20 
OUR EGG PLANT SEED IS RAISED IN NEW JERSEY 
EGG PLANT-Continued 
New York Improved—130 
Days. This is probably the 
oldest and best known variety 
on the market. It is early, pro¬ 
duces 4 to 6 very large fruit of 
excellent quality. The fruit is 
better if grown on a sandy loam. 
Florida High Bush — 130 
Days. We cannot recommend 
this variety nearly as highly as 
we do the Landreths’ Large 
Round Purple, or Black Beauty, 
although it is very popular in 
some sections. The fruit is not 
as large nor as round as the 
New York Improved. Vines 26 
to 32 inches, more vigorous, and 
a continuous bearer. 
Manatee Special—115 Days. 
A distinct Florida development 
evidently a cross between a 
Florida High Bush and Black 
Beauty. The fruit is shorter 
and thicker than the High Bush. 
Black Beauty Egg Plant 
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ENDIVE 
Native of China and Japan. Sow Two Ounces of Seed for 100 Yards of Row. Plant Three Pounds 
to the Acre. Seed breaks ground in 6 days. One inch high in 10 days under most favorable 
circumstances in greenhouse. Sow in the Spring as soon as the earth is free from frost and replant to 
within 60 days of Autumn frost. Drill in rows 2 feet apart, and thin the plants to 8 inches. Tie up the loose 
leaves or cover with a pot to blanch the salad. This is one of the most palatable Vegetables which can be 
used as a salad as well as a garnish to table vegetables. Endive, when grown properly and bleached with 
care, will produce one of the best salads that can be grown. Few people appreciate its value. 
Endive can be eaten uncooked in salad forms or boiled like Spinach; a distinct flavor and very palatable 
when bleached. It is of rapid growth, highly esteemed and may be sown at all seasons of the year except 
Winter. The plants are of rosette shape and can be tied up and bleached pure white like Celery. Es¬ 
pecially desirable as a Winter salad. Grown largely by Market Gardeners. 
Broad-Leaved Batavian or Escarolle—90 Days- 
Foliage broad and flat, 16 inches in diameter—deep 
green leaves with thick midrib. Leaves are exceed¬ 
ingly palatable when well bleached. Stands dry 
weather better than any other sort of Endive. We 
believe that this variety is unsurpassed for salad 
when it is bleached by an experienced gardener. 
Giant Green Curled or Ruffick—85 Days. This 
variety is sometimes called Oyster, as in the Eastern 
States where Oysters on the shell are exhibited, it is 
frequently used as a garnish to display them. This 
is a hardy growing variety, 16 to 18 inches in diam¬ 
eter, with deep green leaves. When tied up these 
plants of red footstalks bleach white very quickly. 
True Heart or Full Heart—86 Days. An Im¬ 
proved Batavian. Same as Batavian only broader 
and thicker head at eating stage. Excellent shipping 
qualities for market gardener. 
White Curled—96 Days. A distinct variety of 
white or light-colored leaves. More delicate and 
smaller in form than the large green curled. Less 
astringent than the green; is slightly easier to bleach. 
Value in Seeds 
The Value of Seeds is not shown in appearance. They may be clean, bright, plump, but worth¬ 
less. Seed buying is a matter of confidence. Confidence in the Seed Merchant on the part of the 
planter. The price of the Seed is of little consequence, the quality of the Seed is of great importance. 
Giant Green Curled or Ruffick Endive 
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