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RI eS GIS Y Nee 1 Red ANY ns ade che fore Shh Js okies hte 80 
Plants 24-28 inches tall, commonly bear 4 to 6 fruits. Fruits are smooth, 
broad egg shaped; very rich dark purple, retaining color a long time. 
I Me ey ee gt ee ck. Sy hiSu ties © caiwake ween cet 85 
eu CeLT ae VLAC TOK Ee Loetincs tte a Peg ne See Eye eT 85 
IMPROVED LARGE PURPLE (New York Spineless).................... 80 
Plants large, 24 to 28 inches tall; very productive, commonly bearing 4 to 
6 fruits. Fruits large, handsome, dark purple, broad egg-shaped. 
ENDIVE 
Cichorium endivia 
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eemtART BATAVIAN (Escarolle)....0...4...0..-.200000e berets. 90 
medium large with very deep, full, compact, well-blanched heart of infolded 
broad leaves that are of thick buttery texture. 
fee NeCURLED RUFFEG, GreensRibbed.../+.........-0e000c0 00 coke. 95 
A variety with deeply cut leaf margins. It is medium large in size and 
blanches well at the heart. The mid-ribs or stems are pure green. 
Pema khiHNSCURLED, Pink Ribbed... .o5. ccc. cece ce occu ck cccetis 95 
(Also known as Large Curled Pancalier.) A late, coarsely toothed variety 
of good size, which forms a good, blanched heart in the fall. The mid-rib 
or leaf stem is tinged with rose. 
FENNEL 
Foeniculum dulce 
SEEN CC HeE( OSVCELMANISG) oi Rh is hee fice ea kate cite aicle, Sn bess 110 
Grown in home and market gardens, Plant 2 to 3 feet tall. Grown for the 
bulb-like structure formed by the enveloping thickened bases of the stalks 
of the lower leaves. This is aromatic and of a distinctive flavor. Sweet 
Fennel is quite different and forms no “bulbs”. 
KALE or BORECOLE 
Brassica oleracea var. acephala 
Pee CUE CURLED: (Norfolk)... .0.....0.6...03- ss Piao ey tne. ony) sey or 75 
Similar to Dwarf Green Curled except its color which is distinctly blue- 
green. Very popular in the vicinity of Norfolk. Retains its color in cold 
weather without turning yellow. 
DWARF GREEN EP USAR Ted OR Bins =, ca MeN Sec A Pt cen BSI he ae Mak Ama MES Pate eee 75 
Very hardy. Plants become 12 to 15 inches tall with 30 inch spread; com- 
pact. Leaves deep green, large, finely curled and compact, plume-like. 
JERSEY OR THOUSAND HEADED....... Shere as aoe ois (eee ae 80 
Immensely productive variety grown for chicken feed and for stock. Plants 
tall, sometimes attain height of 6 feet or more; much branched and tree- 
like and bear an abundance of thick smooth deep green leaves. 
