DILL 
MAMMOTH—70 days. An annual. For flavoring pickles. 
EGG PLANT 
NEW HAMPSHIRE HYBRID — 70 days. Home garden variety. 
Early variety for short season areas. Fruits longer than Black 
Beauty and not quite as richly colored. 
BLACK BEAUTY — 80 days. Home and market garden variety. 
Most popular of egg plant varieties. Fruits large, blocky pear 
shape, deep glossy purple color. 
ENDIVE 
BROAD LEAF BATAVIAN—90 days. (Full Heart) Home garden 
and commercial: variety. Large leaf, fairly upright in habit. 
Plant in late summier for fall crop. 
GREEN CURLED—95 days. (Escarolle) Home garden and com- 
_ mercial variety. ~Most popular endive. Leaves curly, deeply 
cut, white centers. Best for fall maturity. 
KALE 
(Hot Water Treated ) 
DWARF BLUE CURLED — 85 days. Home and market garden 
variety. Improved strain of Dwarf Scotch. Used for greens. 
KOHLRABI 
(Hot Water Treated) 
WHITE VIENNA — 55 days. Home garden variety. Kohlrabi 
produces an above-ground enlarged stem, similar to a turnip, 
but milder when cooked. Sow for fall crop, same as turnip. 
LEEK 
AMERICAN FLAG—150 days. Market and home garden variety. 
Essentially a large green onion, as much as one inch in di- 
ameter, not producing a round bulb, and having flat leaves. 
Flavor milder than onion. 
LETTUCE 
Loose Leaf 
BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON—45 days. Home garden variety. Light 
green color, vigorous plant. 
GRAND RAPIDS—45 days. Home garden variety. Large, light 
green, Curly leaves. 
PRIZEHEAD — 45 days. Home garden variety. Not a heading 
variety. Curly leaves, tinged on edges with reddish brown 
color. 
LETTUCE 
(Heading Varieties) 
BIG BOSTON—75 days. Market and home garden variety. Butter- 
head type, with light green leaves and creamy white heart. 
Leaves smooth, forming a loose head. 
IMPERIAL 44 — 82 days. Market garden variety. Used mostly 
for late crop on muck soil, since it is not resistant to tip-burn, 
but stands up well in cold weather. 
CORNELL 456 — 85 days. Market and home garden variety. 
Developed at Cornell for New York State use. Used for both 
early and fall crop on muck or upland soil. Heads medium 
size, very solid, and resistant to tip-burn. 
GREAT LAKES——88 days. Market and home garden variety. A 
few days later and slightly larger than Cornell 456. Heads 
solid with large frame and heavily ribbed. Resistant to tip- 
burn. 
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