GHICORY 
Catalogna. ‘Also knownas Italian 
Dandelion.”’ An annual of rapid, 
upright growth producing dande- 
lion-like leaves which are very 
popular for early greens. Leaves 
and flower shoots tender and 
with faint asparagus flavor. Pkt. 
10 cts., 4402. 20 cts., oz. 40 cts., 
Y4|b. $1.40, lb. $5. 
DANDELION 
One ounce will sow 100 feet 
of drili 
This is one of the earliest spring 
vegetables. When small the leaves 



are very tender and esteemed {or Chicory 
making salad. Sow the seed in Catalogna 
spring, when the soil becomes (Italian 
warm, usually in April, and from Dandelion) 
then until the middle of August, in 
rows one foot apart and l4inch 
deep. It remains over winter and 
is ready for cutting the following 
spring. If the roots are not dis- 
turbed, they will grow again, 
affording another supply. the next 
year. 
Improved Thick-leaved. Pkt. 
10 cts., 4oz. 30 cts., oz. 55 cts., 
lb. $1.75, lb. $6.50. 
DILL 
One ounce will sow 200 feet 
of drill 
From May 15 to June 15 sow 
seed inch deep in drills 14% feet 
apart. Unless the plants stand 
very thick, it is not necessary to 
thin out, but keep soil cultivated 
and free from weeds. 
The plants are of 
Mammoth. branching habit, 
growing from 24% to 3 feet high. 
The dry branches and seeds are 
used extensively for flavoring dill 
ee ; pickles. Pkt. 10 cts., Woz. 15 
Corn, Country Gentleman Corn, Golden Sunshine cts., oz. 25 cts., 41b. 60 cts., Ib. 
See page 12 $1.75. 
E o o p ] a nt One ounce will pro- 
duce 1,000 plants 
As the seed of Eggplant is slow in germinating, 
it should be sown in a hotbed or greenhouse where it 
will receive the benefit of as much heat as possible. 
Sow seed during February and the early part of 
March, and as the plants are very sensitive, they 
should not be transplanted to the open ground 
until June, when all danger of cool weather is past. 
The plants should be transplanted at least once 
in the frames before the final setting out. Set plants 
2% feet apart each way. 



New York Improved Purple. This is not only 
the finest Eggplant for the garden, but it is the 
largest and most profitable for the market as 
well. The plants are spineless, very productive, 
yielding from four to six extra-large, oval-shaped 
fruits of a beautiful rich purple. It is early, and 
of the finest quality. Pkt. 10 cts., 44oz. 30 cts., 
oz. 55 cts., 4b. $1.75, lb. $6.50. 
Black Beauty. Although this variety is not quite 
so large as the well-known New York Improved 
Purple, it matures from a week to ten days 
earlier. The fruits have thick flesh and are very 
attractive in appearance, being of a rich, glossy, 
purplish black color. Plants are of strong, stocky 
growth and very productive. Pkt. 10 cts., 4oz. 
30 cts., oz. 55 cts., 4b. $1.75, lb. $6.50. 
Eggplant, Black Beauty FOR PLANTS, see page 28. Fennel, Florence. See page 14 
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