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. 
V CASTELFRANCO or GIANT ROSE VA¬ 
RIEGATED —The leaves are very broad 
and undulated, forming a loose head tint¬ 
ed in red, rose and yellow, some leaves 
being splashed or mottled, making them 
very attractive in appearance. The leaves 
ore thick, fleshy, crisp, tender, and of ex¬ 
quisite flavor, being milder than other 
varieties. Pkt. 15c. V2 02 . 25c. oz. 40c, V4 
Ib. $1.10, Ib. $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. V 4 lb, 50c, 
lb. $1.50. 
RADICHETTA or BARBE DI CAPUCIN — 
This variety is more widely used for sum¬ 
mer greens than for salads. The leaves 
ore 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. J/4 lb. 75c. 
Chicory, Castelfranco 
V TREVIGIANA 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, 
somewhat like Batavian Endive, and of a 
mild, tender, crisp and exquisite flavor. 
Pkt. 15c. V2 oz. 25c, oz. 40c, V4 lb. $1.10. 
lb. $3.10. 
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, *4 lb. 50c, lb. $1.50. 
M’itloof or French 
Endive 
Large-Rooted Medgebiirg 
or Coffee 
"Bearmor" 
is the best 
Fertilizer 
for your 
Vegetable 
Garden 
Dandelion 
A healthy, nutritious and pleasant leafy 
green food that can be used early in the 
spring either for salad or boiled like Spin¬ 
ach. Sow in early spring in very warm 
rich soil in drills 18 inches apart and thin 
to 5 inches. 
CULTIVATED or FRENCH COMMON — A 
decided improvement on the wild dande¬ 
lion. Very early and vigorous in growth. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c. 
IMPROVED THICK LEAVED, or CABBAG¬ 
ING —Unsurpassed in thickness of leaf and 
deep green, color. It is compact and forms 
an upright tuft at the center, which 
blanches almost naturally. Pkt. 5c, V2 oz. 
25c, oz. 50c, Va Ib. $1.50. 
Garlic 
Garlic is propagated largely by the cloves 
(smaller segments of the bulbs) as planting 
from seed is not practical. Plant cloves in 
Corn Salad 
November and December in rows 12 inches 
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 
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 Va 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, Va lb. 
50c, V2 lb, 75. lb. $1.25. 
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. 
EARLY LONG PURPLE —An early variety 
with club-shaped dark purple fruits 6 to 8 
inches long, very productive and of fine 
quality. Pkt. 5c, V2 oz. 25c, 02 . 40c, Va lb. 
$1.10, lb. $4.00. 
VNEW YORK IMPROVED— A very excel¬ 
lent 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, V2 oz. 25c, oz. 50c, Va lb. $2.00. 
lb. $6.00. 
