


Burpee’s 
Black Beauty 
Eggplant 
May be cooked in various ways. The fruits are at their best edible 
stage when the skin has attained a high gloss; they are too old when skin 
becomes dull. Use when young, at which stage the seeds will be small 
and hardly noticeable. Keep fruits picked off as they become ready and 
plants should bear until frost. ste 
A rich, sandy, warm soil produces the best plants and yields the 
highest number of fruits. Seed should be started in a hotbed, or indoors 
in shallow boxes or pans, 8 to 9 weeks before the time to set the plants) 
out in the garden. When seedlings are about 3 in. high, plant singly 
into small pots, setting the plants in the open when all danger of frost 
is past and the soil has become thoroughly warm. A pkt. of seed will 
produce about 100 plants; 1 oz. 2000 plants. Days mentioned in descrip- 
tions represent the average time required from the setting of the plants 
in the garden until usable or marketable fruits are ready. 
419 Burpee Hybrid ©) — New for 1947 
70 days. A prolific, early, distinct hybrid of outstanding 
qualities for home and market gardens. The plant is tall, 
tree-like, semi-spreading in habit, very vigorous and pro- 
duces continuously until frost if fruits are removed as they 
become ready for use. They are oval, medium-sized, and of 
a good dark purple. Most fruits do not touch the ground. 
More resistant to drought and disease than any commercial — 
variety. Shown in color on back cover of this book. 
Pkt. (15 seeds) 35¢; 3 pkts. $1.00; 5 pkts. $1.50 
423 Florida Highbush 80 days. Plants are of strong, upright, 
vigorous growth, and bear many large, elongated, cylindrical, dark 
420 Burpee’s Black Beauty © 73 days. The rich, deep purple fruits of uniform size well above the ground. Somewhat resistant 
purplish black fruits grow to an enormous size, but may be to fruit rot and blight. Pkt. 15¢; '%40z. 50¢; oz. 95¢3 Y, lb. $2.75 
used while small. When fully developed, they are blunt and = 2 
broad at the blossom end, weigh several pounds each and are 429 New Hampshire 70 days. Early hybrid eggplant developed 
free from spines or thorns. Suitable for freezing. Plants are  2¢ the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station and recom- 
very productive. Valuable for market and home gardens. mended especially for short season areas. The purple fruits are mostly 
: Pkt. 15¢; %yoz. 50¢; oz. 95¢; 1% lb. $2.75 pear shaped or round, a few inclined to be egg shaped. Plants are of the 
low bush type. Pkt. 15¢; 14 0z.50¢; oz. 95¢; % lb. $2.75 
421 Ft. NMiyers Market 80 days. Long, oval fruits of i : 
deep purple color and extremely smooth skin. Of considerable 422 Mew York improved Spineless 76 days. Entirely spine- 
resistance to disease and excessive heat as well as being tall _less, large purple eggplant whose fruits are broad, oval and hold their 
growing and bearing its fruits well above the ground. deep glossy color for a long time. The plants are low branching. 
Pkt. 15¢; %oz.50¢; oz. $5¢; 1% Ib. $2.75 Pkt. 15¢; %20z.50¢; oz. 95¢; 1% Ib. $2.75 
ER D IVE —Green, leafy vegetable suited to summer use 
For early use, sow seed in the open ground as early as it can be worked; for 
main crop, make two more sowings about a month apart. In early stages of 
growth, leaves may have a pungent taste but as plants form loose heads, the 
inner leaves become sweet and tender. A pkt. sows 20 ft. of row; 1 oz. 100 ft 
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430 Green Curled or Giant Fringed Oyster 65 days. Leaves are 
finely cut or laciniated, giving the plants a feathery appearance, They are a 
rich green color but blanch to an appetizing creamy white in the center; crisp 
and tender. Makes an excellent salad. Plants measure 16 to 18 in. across. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; 14 1b. 90¢; '% Ib. $1.75 
432 White Curled 70 days. Leaves are light green and attractively curled 
and mossed; the dense centers are easily blanched to pure white. Have a most 
delicious, crisp, refreshing flavor. Plants grow 12 to 15 in. across. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; 14 Ib. 90¢; 1% Ib. $1.75 
436 Broad-Leaved Batavian 
90 days. (Full Heart Strain) Large 
broad leaves forming immense round 
plants up to 16 in. across. Can be 
blanched creamy white like curled 
endive or the leaves may be cooked 



like spinach or used in soups and d eS 
stews. A popular Escarolle. Pict. 10¢; Deep Heart or I mproved Full Heart 
oz. 30¢; 14 Ib. 90¢; 14 Ib. $1.75 Batavian Endive 
438 Deep Heart or Improved Full Heart © 70 days. Improved Batavian of upright 
growth with a deeper, fuller and more compact heart; earlier in maturity. Large, thick, dark green 
leaves with slightly curled edges. Forms a medium large head which readily blanches to light 
yellow. Widely grown for home and market. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 35¢; 4 Ib. $1.00; 1% Ib. $1.90 
440 Cos Type Batavian 100 days. The young plants resemble Full Heart Batavian but the 
leaves are much broader and rounder. As plants develop they become erect and look like Cos 
lettuce. Hearts blanch to a clear yellow and make the most attractive and appetizing tender 
salad. All-America Winner, Pkt. 15¢; oz. 45¢; 1% Ib. $1.35; 1% Ib. $2.40 
Burpee’s CELTUCE 
Combines the uses and flavors of CELery and LetTUCE > 
290 Burpee’s Celtuce belongs to the lettuce family but is entirely different in its growth 
and uses. When plants are young, the leaves may be used as lettuce or as boiling “‘greens,”’ but 
its chief value is its central stem or stalk. Whether celtuce stalks are to be eaten raw or cooked, 
you remove the lower leaves and then cut off all the outer skin and fibrous layers down to where 
they become light green and tender. Cooked celtuce stalks have a pleasing, mild flavor suggestive 
of celery. Young leaves have 4 times the Vitamin C content of head-lettuce leaves. Ae 
94 W. Atlee Burpee Co. Pkt. 15¢3. 4 oz. 30¢3 Yo oz. 55¢3 Oz. $1.00; 1% Ib. $3.00 — 

Burpee’s Celtuce 


