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Longfellow—A variety suited to outdoor or 
greenhouse culture. Very large and extremely dark 
green over entire surface and holds its color after 
picking. White spined. 
Pkt. 10c Oz. 20c H lb. 50c 1 lb. $1.75 
Improved Long Green—Standard late large 
black spined variety for home garden; excellent 
for slicing; hardy and prolific, deep green, straight, 
slightly tapered. 
Pkt. 5c Oz. 15c M lb. 40c 1 lb. $1.25 
Dandelion 
Sow in drills 12 inches apart, covering seeds 
about one-half inch deep and thin plants to 4 
inches apart in rows. One oimce will plant 100 
feet of drill, one pound to the acre. 
Improved Thick-Leaved—A highly desirable 
variety with thick broad leaves. Very productive. 
Pkt. 10c Oz. 45c K lb. $1.40 1 lb. $4.50 
Dill 
Used for Flavoring Pickles or as a Condiment 
Long Island Mammoth—Grows 2 to 21^2 ft. 
high, with finely cut leaves. Seeds fiat and have 
a strong flavor. 
Pkt. 5c Oz. 15c M lb. 25c 1 lb. 75c 
Egg Plant 
Requires 4 to 6 weeks to produce plants for field 
setting. Seed should be sown in hotbed during 
March and when 2 or 3 inches high plants should 
be transplanted to pots. Set out in open ground 
during May in rows 3 feet apart, leaving 2 feet 
between plants. 
Early Long Purple—Extremely productive, ma¬ 
tures early, very attractive dark purple medium 
sized fruits. 
Pkt. 10c Oz. 40c M lb. $1.25 1 lb. $4.00 
New Hampshire Hybrid—Early and very pro¬ 
lific fruit, slighly smaller than Black Beauty but 
a much heavier yielder. 
Pkt. 10c Oz. 75c M lb. $2.50 
Improved New York Purple—The leading variety 
for home and market gardeners. Very productive 
of large smooth, broad oval, black-purple, glossy 
fruits. Very uni form. 
Pkt. 10c Oz. 40c K lb. $1.25 1 lb. $4.00 
Black Beauty—The earliest of all large fruited 
Egg Plants. The large egg-shaped purplish black 
fruits are smooth. And hold well after picking. 
Pkt. 10c Oz. 40c K lb. $1.25 1 lb. $4.00 
Endive 
For early use sow as soon as ground can be 
worked in spring in drills fifteen inches apart, 
thin plants to six inches in the row. Any ordinary 
soil will do, but a moist place is preferred. To 
blanch the leaves, gather them together when dry 
and tie with matting or cover with ordinary flower 
pots inverted. One ounce will produce about 
3000 plants; 
Green Curled 
Batavian Full Hearted (Escarolle)—An improved 
strain of Batavian Broad Leaved, having larger 
leaf, broader, thicker head and earlier in maturity. 
Pkt. ICc Oz. 15c 34 lb. 45c 1 lb. $1.50 
Green Curled—Leaves are curled giving plants 
a feathery appearance. Color rich green. Very 
desirable for salads. 
Pkt. 10c Oz. 15c M lb. 40c 1 lb. $1.25 
Moss Curled—Grows more compact than green 
curled, leaf stems often tinged purple; blanches 
creamy white. 
Pkt. 10c Oz. 15c 34 lb- 40c 1 lb. $1.25 
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