EGG PLANT 
A packet of seed will produce about 50 plants; an ounce about 2000 plants. 
In sowing Egg Plant seed, care should be taken not to cover it more than 14 inch deep, and to keep the 
temperature from 70 to 90 degrees. For the home garden it is often more satisfactory to buy the plants. 
We offer strong potted plants on page 74. 
The young plants are often injured by insects, and it is a good plan to dust with Sulrote (see page 83) 
even before they are set in the open ground. New growth should be kept dusted as it appears. Plant in 
rows 3 feet apart each way. The plants do best on rather light rich soil. In the North the seed should be 
sown in March under glass and the plants set out the last of May. 
461 BLACK BEAUTY. Large True Early Strain. This is the kind grown most extensively 
by market gardeners and it is also an excellent type for home gardens. 
The fruit are blunt oval in shape, very uniform and are colored a rich deep, purplish black. The skin 
is smooth and glossy, making the fruit very handsome. They grow to very large size, but may be used 
when smaller as they are just as tender and delicious at all stages. The plants are of robust growth 
and each plant bears several large fruit. Our stock is the finest we know, being early and productive. 
Pkt. 15¢e; 4% Oz. 40c; Oz. 75c; 14 Lb. $2.00. 
465 NEW HAMPSHIRE HYBRID. The Earliest Egg Plant. This variety ripens two or 
three weeks before other kinds and is a real acquisition 
to growers who have difficulty raising egg plant in the North. The fruit is oval or egg-shaped and carries 
a fine purple color. It is a little smaller than Black Beauty but of ideal size for table use. 
The most remarkable characteristics are its earliness and large yield. We have counted as many 
as 8 to 10 good fruits ard several small ones on a single plant. The quality is excellent. Altogether 
this is a fine variety to grow in the home garden and we highly recommend it. 



Black Beauty—the best large egg plant. Pkt. 15c; 14 Oz. 45c; Oz. 85c; 14 Lb. $2.45. 
463 EARLY LONG PURPLE. An early variety producing fruit of oblong 464 FORT MYERS MARKET. Robustheavy yielding type that is widely 
shape, growing 6 to 8 inches long and 2 or 3 inches through and havea grown in warm season areas and for shipping from the South. Plants 
good purple color. The quality is very fine. The plants are upright and tall and vigorous, resistant to disease and carry the fruit off the ground. 
very good bearers. Attractive long oval fruit of extremely smooth glossy black color. Ours 
Pkt. 15c; 4% Oz. 45c; Oz. 85c; 14 Lb. $2.45. is an exceptionally fine stock. 
Pkt. 15c; 4% Oz. 40c; Oz. 75c; 14 Lb. $2.10. 
ENDIVE 
A packet of seed will sow about 10 feet of row, an ounce 100 feet. 
Endive makes excellent salads, especially in autumn and winter. It is easily grown and takes little 
space in the garden. Sow in rows 18 inches apart, and thin the plants to a foot apart. Endive may be 
planted any time from early spring until July 1st in the Northern states. For fall and winter use, the 
seeds should be sown about July Ist. To blanch, draw the outer leaves over the center and tie them 
or they may be blanched by placing a narrow board down the center of the row over the heads. This 
should be done when the plants are nearly full grown. It is best to blanch a few at a time for family use. 
471 DEEP HEART FRINGED. This distinctive type is very popular especially for home : 
gardens. It has a novel appearance because the leaves are 
broad like Full Heart Batavian but are finely curled and fringed at the edges. It is a strong robust 
plant and produces fine deep hearts when fully grown. The plants are more upright than other 
varieties, so can be more easily blanched by tying. In quality it is tender and makes the most 
appetizing and attractive salads. By all means have a row in your garden. It is very easy to grow. | __ 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 14 Lb. 70c. 


Deep Heart Fringed | 
473 FULL HEART BATAVIAN. (€scarole). This is the 


finest strain of the stand- 
ard broad leaf type. It has large, thick leaves, dark green in color and 
curled slightly on the edges. It forms a large compact head with a full 
heart which blanches to a beautiful creamy yellow and is of the finest 
quality, being very mild and without bitterness. Very widely grown 
both for home garden and market use. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 14 Lb. 70c. 

478 GREEN CURLED PANCALIER. Full Hearted Strain. Grows 
larger than Green Curled and the leaves are not quite so finely cut. It 
is later in maturing but when well grown it forms a large full heart of 
fine quality. The blanched heads are an attractive, delicate yellow in 
the heart. Used largely by market growers. Pink Ribbed. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 14 Lb. 75c. 


Full Heart Batavian : Green Curled 
477 GREEN CURLED. (Sometimes called ‘‘Chicory.’’) The leaves 
are large and finely cut and curled and easily blanch to a creamy white 
in the center. This is the most popular curled variety. Our strain is ex- 
ceptionally uniform and has thick deep hearts. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 14 Lb. 70c. 
386 Witloof Chicory or ‘French Endive”’ 
An ounce of seed will produce 3000 to 5000 roots, a packet 300 to 500 roots. 
Witloof Chicory or ‘‘French Endive”’ makes a most appetizing and de- 
licious salad to eat in the winter, and is very easy to grow. Seed sown in 
May or June produces roots which, when taken up, trimmed and placed 
in sand in a warm dark place in the winter, throw out large tender white 
sprouts which are used as salad. 
Pkt. 15c; 14 Oz. 35c; Oz. 60c; 14 Lb. $1.75. ’ 
Full directions for raising the crop will be sent to anyone interested. French Endive—Forced Heads of Witloof Chicory 
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