delicious vegetable should be in every garden. It is also a profitable crop to prow for market. 
In sowing Egg Plant seed, care should be taken not to cover it more than in. deep, and to keep 
the temperature from 70 to 90 degrees. For the home garden it is often more satisfactory to buy the 
plants. See page 82. The young plants are often injured by insects, to prevent which it is a good 
plan to dust with Sulrole even before the plants are set in the open ground. Plant in rows 8 feet 
apart each way. The plants do best on rather light rich soil. In the North the seed should be sown 
in March under glass and the plants set out the last of May. 
NEW HAMPSHIRE HYBRID. 
(NEW.) A 1939 All America Winner. The 
earliest large fruited egg plant. See photo 
and description on page 2. 
Pkt. 15c; K Oz. 35c; Oz. $1.00; M Lb. $3.25. 
EXTRA EARLY DWARF PURPLE or Black 
Prince. Valuable for northern latitudes where 
the seasons are short. The fruit is not large but 
is very early prolific and very dark. The quality 
is excellent. Recommended for home gardens 
where medium size fruit is wanted. 
Pkt, 10c; Oz. 50c; M Lb. $1.35; Lb. $4.50. 
Early Long Purple. Fine For Home Gardens. 
An early variety with dark purple fruit 6 to 8 
inches long and 2 to 3 inches through. The 
fruit is of excellent quality and just the right 
size for slicing. Early and prolific. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 50c; M Lb. $1.35; Lb. $4.50. 
BLACK BEAUTY. ?Y ue Ear,y Strain. 
- 11ns is a handsome, 
large, early and prolific variety and is the kind 
grown most extensively by market gardeners. 
It is the finest stock we have ever seen. The 
fruit is large and is of a deep and rich color. 
The plants are of robust growth and are very 
prolific. As it is early, this stock ripens large 
crops before frost even in our short seasons 
here in the North. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 50c; fi Lb. $1.45; Lb. $4.85. 
EGG PLANT Plants. See page 82. 
Black Beauty Egg Plant 
Small Fruits for the Home Garden 
Small fruits do not take up a great deal of space and add immeasurably to the value and satisfaction 
of the home garden. See pages 83 to 85 for Strawberries, Raspberries, Blackberries and Grapes. 
Endivien (Ger.) ENDIVE Endivia (It.) 
A packet of seed will soiv 
Endive makes excellent salads, especially in autumn and winter. It is 
easily grown and takes little space in the garden. Seed can be sown any 
time from early spring until August 1st in the Northern states. For fall 
and winter use the seeds should not be sown until about July 1st. Sow 
in rows 18 to 24 inches apart thinning the plants to a foot apart. To 
feet of row; 1 ounce 100 feet. 
blanch, draw the outer leaves over the center and tie them or they may 
be blanched by placing a narrow board down the center of the row T over 
the heads. This should be done when the plants are nearly full grown. 
It is best to blanch a few at a time as wanted for use. 
Endive 
Full Heart Batavian Green Curled (Chicory) 
This photo shows the two types of Endive; Broad Leaved (left) and Curled (right). 
“French Endive” or Witloof Chicory 
Special Selected Stock 
Cichorien-Wurzel (Ger.) Cicora selvatica (It.) 
An ounce of seed ivill produce 3000 to 5000 roots, a packet 300 to 500 roots. 
Full directions for raising the crop will be sent to anyone interested. 
This so-called “French Endive” or more properly Witloof Chicory is a 
most appetizing and delicious salad and is so easily raised that everyone 
can enjoy it all winter with very little trouble. Seed sown in May or June 
produces roots which, when taken up and placed in sand in a warm dark 
place, throw out large tender white sprouts which are used as salad. These 
sprouts are commonly called “French Endive.” 
The seed we offer is the best strain we know. It was grown from espe¬ 
cially selected full grown “forced” plants and will produce large compact 
heads which often weigh over lb. each. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; % Lb. 90c; Lb. $3.00. 
“Last season my small garden was most successful, for which f give full credit to the 
excellence of your seed. I succeeded (after failure in previous trials) in raising French 
Endive following your directions, and am now enjoying thefruils of my labors. It tastes 
pretty good with the thermometer outside at Ifi below zero.” 
Chester L. Foster, 81 lfoyle St., Norwood, Mass. January 21, 1838. 
GREEN CURLED PANCALIER. Full Hearted Strain. Grows larger 
than Green Curled and the leaves are not quite so finely cut. It is laler 
in maturing but when well grown it forms a large full heart of fine 
quality. The blanched heads are an attractive, delicate yellow in the 
heart. Used largely by market growers. Pink Ribbed. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; M Lb. 45c; Lb. $1.40. 
GREEN CURLED. (Sometimes called “Chicory”). The leaves are 
large and finely cut and curled and easily blanch to a creamy white in 
the center. This is a most popular curled variety. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; M Lb. 45c; Lb. $1.40. 
FULL HEART BATAVIAN (Escarole). Large, thick leaves, dark green, 
curled only on the edges. Forms a large compact head which blanches 
to a beautiful light yellow and is of the finest quality, being very mild 
and without bitterness. Broad leaves. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; Lb. 50c; Lb. $1.65. 
FLORIDA DEEP HEART. Has I arge broad leaves, which make a heavy 
plant with a full deep heart. This is some improvement over Full Heart. 
Batavian and the best of the broad leaved varieties. True slock. 
Pkt, 10c; Oz. 20c; Lb. 50c; Lb. $1.65. 
French Endive. Forced Heads of Witloof Chicory 
It is easy to raise this delightful winter salad. 
HARRIS’ SEEDS —1 939 
JOSEPH HARRIS CO., Inc., COLDWATER, N. Y. 
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