EGGPLANT 
Sow 14 pound in seed-bed to plant an acre. 
For the garden sow one packet in seed-bed for 17 plants 
to set 50 feet of row for a family of 3 or 4 people. 
Culture. For a spring crop, plant seed in November, Decem- 
ber, and January; for the fall crop, plant in June, July, and 
August, in muslin or burlap-covered seed-beds. When set in 
the open, the plants may need some protection from the sun. 
Many growers use palmetto fans, stuck slanting on the south 
side of the hill, which will keep the sun from striking the newly 
set plants with full force. Have rows 3 to 4 feet apart and 3 feet 
between the plants. Use not less than a ton of 4-7-5 fertilizer 
per acre. For the control of insects and diseases of eggplant see 
pages 55, 57, 62 and 66. 
The number of days in parentheses after each variety indi- 
cates the number of days to first marketable fruits, from setting 
out plants in the field or garden. It usually requires six to 
eight weeks to produce plants for field setting. 
Prices quoted are postpaid. 
Write for special prices on larger quantities. 
FLORIDA HIGH BUSH. (85 days.) This is a very heavy- 
yielding stock. The plants are vigorous, tall and upright in 
growth, holding all the fruits well off the ground, thus prevent- 
ing rot. They resist drought and wet weather better than most 
other varieties. The fruits are elongated, cylindrical in shape, 
tapering slightly toward the stem end, and of a dark purplish 
color. An excellent shipper and a good keeper. 
Pkt. 10c; 0z. 60c; 14 Ib. $1.75; 1 Ib. $6.50 
5 Ibs. $6.40 per Ib. 
FLORIDA MARKET (Phomopsis Resistant) (New). (83 days.) 
This is the disease resistant variety of eggplant which Florida 
growers have been waiting for in order to make eggplant pro- 
duction on diseased soils a profitable venture. Tip over, leaf 
blight and fruit rot disease all caused by the Phomopsis fungus 
has become so severe in the state as to make eggplant produc- 
tion unprofitable on many soils in some sections. This new 
variety was developed by Dr. Phares Decker, Plant Pathologist 
at the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, Gainesville, 
Fla. He crossed a wild, disease immune variety from India 
with the Ft. Myers Market variety, and after many years of 
selection he has developed this oustanding variety which we 
are now introducing for the first time. It makes a very vigorous, 
tall, rank growing, sturdy bush, holding all the fruits well off 
the ground. It is an enormous yielder, bearing over a very 
long season. This makes it a very desirable variety for south 
Florida where it can be planted in early fall for production 
throughout the winter and spring months. The attractive 
fruits are cylindrical in shape and develop to a very large size. 
They are of a good rich black color. We predict that as soon 
as sufficient seed becomes available this new disease resistant 
variety will replace the standard varieties now grown. It will 
pay every Florida eggplant grower to give this new variety a 
trial this season. 
Seed supply extremely limited. 
Pkt. 15c; 02. 95c; 14 Ib. $3.25; 1 Ib. $12.00; 
5 Ibs. $11.90 per Ib. 
FLORIDA BEAUTY (Phomopsis Resistant) (New) (80 days.) 
This disease resistant variety was developed by Dr. Phares 
Decker, Plant Pathologist of the Florida Agricultural Experi- 
ment Station. It is the result of many years of breeding and 
selection. This variety is earlier than its sister variety, Florida 
Market. The plants do not grow as tall and rank, but spread 
out more and it makes a heavier early crop, especially in the 
fall, than does Florida Market. The fruits are more oval in 
shape and not as long as Florida Market, and have a beautiful 
deep purple or black color. The plants are not as long bearing 
as Florida Market, but make the bulk of their crop earlier 
than Florida Market, and thus we feel this variety may be 
better adapted for fall and early spring production in North 
Florida than Florida Market. Every Florida eggplant grower 
should give this new disease resistant variety, we are introduc- 
ing for the first time, a trial this season. 
Seed supply extremely limited. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 95c; 14 Ib. $3.25; 1 Ib. $12.00; 
5 Ibs. $11.90 per Ib. 
BLACK BEAUTY. (80 days.) An early variety of the low- 
bush type, producing a low, bushy plant with large, glossy 
black fruits, short, thick and blunt oval, or egg-shaped. De- 
sirable sort for market as the fruit holds its attractive black 
color for a long time, but not well adapted for low, wet lands, 
because the fruits are not held up off the ground and are sub- 
ject to rotting, except on high, dry soils. 
Pkt. 10c; 0z. 60c; 14 Ib. $1.75; 1 Ib. $6.50 
5 Ibs. $6.40 per Ib. 
FORT MYERS MARKET. (83 days.) We were the first to 
introduce this variety, which is today the leading variety grown 
in Florida, and is gaining in popularity throughout the South, 
due to the increased demand for this type in Northern markets. 
Our breeding department has made special selections in order 
to improve the variety for uniformity in type of plant, size, 
shape and color of fruit. In numerous tests which we have con- 
ducted with our improved strain of this variety in different 
parts of Florida, we have found it to be superior to others in 
the fact that it produces immense yields of large sized fancy 
fruits over a long period. The plants are of the high-bush type, 
producing a very tall, vigorous growth. The fruits are slightly 
elongated, cylindrical in shape, never producing a necky stem 
end, and they possess an intense deep black color so much in 
demand among buyers and in the markets. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 60c; 14 Ib. $1.75; 1 Ib. $6.50 
5 Ibs. $6.40 per Ib. 

Kilgore’s Bred-Rite Fort Myers Market Eggplant 
A Highly Developed Strain Originated in Florida and 
First Introduced by Kilgore. 

The Standard of Quality in Florida for 40 Years 
