F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 
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Chicory 
AN OLD WORLD FAVORITE! 
Chicory is a very popular vegetable in 
Europe and in this country among the 
Italian people. The leaves are used as 
fresh or cooked greens, while in other va¬ 
rieties the roots are also used. Seed can 
be sown from February to October, sow¬ 
ing in August for the main winter crop, as 
this crop is a heavy feeder, free use of 
fertilizer insures a good crop. 
WITLOOF or FRENCH ENDIVE— This is a 
sub-variety of Large-Rooted Madgeburg 
and is remarkable for the width of leaves 
and great size of leaves and stalks. Roots 
forced or grown in trenches produce the 
well known salad vegetable called "Wit- 
loof" in Belgium and "Endive" in Paris. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, Vi lb. 50c, lb, $1.50. 
CASTELFRANCO or GIANT ROSE VARIE¬ 
GATED —The leaves are very brbad and 
undulated,' forming a loose head tinted in 
red, rose and yellow, some leaves being 
splashed or mottled, making them very 
atractive in appearance. The leaves are 
thick, fleshy, crisp, tender, and of exquisite 
flavor, being milder than other varieties. 
Pkt. 15c. Vz oz. 25c, oz. 40c, Vi lb. $1.10, 
lb. $3.00. 
LARGE-ROOTED MADGEBURG or COF¬ 
FEE —The dried and prepared roots are 
much used as a coffee substitute. The 
young leaves are widely used in salads 
or along with the young roots are delicious 
when boiled. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, Vi lb. 50c, 
lb. $1.50. 
Chicory, Castelfranco 
TREVIG1ANA or ROSE COLORED— This is 
one of the most popular varieties in Italy 
for salad use because the slightly rose 
tinted leaves are large and fleshy, some¬ 
what like Batavian Endive, and of a mild, 
tender, crisp and exquisite flavor. Pkt. 15c, 
Vz oz. 25c, oz. 40c, Vi lb. $1.10, lb. $3.00. 
RADICHETTA or BARBE DI CAPUCIN — 
This variety is more widely used for sum¬ 
mer greens than for salads. The leaves 
are long and narrow, and will blanch 
rapidly when plants are set close together. 
This variety is also forced and known to 
the French as "Barbe di Capucin." Pkt 
10c, oz. 25c, i/4 lb. 75c. 
Witloof or French 
Endive 
Large-Rooted Medgeburg 
or Coffee 
"Bearmor" 
is the best 
Fertilizer 
for your 
Vegetable 
Garden 
Eggplant 
This plant requires a warm even tem¬ 
perature. The seed is slow germinating, 
requiring 4 to 6 weeks to produce plants 
for field planting, so seed should be sown 
in a hot bed during December or Janu¬ 
ary. Sow later for later crops. Transplant 
to open field when 2 inches tall if weather 
and soil conditions permit, setting plants 
18 inches apart in rows 30 inches apart. 
NEW YORK IMPROVED— A very excellent 
standard variety growing strong bushes 
which are larger than the Black Beauty 
and better in that respect for keeping the 
"egg" off the ground. The large purplish 
black fruits are heavy at the blossom end, 
narrow toward the stem end, and are 
smooth and of fine quality. Pkt. 5c, Vz oz. 
25c, oz. 50c, Vi lb. $2.00, lb. $6.00. 
EARLY LONG PURPLE— An early variety 
with club-shaped dark purple fruits 6 to 8 
Corn Salad 
inches long, very productive and of fine 
quality. Pkt. 5c, Vz oz. 25c, oz. 40c, Vi lb. 
$1.10, lb. $4.00. 
Fennel or Finocchio 
The edible portion is the enlarged leaf¬ 
stalk which is blanched and used as salad, 
either alone or with other salad plants. 
When boiled it has a sweet, spicy, and 
very distinct aromatic flavor. The cultural 
methods best for this plant approximate 
that for Celery. 
FLORENCE (Sweet Anise) —This is an ex¬ 
cellent hardy annual, very crisp, of med¬ 
ium size with sweet and aromatic flavor. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, V 4 lb. 35c, lb. 90c. 
LARGE SICILIAN — Large and white; of 
vigorous growth. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 
35c, lb. 90c. 
Garlic 
Garlic is propagated largely by the cloves 
(smaller segments of the bulbs) as planting 
from seed is not practical. Plant cloves in 
November and December in rows 12 inches 
Corn Salad 
(Fetticus or Lamb's Lettuce) 
A fine salad plant, both stems and leaves 
being used. Often used as substitute for 
Lettuce and Endive. Drill seed in rows 12 
inches apart covering seed Vi inch with 
fine rich soil and press down firmly It 
is best grown for late fall, winter and 
early spring use. If sown in the spring the 
tender delicious leaves can be harvested 
in 6 or 8 weeks. 
LARGE SEEDED —Vigorous grower, pro¬ 
ducing large healthy plants with round 
light green leaves. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, Vi lb. 
50c, Vz lb. 75, lb. $1.25. 
apart, dropping cloves 3 to 4 inches apart, 
covering them 2 inches. The culture is the 
same as for Onions and are ready for har¬ 
vest when tops are dry. Bulbs 30c per lb., 
postpaid. 
Eggplant, New York Improved 
