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ENDIVE 
CULTURE—For early use, sow in April; for late 
use in June or July. Sow in drills, covering lightly. 
When plants are about three inches high thin to one 
foot apart in the rows; cultivate well, and when 
nearly full grown, and plants are dry, begin to 
blanch by tying the leaves together. 

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GREEN CURLED. 
GREEN CURLED. The hardiest vari- 
ety; leaves dark green, which are 
readily useful as a salad, and much 
used for garnishing. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 4% Ib. 45c, Ib. $1.25 
BROAD LEAVED BATAVIAN. Heads 
are large, leaves broad and thick, 
and used for flavoring soups; when 
blanched. inner leaves make a fine 
salad. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 144 Ib. 45c, Ib. $1.25 
WHITE CURLED. For early use; 
should be used when young. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15¢c, 44 Ib. 45c, Ib. $1.25 
DANDELION 
CULTURE Sow the seed in well-manured 
soil as soon as the weather will permit. Sow 
in drills twelve inches apart and thin to three 
inches. 
IMPROVED THICK LEAVED. Culti- 
vated for spring greens; an im- 
mense improvement on the com- 
mon Dandelion, both in size and 
thickness. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 45c, “4 Ib. $1.50, Ib. $5.25 

OKRA or GUMBO 
CULTURE—Seed should be soaked before 
planting to insure quick and even germination. 
sow in rows two to three feet apart and thin 
to twelve to eighteen inches in the row. Gather 
pods when young. It is delicious in soups. 
LADY FINGER. Plants of tall growth. 
producing long slender pods of pale 
green color, which retain their ten- 
derness until nearly full grown. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c,, %4 Ib. 25c, Ib. 65¢c 
WHITE VELVET. Of tall growth with 
long pods, which are round, smooth 
and of a velvety white coloring. 
Pkt. 5c, 0z. 15e, %4 Ib. 25c, Ib. 
TOBACCO 
HAVANA. Extra fine; imported. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 35c, %4 Ib. $1.10, Ib. $3.25 
65¢c 
EGG PLANT 
CULTURE—Sow in hotbed in February or March 
and keep well protected so that the growth be rapid 
and not checked. When two inches high, transplant 
to pots, boxes or in the beds three to four inches 
apart, and when frost is past, set out three feet 
apart in a deep, rich loamy soil. 
NEW YORK IMPROVED PURPLE. 
The leading market variety and un- 
doubtedly the best size, quality and 
productiveness. 
Pkt. 5c, 0z. 35c, 4% Ib. $1.00, Ib. $3.50 
BLACK BEAUTY. Earliest of all. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 35c, 1% lb. $1.00, Ib. $3.50 
GOURDS 
Useful for Darning or Nest Eggs 
CULTURE—This interesting gourd produces 
white fruit exactly the size and shape of a hen's 
egg. The matured fruit does not crack, and will 
serve for years as a nest egg, or for darning 
stockings or ornarhental purposes. Matures in 
65 days. 
ORNAMENTAL GOURDS, MIXED. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 35c, 1% Ib. $1.00 
JAPANESE NEST EGG. Fruit small 
and creamy white: it exactly re- 
sembles the eggs of a hen. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 35c, 44 Ib. $1.00 
Kale or Borecole 
CULTURE—Sow from August 15th to Octo- 
ber 15th, either broadcast or in drills eighteen 
inches apart, and give some cultivation and they 
will yield greens throughout the winter. 
DWARF PURPLE CURLED. Very 
hardy and fine quality; so hand- 
some that it is frequently grown 
for ornaments. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, % Ib. 40c, Ib. $1.00 
TALL SCOTCH. Grows about two feet 
high with abundant dark green very 
curly leaves. Very hardy. 
Pkt. Se, oz, 15c, 144 Ib. 40c, Ib. $1.00 
LEEK 
CULTURE—Superior to onions for soup flavor- 
ing, ete. Sow early in the spring in a light, 
rich, moist soil in drills half an inch deep. 
When six or eight inches high, trim off the tops 
and roots and transplant four to six inches apart. 
BROAD AMERICAN FLAG. Large 
and superior to London Flag; very 
popular with market gardeners. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, 14 lb. 70c, Ib. $2.00 
MUSTARD 
SOUTHERN GIANT CURLED MUS- 
TARD. Veiy hardy and the most 
popular for greens. Leaves large and 
wide, bright green and very curly on 
the edges. The plant, although 
slightly spreading, is quite upright 
In growth. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15¢e, 14-Ib. 40c 
