Mix HUMUS with your Soil 
if it needs additional 
organic material. 
We offer 100-Ib. bag for $2.50 


Deep Heart Endive 

DANDELION 
One ounce will plant about 100 feet of drill. 
Sow in drills 1 foot apart. Thin the plants to 
stand 4 inches apart. Dandelion may be blanched 
like endive, or it may be sown later in the season, 
plants covered lightly with salt hay, and the follow- 
Ing spring they will be fit for use. 
Voz. 
Large Thick-leaved. Pkt. 20 cts., 
85 cts., oz. $1.50, W4Ib. $4. 
Catalogna. Described as the cut-and-come- 
again Catalonian or Italian Dandelion, 
Asparagus-Chicory or Ciccoria Catalogna. 
Shoots are a healthful boiled ‘‘greens’”’ and 
a good salad; plant looks like a large, erect 
dandelion. Pkt. 15 cts. ., 4%oz. 60 cts., oz. 
$1, Ib. $3. 

DILL (Anethum graveolens) 
Seeds, stems and leaves, used green, are an 
ingredient in Dill pickles. Chopped leaves added 
to butter or cream cheese make good sandwich 
fillmgs. They may be used to garnish fish, or 
steeped for two weeks to make Dill vinegar. Seeds 
also used for flavoring preserves. 
Sow in a sunny place in spring, In rows 18 inches 
apart; thin the plants to 12 inches in the rows. 
Height, 3 feet. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 4b. 75 cts. 
EGGPLANT 
One ounce will produce about 1000 plants. Yield 
In about 11 weeks after planting out. 
Sow during March indoors; plant out 21% feet 
apart when fine weather has arrived. Or you can 
purchase plants in late May. 
Early Beauty. The earliest, large-sized 
Eggplant. Particularly desirable for sec- 
tions with short growing seasons. Fruits 
dark purple, long-globe shape; productive. 
Pkt. 20 cts., 440z. 80 cts., oz. $1.50. 
Fort Myers Market. The plants produce a 
continuing crop of fruit all summer. These 
are longish oval, large, deep black, and of 
superior table quality, with none of the 
objectionable ‘‘tang’” that is found in 
some. Resists the diseases to which most 
sorts are liable. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 65 cts., 
oz. $1.25, Ylb. $3.75. 
New York Improved Spineless. The fruits 
are large, round-oval, of a rich deep purple- 
black color and splendid quality. Free 
from spines. The large fruits are sometimes 
produced 10 to a plant. Pkt. 10 cts., 
Yoz. 60 cts., oz. $1.10, Wb. $3.25. 
Long Purple. Pkt. 15 cts., 4oz. 65 cts., oz. 
$1.25, YIb. $3.75. 
Black Beauty. Early, Iarge sort. Pkt. 15 
cts., oz. 65 cts., oz. $1.25, lb. $3.75. 


. leaves when wet. 


ENDIVE (Escarolle) 
One ounce will plant 200 feet of drill, and yield 
250 heads; more when thinnings are transplanted 
elsewhere. Ready 12 weeks after sowing. 
May be sown outdoors in early spring, but most 
gardeners sow seed from middle of June till last of 
August half inch deep in rows 15 inches apart; thin 
to 10inches between plants. Whensuitable varieties 
are fully grown, tie the outside leaves over the heart, 
to blanch it; this will take a week. Do not tie the 
Very hardy plant. First autumn 
frosts improve flavor and texture. 
Batavian Cos. A distinct new variety. It is 
of the Escarolle type, but the growth is 
upright, with longer and wider leaves; these 
curve over and protect the very full hearts 
to blanch them, much like a Romaine 
lettuce. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 40 cts., Yb. 
$1.10, Ib. $2.75. 
Deep Heart. A fringed or curly type, but 
with the general broad-Ieaved habit of 
Escarolle. It is more upright, however, 
siving it a well-filled heart which will 
blanch better and be less likely to take 
soil-carried disease. Normally, it is 10 to 
12 inches across and 7 to 8 inches deep. 
Suitable for all market, estate and private 
gardens. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 40 cts., Mlb. 
$1.10, Ib. $2.75. 
Full-hearted Batavian (Escarolle). A new 
variety of fine quality, closely resembling 
Broad-leaved Escarolle on which It Is an 
Improvement, but the head is more com- 
pact and full; it blanches easily. Pkt. 
10 cts., oz. 35 cts., 14Ib. 90 cts., Ib. $2.25. 
Green Curled Rose-ribbed. (Self-blanch- 
ing.) Quicker to mature and more upright 
in growth than the ordinary type. Grown 
6 inches apart, In good, rich soil, the plants 
quickly crowd so that they blanch. Pkt. 
15 cts., oz. 40 cts., 4Ib. $1, Ib. $2.50. 
Green Curled. The leaves are bright green, 
finely cut and crinkled, giving the plant a 
handsome appearance. Blanches easily a 
creamy white. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 35 cts., 
Ib. 90 cts., Ib. $2.25. 

