EGG PLANT 
A packet of seed will produce about 100 plants; an ounce about 2000 plants. 
In sowing egg plant seed, care should be taken not to cover it more than with 3°% DDT, Rotenone, or EndoPest (see page 82) even before they 
14 inch deep, and to keep the temperature from 70 to 90 degrees. Egg are set in the open ground. New growth should be kept dusted as it ap- 
plant germinates well only if kept warm all the time. For the home pears. The plants do best on rather light rich soil. In the North the seed 
garden it is often more satisfactory to buy the plants. See page 74. should be sown in March under glass and plants set out the last of May 
The young plants are often injured by insects, and should be dusted in rows 3 feet apart each way. 
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; % Oz. 45c; Oz. 85c; 144 Lb. $2.40 
465 NEW HAMPSHIRE. 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 1s a fine variety to grow in the home 
garden and we highly recommend it. (Formerly called New Hampshire Hybrid.) 
Pkt. 15¢c; % Oz. 50c; Oz. 95c; 144 Lb. $2.85. 


ig co 463 EARLY LONG PURPLE. An early variety producing fruit of oblong shape, 
San growing 6 to 8 inches long and 2 or 3 inches through and haye a good purple 
ee Se growing inch x and 2 Wg g purple 
; par aa aan color. The quality is very fine. The plants are upright and very good bearers. 
Black Beauty—Big uniform fruit of the finest type. Pkt. 15c; % Oz. 45c; Oz. 85c; 4 Lb. $2.50. 
ENDIVE 
A packet of seed will sow about 15 feet of row, an ounce 100 feet. 

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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 Ist in the Northern states. For fall and 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. Tt 
isa 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 lo grow. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 44 Lb. 85c; Lb. $2.40. 
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; 44 Lb. 85c; Lh. $2.40. 
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. Lt 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; 144 Lb. 85c; Lb. $2.40. 473 FULL HEART BATAVIAN. (Escarole.) This is the 
finest strain of the 
standard 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; 44 Lb. 85c; Lb. $2.40. 
386 Witloof Chicory or ‘French Endive” 
An ounce will produce 3000 to 5000 roots, a packet 300 to 500 roots. 


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Full Heart Batavian Green Curled 

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. 
ies Pkt. 15¢e; 144 Oz. 35c; Oz. 65c; 14 Lb. $1.75. 
French Endive—Forced heads of Witloof Chicory. Full directions for raising the crop will be sent lo anyone interested. 
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