

SEED GROWERS 29 
EGG PLANT 
Plants of the varieties listed below, set in the field early i i 
S , y in June at our Experimental 
Gardens near Detroit, always produce marketable fruits in August or early Ses teree 
Days 
from 
Setting 
BLACK BEAUTY Plaats 
Popular home and market sort. Plants thrifty, 24—30 in. tall, commonly bear 80 
4 to 6 large fruits which are smooth, broad egg-shaped; uniform, very rich 
dark purple, retaining the color a long time. 
FLORIDA HIGH BUSH 
Popular variety for shipping. Plants of strong upright growth producing 85 
fruit well above the ground. Fruit similar to Improved Large Purple, but 
slightly larger, more slender, and not as uniformly dark in color. 
FORT MYERS MARKET 
Vigorous and very productive high bush variety, holding fruits well off the 85 
ground, Fruits ideal size for shipment, 9 to 10 inches long, 54% to 614 inches 
diameter, nearly egg shaped, broadest near blossom end. Outstanding for deep 
purnuse black color and high gloss. Especially adapted to Florida and Cuban 
conditions. 
IMPROVED LARGE PURPLE (Spineless) 
The standard home and market sort. Plants large. 30—36 in. tall; very pro- 80 
ductive, commonly bearing 4—5 or more large, handsome, dark purple, sym- 
metrical, broad egg-shaped fruits. 
NEW HAMPSHIRE HYBRID 
Developed by the New Hampshire Experiment Station and awarded All- 70 
America Silver Medal in 1939. An early maturing variety well adapted for 
aoe where growing season is short. Fruits medium size, round to oval, deep 
purple. 
ENDIVE 
BROAD LEAVED BATAVIAN (Escarolle) Days 
Grown in market gardens and for shipping. Plants large; leaves broad, 90 
thick, somewhat twisted; compact and blanches readily. 
COS 
This distinct new type of Endive was introduced by us and given Honor- 95 
able Mention in the 1941 All-America trials. The young plants have much the 
same appearance as Broad Leaved Batavian but the mature plants more closely 
resemble Cos Lettuce. The plant is erect with full hearts which blanch to a 
clear yellow. The blanched leaves are crisp and tender and combine sweet- 
ness and with the characteristic slightly bitter tang of endive. 
DEEP HEART FRINGED 6 
Our 1940 All-America Silver Medal winner. Entirely new type of endive, 90 
between Full Heart Batavian and Green Curled, but more upright in growth 
: than either, and leaves broader than Green Curled. Outer leaves turn upward, 
making plants less susceptible to bottom rots than most endives. Extra deep, 
well filled hearts blanch to clear creamy yellow. 
FULL HEART BATAVIAN 
Distinctly improved form of Broad Leaved Batavian or Escarolle. Plant 90 
medium large with very deep, full, compact well-blanched heart of infolded 
broad leaves that are of thick buttery texture. 
GREEN CURLED, Green Ribbed Y 
A variety with deeply cut leaf margins, but not curled as is Moss Curled. 95 
It.is medium large in size and blanches well at the heart in late summer and 
fall. The mid-ribs or stems are pure green. 
LARGE GREEN CURLED, Pink Ribbed 
(Also known as Large Curled Pancalier.) A late, coarsely toothed variety 95 
of good size, which forms a good, blanched heart in the late fall. The midrib or 
leaf stem is tinged with rose. 
MOSS CURLED 
Leaves medium gre 
en, decidedly cut and finely curled. Mid-ribs narrow and 95 
very white. awe 
