ENDIVE 
Sow in rows in early spring, thinning to a foot apart. 
May be blanched by tying the leaves up, but only tie a 
few at a time, for blanching doesn’t take long, and 
the plants stand better if unblanched. A desirable tangy 
eS For FRENCH ENDIVE, see Chicory Witloof, page 
GIANT FRINGED OR CURLED—Leaves of rich green 
are finely cut to feathery beauty. Blanches creamy 
white. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 25c; % |b. 80. 
DEEPHEART BATAVIAN—Here the leaves are broader, 
not slashed, but somewhat twisted and waved, forming a 
fairly compact, rather upright tuft, giving a full deep 
heart that may be blanched to a pale golden crispness. Pkt. 
10c; 1 oz. 25c; %4 Ib. 80ce. 
EGGPLANT 
Not at all hard to grow, given handling of Tomato. 
Like Tomato, should be started early and _ transplanted. 
It rather prefers a rich, warm, loamy soil. When you 
grow your own Eggplant, you can be sure of having them 
ready for table at just the right stage, before the deli- 
cate flavor has been injured by seeds forming, or by the 
wilting and toughening that the fruits undergo when 
picked long in advance of use. 
BLACK BEAUTY—80 days. It is the most popular home 
garden sort, and with good reason, for it is fairly early, 
and as sure a cropper as an Eggplant can be. The plants 
are rather dwarf, thornless, and yield heavily of large and 
firm fruits of a rich, black-purple coloring. Table quality 
is not excelled by any other. Pkt. 10c; 1% oz. 30c. 
KISSIN—70 days. Likely the earliest of all, and of 
greatest value in short season areas, but good anywhere 
that one is in a hurry for fresh Eggplant from the garden. 
The deep purple fruits are about six inches long by three 
inches. through, a shape that makes for easy slicing. Fine 
flavor. Decidedly prolific, a rather small bush often 
AGN as many as 12 fruits. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 35c; 1 oz. 
Cc. 
FLORIDA HIGH-BUSH—85 days. A_ splendid market 
variety, valued by truckers, save in short season climates. 
Robust, vigorous, spineless plants that bear great quan- 
tities of cylindrical and uniform purple fruits. Highly re- 
sistant to disease, drought, and bad weather. Pkt. 10c; 
% oz. 35¢e31 oz. 60c; %4 Ib. $2.00. 
LEEK 
Perhaps the most tender and most delicate flavored mem- 
ber of the onion group. It makes no bulb, just a long, very 
thick stem, and this is blanched by drawing earth to it. 
Sow seed in early spring, rich soil needed. Rows should 
be 18 inches apart, plants thinned to four or five inch 
spacing. We offer the LONDON FLAG variety. Pkt. 10c; 
% oz. 40c; 1 oz. 70c. 
HORSERADISH 
The most appreciated of early spring appetizers, the 
roots ground or grated, then vinegar added. Grown from 
sections of the smaller roots. From spring planting, one 
may start using in late autumn, but it is more usual to 
wait until the next spring before digging. A hardy 
perennial. Plant sets with small end down. Bundle of 15 
for 50c; 50 for $1.50; 100 for $2.75. 
KOHLRABI 
Grown for the tender, crispy, succulent, bulb-like en- 
largement of the stem, all entirely above ground. Used 
cooked, in almost any way that either Turnip or Cabbage is 
served, flavor a blended reminder of the two, but rather 
more delicate than either, equal to the best of Cauliflower, 
(that’s our opinion, no guarantee that yours will be the 
same). Of easiest handling. Just sow in rows and thin 
to a plant about every five inches., Make first scwing early, 
with two more at ten day intervals, and another, this for 
fall use, in say the last week of July. Use when “bulbs’’ 
are about 214 inches in diameter. You won’t like them 
if they get too big, that’s the why of the succession sow- 
ings. WHITE VIENNA variety, pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c; 
1 oz. 45¢c; 4 Ib. $1.60. 
