AeM 
ENDIVE 
Cc [ Yr oz. to 50-foot row; 3 to 4 Ibs. per acre. Same as for 
ulture lettuce. Seed can be sown any time during the year. 
When the plants are well started thin to 10 to 12 inches apart. When 
nearly full grown bleach the plants by tying the leaves together to 
exclude the light from the inner leaves or heart. Tying should always 
be done when the plants are quite dry, otherwise they may rot. A 
wholesome and delicious salad vegetable for fall and winter use. 
° (Escarolle) 88 to 90 days. An earlier variety forming 
Batavian large heads; very suitable for blanching. Used for fla- 
voring soups, stews, etc. (Pkt. 10c) (oz. 20c) (% Ib. 50c) (Ib. $1.50) 
postpaid. 
: (Pink Ribbed.) 65 days. This va- 
Green Curled Pancalier riety is more suitable for summer 
planting. Has good appearance and dense centers. (Pkt. 10c) 
(oz. 20c) (% Ib. 50c) (Ib. $1.50) postpaid. 
Green Curled Ruffec ‘Steen Ribbed.) 95 days. A hardy 
sort suitable for winter use. Leaves 
have mossy appearance. Used extensively by shippers and market 
growers. (Pkt. 10c) (oz. 20c) (Y% Ib. 50c) (Ib. $1.50) postpaid. 

A & M Ruffec Green Curled Endive 
AsM EGG PLANT 
1 packet to 50-foot row; 4 to 6 ozs. per acre; 
1 oz. to 2,000 plants. 
This plant, being semi-tropical, re- 
Culture quires continued warm weather for 
best results. It is slow to germinate and requires 
AeM 
FENNEL 
VY, oz. to 50-foot row; 3 to 5 lbs. per acre. 
SWEET FLORENCE 
Sweet Florence Fennel 
4 to 6 weeks to produce plants for field planting. 
Seed is sown in hot beds during December or 
January, transplanted when plants are 2 inches 
tall in rows, spacing the plants 2 feet apart in 
the rows and rows 3 feet apart. After trans- 
planting shade the young plants until they be- 
(Sweet Anise) 
Plant in rows 24 to 42 inches apart and thin 
to 8 to 12 inches apart in the row. The culture is 
very similar to celery. The bulb at the base is the 
edible portion and can be either sliced raw or 
come established. 
80 days. Slightly earlier than 
Black Beauty New York, a good home and 
market garden sort. Fruits large, oval, with a 
dark purplish color that holds well after picking. 
(Pkt. 10c) (oz. 60c) (% Ib. $2.00) (Ib. $6.00) 
postpaid. 
cooked. The stalks can also be used like celery.’ 
If the bulb is covered with soil it will blanch to 
a creamy white. Usually grown as a fall crop 
and planted from July to September. Valuable 
for home and market garden. Grows to a height 
of 30 to 36 inches with broad overlapping stalks 
forming a bulb at the base. Very sweet and- 
aromatic. (Pkt. 10c) (oz. 35c) (%4 Ib. 75c) 
(Ib. $2.50) postpaid. 

83 days. A spineless variety very much suited to shipping. 
New York Improved Grows strong bushes larger than Black Beauty, consequently 
the fruits are kept off the ground. The fruits are broad, oval, of black purplish color and 
are somewhat larger than the Black Beauty. (Pkt. 10c) (oz. 60c) (% Ib. $2.00) 
. (Ib. $6.00) postpaid. 
Edible Gourd or New Guinea Butter Bean 



AeM. 
GOURDS 
Gourds are tender annuals 
Culture of trailing or climbing 
habit. Seeds should not be planted 
until ground is warm. For climbing 
plant at base of a fence or trellis in 
hills about 3 feet apart. If planted in 
the open plant in hills 6 to 8 feet — 
apart. 
Edible.Gourd ‘Nev Guinea 
Butter Bean) — 
The young fruits make an excellent 
dish when served after the manner of 
squash. If allowed to mature will grow 
to a length of 4 to 6 feet. (Pkt. 10c) 
(oz. 30c) (% Ib. 90c). 
OTHER GOURDS—SEE PAGE 46 
New York Improved 
Egg Plant 


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