FRENCH ENDIVE. See Chicory. 
FENNEL (Poeniculum vulgare dulce) 
Looks like celery, but with feathery leaves and a 
sweet anise-like flavor. Leaf-bases are swollen and 
flattened in the Florence type, which we offer. 
Served as a vegetable, raw or cooked, while the seeds 
are used for flavoring. Centuries ago, Fennel was 
supposed to impart physical strength and cure 
obesity. 
Sow in spring, in rows 2 feet apart, and thin to 
8 mches. When the leaf-bases are 2 to 3 inches 
through, hill the soil around them for blanching, as 
you would celery. Height, 2 feet. Pkt. 15 cts., 
oz. 55 cts., 4b. $1.75, Ib. $5. 
KALE (Borecole) 
Sow in May, June, or July in shallow drills; when 
large enough, transplant singly into rows, allowing 
24 inches between the plants. 
One ounce will produce about 3000 plants. A 
25-foot row will yield 4 bushels of healthful food. 
Ready to cut in about 10 weeks, 
Highly resistant to cold, it is at its best after 
being subjected to autumn frosts. 
The following decorative plants are not out of 
place in the flower garden. 
Dwarf Green Curled Scotch. Is at its best 
after frosty weather has set in. The leaves 
are curled like fine parsley. Pkt. 15 cts., 
oz. 45 cts., 4Ib. $1.35, Ib. $4. 
Siberian Kale or Sprouts. Not so densely 
curled, but hardy and yields heavily. 
Known as “German greens.”” Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. 40 cts., 14Ib. $1, Ib. $2-75. SS 


12 Vegetable Seeds 



Kohlrabi 
KOHLRABI 
Turnip-rooted Cabbage 
Sow in early spring in rows 18 inches apart, and 
thin away the plants to 6 inches. Sow again in sum- 
mer for an autumn crop. Delicious when gathered 
about 2 inches in diameter; large roots become 
woody on unfavorable soil. 
Insects and diseases which attack brussels sprouts 
(which see) sometimes trouble Kohlrabt; generally, 
however, the plant is of the simplest culture. 
One ounce will plant about 200 feet of drill, and 
yield over 200 pounds. Ready in 8 to 9 weeks, 
Earliest Selected. Very refined flavor. The 
leaves are small, so this Kohlrabi may be 
used for forcing, as well as for outside 
planting. Pkt. 20 cts., 4oz. 75 cts., oz. 
$1.40, 14Ib. $4.25. 
Early White Vienna. Pkt. 15 cts., Yoz. 
55 cts., oz. 95 cts., 4b. $2.50. 
Early Purple Vienna. Pkt. 15 cts., Woz. 
55 cts., oz. 95 cts., 1ZIb. $2.50. 
HORSE-RADISH 
The parsnip-like roots of this strong-growing 
hardy perennial plant are grated to furnish the 
familiar sauce served with meat, oysters, and fish. 
Cuttings. Will produce good Horse-Radish 
In one season. Plant in rich soil so that the 
top of the root will be 2 inches underground. 
50 cts. per doz., $2.75 per 100. 
Here are some interesting facts regard- 
ing five of the vegetables on this page: 
DANDELION is an outstanding source 
of vitamin A and a good one of vitamin G. 
It is high in calcium, iron and copper. 
EGGPLANT supplies vitamin G also, 
and a fair amount of copper. 
ENDIVE is outstanding in vitamin A, 
good source of vitamin G, and a fair sup- 
ply of calcium and iron. 
KALE is outstanding for vitamin A with 
a fair amount of vitamins C and G. High 
in calcium, with a good amount of phos- 
phorus and fair quantity of iron. 
KOHLRABI is an excellent source of 
vitamin C; a fair one of G. Also contains 
a good amount of phosphorus and copper 
and a fair amount of calcium. 

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We draw your attention to Herbs on pages 23 and 24. 
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STUMPP & WALTER CO. 
