DANDELION 
One ounce will plant a row 100 feet long; 4 to 6 lbs. for an acre. 
Tdit’s Thorobred Cabbaging This variety of Dandelion is a perennial and can be 
cut very early in the spring, as the leaves are among 
the first to appear. Sow one-half inch deep in July or August in rows 18 inches apart, leaving 9 
to 12 inches between the plants. Cultivate well throughout the growing season, and do not 
attempt to cut at all until the following spring. An improved thick leaf variety and the favorite 
with the market gardeners. The thick, fleshy leaves are of especially good flavor, blanching 
almost naturally. Pkt., 15c; oz., 60c; 14 lb., $1.75; lb., $6.00, postpaid. 
‘ ‘ (Ciccoria Catalogna). (75 days). This variety is an annual and some- 
Italian Dandelion. times called “Asparagus Chicory,” and may be cut several times in 
a season as the new shoots appear. Plant medium thin, one-half inch deep, from the middle of 
July to the middle of August in 3-foot rows, leaving ten inches between the plants. The cutting 
must be through before freezing weather. One ounce will sow a row 100 feet long; 3 lbs., will 
sow an acre. Pkt., 15c; oz., 60c; 14 Ib., $1.75; lb., $6.00, postpaid. 
DILL 
(Anethum Graveolens). An annual with seeds of a peculiar pungent taste, often added to 
pickling cucumbers to heighten the flavor. Pkt., 10c; 0oz., 60c. 
EGGPLANT 
One ounce will plant a row 100 feet long; 6 ounces will produce sufficient plants to set an acre. 
Culture: As the seeds are not of vigorous germination and require much greater heat than is 
necessary or desirable for other plants, they should be carefully sown in a greenhouse or spe- 
cially prepared hotbed. Sow one-fourth of an inch deep in February or early March. When 2 or 3 
inches high, set the plants out in small pots to induce stockiness, and if possible, 
transplant again into a larger size, since with every transfer, the plant gains 
strength. Our Norfolk growers use a basket about 6 inches square, without a bottom, 
made by folding a slat that comes for that purpose, so as to be easily removed when 
the plants are set in the field. Do not risk setting out the plants in the open ground 
too early, as a single cold night will sometimes seriously check the growth and prob- 
ably cause the first blossoms to drop. When the weather has turned permanently 
warm, set them in the field in rows 4 feet wide, leaving 3 feet between plants. Out- 
door sowing should not be made before May. 
Bla ck B eaut (80 days). The most popular variety along the entire coast, 
y- and especially valued on account of its earliness. The fruit is 
somewhat egg-shaped, and the color such a rich dark purple that the name of 
“Black Beauty” is quite justified. Pkt., 10c; oz., 45c; 14 Ib., $1.35; Ib., $4.50; 
postpaid. 
“a7 ° (85 days). The fruit of this variety is a 
Tait’s Thorobred Perfection. {2).58° raion cot P ana vacele 
showing any tinge of yellow or red, the bright purple skin having almost the lustre 
of satin. Pkt., 10c; oz., 45c; %4 Ib., $1.35; Ib., $4.50, postpaid. 
° : (85 days). About the same color as Tait’s Perfection, 
Florida High Bush. but not as early. This variety is liked by market gar- 
deners in the extreme South, especially Florida. It is very hardy, productive, and 
stands shipping well. Pkt., 10c; oz., 45c; 4 Ib., $1.35; lb., $4.50, postpaid. Pull Heart Batavian Endive 
ENDIVE 
One ounce will plant a row 100 feet long; 4 lbs. for an acre. 
One pound will produce enough plants to set an acre. 
Culture: Sow one-fourth inch deep from April to Sept., in 18-inch rows; thin plants 
when about 2 inches high to 10 inches in the row. Cultivate about the same as lettuce. 
H (85 days). A distinctly improved form of broad leaf 
Full Hea rt Batavian. Batavian or Escarolle. The heads are 18 inches across, 
with deep, full, compact, well blanched hearts of infolded thick broad leaves of splen- 
did quality. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 44 Ib., 35c; 1b., $1.25, postpaid. 
(90 days). The standard variety, very hardy, with deep green 
Green Cur led. leaves that do not require tying up to blanch. Pkt., 50; oz., 100; 
4, Ib., 30; Ib., $1.00, postpaid. 
White Curled (95 days). Very similar to Green Curled, but with light green 
* leaves that do not require tying up to blanch. Pkt., 50; oz., 100; 
¥% Ib., 30c; Ib., $1.00, postpaid. 
FLORENCE FENNEL 
(Finnochio) 
Green Curled Endive A delicious Italian vegetable which tastes quite like celery, but sweeter and more 
delicate in flavor. Sow at intervals from March to July % an inch deep, and 18 inches 
apart, and when the plants are large enough, thin to 8 inches in the row and cultivate 
frequently. The enlarged leaf-bases are usually boiled in preparation for the table, 
HORSER ADISH but the bottom and stalk are blanched by drawing the earth up to them like celery. 
This is usually done when the enlargement of leaf stalk at base is about the size of 
M li K A remarkable Bohemian a hen’s egg, and in about 10 days cutting may begin and continue as the plants in- 
aliner Kren. variety with enormous crease in growth. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 44 lb., 60c; Ib., $2.00, postpaid. 
roots that are almost pure white, and of pecu- ° 
liarly fine flavor. Dozen, 400; 100, $2.00, postpaid. Gherkin, (ee cucumber). 

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