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. 
Egg plant germinates well only if kept warm all the time. For the home 
garden it is often more satisfactory to buy the plants. See page 74. 
The young plants are often injured by insects, and it is a good plan to 
dust with 3% DDT or with ROTENONE (See page 83.) even before they 
are set in the open ground. New growth should be kept dusted with one 
of these materials. 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. 15c; 4% Oz. 40c; Oz. 75c; 144 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 and 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. 
Pkt. 15¢e; 44 Oz. 45c; Oz. 85c; 144 Lb. $2.45. 
463 EARLY LONG PURPLE. An early variety producing fruit of oblong shape, growing 6 to 8 inches 
long and 2 or 3 inches through and have a good purple color. The quality is very fine. The plants are 
upright and very good bearers. 
Pkt. 15e; % Oz. 45c; Oz. 85c; 144 Lb. $2.45. 
464 FORT MYERS MARKET. Robust heavy yielding type that is widely grown in warm season areas 
and for shipping from the South. Plants tall and vigorous, resistant to disease and carry the fruit off 
the ground. Attractive long oval fruit of extremely smooth glossy black color. Ours is an exceptionally 
fine stock. 
Pkt. 15c; % 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 winter use, the seeds should be sown about July Ist. To blanch, draw 
easily grown and takes little space in the garden. Sow in rows 18 inches _ the outer leaves over the center and tie them, or they may be blanched 
apart, and thin the plants to a foot apart. Endive may be planted any _ by placing a narrow board down the center of the row over the heads. 
time from early spring until July 1st in,the Northern states. For falland This should be done when the plants are nearly full grown. 
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; 144 Lb. 75c. 
473 FULL HEART BATAVIAN. (searole). 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. 75c. 
478 GREEN CURLED PANCALIER. Full Hearted Strain. This late 
curled endive grows larger than Green Curled, and the leaves are not 
quite so finely cut. It is a pink-ribbed type and used largely by market 
growers. When well grown, it produces large full hearts of fine quality. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 4 Lb. 75c. 



Black Beauty—The best large egg plant. 



Green Curled 
477 GREEN CURLED. (Sometimes called ‘‘Chicory.”’) This is the 
most popular curled endive and is excellent for both home and market 
use. The plant is large with finely cut and curled leaves and pure green 
midribs. The thick, deep hearts blanch easily to a rich creamy white in 
the center. Our strain is exceptionally uniform and attractive. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 14 Lb. 75c. 
386 Witloof Chicory or ‘‘French Endive” 
An ounce will produce 3000 to 5000 roots, a packet 300 to 500 roots. 
Witloof Chicory or ‘French Endive” makes a most appetizing and 
delicious salad and is so easily raised that anyone can enjoy it all winter 
with very little trouble. 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. 
They have an unusual and delightful flavor. We offer an excellent strain, 
producing large compact heads often weighing 14 Lb. each. 
Pkt. 15c; 44 Oz. 35c; Oz. 60c; Yq Lb. $1.75. 
Full directions for raising the crop will be sent to anyone interested. 
Full Heart Batavian 






Our Cultivation Pamphlet is full of helpful hints that will im- 
prove your garden. We will be glad to send it free with your order 
on request. 
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French Endive—Forced Heads of Witloof Chicory 
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