As a world, this one wouldn’t be so bad if man could 
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PEARCE VEGETABLE GARDEN 
To those who find difficulty in making selection we offer 
this group, all kinds of high table quality and wide adapta- 
bility. At separate prices the sorts and quantities total 
$5.05, but we will send them anywhere in the United States 
for FOUR DOLLARS. 1% lb. Bean Stringless Greenpod, 
4 Ib. Bean Henderson Bush Lima, 1 oz. Beet Detroit 
Red, pkt. Swiss Chard Lucullus, pkt. Cabbage Jersey Wake- 
field, pkt. Cabbage Allhead, pkt. Cauliflower Snowball, 
pkt. Carrot Coreless, pkt. Carrot Chantenay, pkt. Celery 
Golden Plume, % lb. Corn Golden Bantam, % lb. Corn 
Evergreen, pkt. Cucumber Straight Eight, pkt. Cucumber 
Everbearing, pkt. Lettuce Grand Rapids, pkt. Lettuce New 
York 515, pkt. Muskmelon Pride of Wisconsin, pkt. Water- 
melon Winter, pkt. Parsnip Guernsey, pkt. Spanish Onion, 
1 lb. Onion Sets, % lb. Pea Little Marvel, % Ib. Pea 
Thomas Laxton, % Ib. Pet Potlatch, pkt. Pepper California 
Wonder, 1 oz. Radish Rapid Red, pkt. Radish Sparkler, pkt. 
Radish Icicle, 1 oz. Spinach King of Denmark, pkt. Salsify, 
pkt. Zucchini Marrow Squash, pkt. Squash Delicious, pkt. 
Tomato Matchless, pkt. Turnip White Egg, pkt. Rutabaga 
Bucks County. 385 kinds, value $5.05 for FOUR DOLLARS 
ordered as PEARCE VEGETABLE GARDEN. No changes 
can be made. 
GOLD-BERRY 
_ The fruits remind one of somewhat flattened Raspberries 
in a rich golden-orange coloring, but the flavor is quite its 
own, both sweeter and more tart than that of the Rasp- 
berry. It is an herbaceous perennial, roots living over 
from year to year, but the stems annual, dying back each 
fall. It grows to about a foot of height, and will spread 
slowly from the roots to form eventually small clumps. It 
gives a good yield of fruit, and it is fruit that you will 
be pretty sure to like. Quite ornamental, also, when cov- 
ered with the large white flowers, and sometimes it is 
used as decorative ground cover. It is Rubus xanthocarpus, 
and its home is the wild west of China. Seeds need cold 
for germination, and are best sown in late autumn, coming 
up in spring. Will, though, often grow if sown at first 
possible moment in spring, and if it does not come first 
season from spring sowings, will simply lie dormant over 
summer and come up next spring. Fruits at one year. 
Bktss15c: 
KALE 
Green leaves, excessively frilled and curled, a decora- 
tive garnishing, but grown primarily for the delicious 
“greens” that it yields in fall, and again in early spring. 
Indeed in winters not too severe, one can cut good leaves 
for greens then also, for the flavor is actually improved 
by frost. In the middle states, and below, where win- 
ters are not hard, and again in northern areas where 
snows are deep and stay pretty continuously during the 
hard season, Kale will carry through to spring without 
injury, but in the region between, where temperatures may 
at times go rather low without much snow about, it is 
well to give some protection of straw or other litter, this 
to be applied in latest autumn. Sow seeds in June, then 
transplant seedlings in manner of Cabbage. We offer here 
seeds of perhaps the most satisfactory kind, the DWARF 
GREEN CURLED. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 20c; % Ib. 70ce. 
GARDEN HUCKLEBERRY 
Not a Huckleberry though of Huckleberry appearance and 
use, round, black, a bit smaller than a Concord grape. It 
is an annual belonging to same general botanical family 
as tomato, pepper and eggplant, and it is grown just the 
same way, started from seed each season. In transplanting, 
though, put plants considerably closer than you would those 
of tomato. Fruit is not really ripe until a few days after 
turning black. Not edible uncooked, but with sugar and a 
bit of lemon, will make good pies. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 30c. 
MUSTARD 
Make three spring sowings at ten-day intervals. Then 
in August start sowing again for fall use. 
FORDHOOK FANCY—Curled and _ “{fringed ostrich-plume 
leaves of deep green. A handsome and vigorous sort, 
good for both salads and greens. Brassica juncea crispi- 
folia. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 15c; %4 Ib. 45c. 
TENDERGREEN—Elongate leaves, glossily green, tender, 
and of a delicate mild pungence. An adaptable sort, re- 
sistant to heat and cold. Quick as a Radish, first cutting 
often ready within 21 to 25 days after sowing. Valued 
particularly for greens. Brassica _ perviridis. PktweL0c. 
1 oz. 15c; %& lb. 45c. 
