EGGPLANT 
One ounce will produce about 2000 plants. 
The Eggplant will thrive well in good 
garden soil. The seed should be sown in 
hotbed or warm greenhouse in March or 
April, and when about an inch high put in 
2-inch pots. Plant about June ist, 245 feet 
apart. 
Black Beauty 80 days. 
As large as New York Improved but 10 
days earlier. Pkt., 15c; 15 oz., 85c; oz., 
$1.50. 
New York improved 83 days. 
Purple; the best variety; very large, 
oval, heavy fruit. Pkt., 15c; 14 oz., 85c; 
oz., $1.50. 
KALE or BORECOLE 
One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill. 
Sow about the middle of April in pre- 
pared beds, covering thinly and evenly; 
plant out in June following the directions 
recommended for cultivating Cabbage. 
Curled Dwarf Green Scotch 60 days. 
Very dwarf and spreading; best strain. 
Pkt., 15c; oz., 60c. 
Curled Siberian Improved 65 days. 
Uniformly dwarf; green curled; hardy. 
Pkt., 15c; oz., 50c. 
KOHL-RABI 
One ounce will sow 300 feet of row. 
This delicious vegetable should be in 
every vegetable garden. It forms a bulb 
at the base of the stem above the ground. 
Successive sowings should be made 
throughout the season and good cultiva- 
tion is necessary. Use the bulbs of Kohl- 
rabi when they are about the size of an 
Apple as they become hard and stringy if 
grown too long. 
Early White Vienna 62 days. 
Very early and should be used before 
being fully grown. Flesh white with 
greenish white skin. Pkt., 20c; 15 oz., 75c; 
OZ:, $1:25: 
Early Purple Vienna 55 days. 
Similar to the preceding, except in color. 
Pkt., 20c; 4 oz., 75c; oz., $1.25. 
Imperial No. 847 Lettuce 

Marshall's [IIHIGHLESS 
LEEK 
One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill. 
The Leek is very hardy and easily culti- 
vated; it succeeds best in light but well 
enriched soil. Sow as early in the spring 
as practicable, in drills 1 inch deep and 
1 foot apart. When 6 to 8 inches high, 
transplant in rows 10 inches each way, as 
deep as possible, that the neck, being 
covered, may be blanched. 
Large American Flag 115 days. 
The most desirable for market or family 
USe Pkt 25Cs5 21 OZ 0 90C ROZ- mL. 
Musselburgh or Carentan 115 days. 
A very large variety of superior quality. 
Pkt., 25e; 14 oz., 90c; oz., $1.75. 

Marshall’s Matchless Lettuce 
LETTUCE 
One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill. 
Sow in the open ground as early as pos- 
sible, barely covering the seed. If the hot- 
bed is used let it be started quite early. 
Give but little heat and plenty of water 
and air on fine days. Let plants in the 
beds be about 4 inches apart. As they in- 
crease in size thin them out or they will 
become weak. Plant for late use in a cool, 
partially shaded place in rich soil. 
CURLED or LOOSE-LEAVED 
VARIETIES 
Black-Seeded Simpson 46 days. 
A popular early loose-leaved variety, 
Jarge, compact with broad. light leaves, 
crisp and tender, uséd extensively for 
home gardens. Pkt., 15c; oz., 35c. 
Early Curled Simpson 45 days. 
One of the earliest and best for market. 
Pkt. 15€3.0z.;, 35¢:; 
Grand Rapids 46 days. 
This is regarded as the best forcing 
loose-leaved variety. Pkt., 15c; oz., 35c. 
Oak-Leaf or Summer Triumph 66 days. 
Semi-heading, small leaves shaped as 
name suggests; stands heat; never bitter. 
PEt, 25¢% 0Z.,251.00: 
Slobolt 45 days. 
A new leaf Lettuce, in appearance it is 
much like Grand Rapids, but it’s slow- 
ness to go to seed makes it especially 
desirable for home garden use. Pkt., 25c; 
oz., $1.00. ‘ 
ROMAINE OR COS VARIETY 
Paris White or Trianon Cos, 66 days. 
Romaine. One of the finest varieties for 
summer use. Forms a good, well folded 
head. Pkt., 15c; oz., 40c. 
CABBAGE OR HEADING VARIETIES 
Big Boston 75 days. 
Fine for forcing in cold frames or for 
open ground. Pkt., 15c; oz., 40c. 
Crisp as Ice 74 days. 
Medium size, compact head, outer leaves 
tinged dark brown. Pkt., 15c; oz., 40c. 
Giant Crystal Head or iceberg 84 days. 
Large, outside leaves bright green, in- 
side white. Pkt., 15c; oz., 40c. 
Golden Queen 76 days. 
A good forcing variety of a golden yel- 
low color; heads solid. Pkt., 15c; oz., 40c. 
Great Lakes 83 days. 
The crisp cream-white head develops 
readily; slow to bolt even in midsummer. 
Pts ZC OZes251-00: 
Hanson Improved 80 days. 
Heads large, hearts quickly and stands 
the summer well. PkKt., 15c; oz., 40c. 
Imperial No. 847 84 days. 
Blight-resistant. Heads are medium 
large, hard. Stands up well in summer, 
resisting tip-burn. PkKt., 15c; oz., 50c. 
Marshall’s Matchless 65 days. 
This Lettuce is now conceded by con- 
noisseurs to be the finest Lettuce intro- 
duced in many years. It is a cross be- 
tween a head variety and the Cos type. 
It forms a loose-leaved head and its 
delicacy and flavor put it in a class of 
its own. If you have room for only one 
kind of Lettuce, we strongly recommend 
our Matchless. Pkt., 25c; oz., $1.00. 
May King 63 days. 
Extra large, solid heads; light green out- 
side, with clear yellow heart; very ten- 
der and of fine flavor; splendid forcer. 
Pkt., 15c¢; 0z., 40c. 
Mignonette 67 days. 
Distinct russet colored; very solid and 
compact. Pkt., 15c; oz., 40c. 
New York or Wonderful 77 days. 
Large, solid heads; inside very white. 
Pkt., 15c; oz., 40c. 
Tennis Ball 76 days. 
(Black-Seeded or Salamander). A very 
distinct head with few outer leaves. Pkt., 
15¢c; oz., 40c. 
The Bibb 06 days. 
A Cabbage butter head. Small, very dark 
green with slight tint of brown on the 
margin of the leaves. Forms a loosely 
folded head. Pkt., 25c; oz., $1.00. 
White Boston 76 days. 
Similar to Big Boston, differing in being 
a lighter green without the brownish 
tinge on the borders. Pkt., 15c; oz., 40c. 



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