e IMPROVED LONG GREEN 
(Black Spine) 
(Days to Maturity, 68) 
Uses: Home and market gardens. Also used for 
pickling. 
Fruit: 12 inches long, slightly tapered, dark 
green and heavily warted. 
@ WHITE WONDER (Black Spine) 
(Days to Maturity, 60) 
Uses: Home garden and pickling. 
Fruit: 7 inches long, about 214 inches in diam- 
eter, greenish white in color, cylindrical 
with rounded ends. 
Keoplant 
CULTURE: Seeds should be started in hothouse. 
‘Later the plants should be transferred to pots to 
induce stockiness. After the ground has become 
quite warm, set them in rows 3 feet apart with 3 
feet between the plants. Eggplant will not stand 
frost. One ounce of seed is enough for 200 plants; 
4 ounces per acre. 
e BLACK BEAUTY 
(Days to Maturity, 83) 
Uses: Principally used for home and market 
gardens. Adapted to freezing. 
PLant: 24 to 30 inches tall, erect, compact, 
large leaves; bears from 4 to 6 fruits. 
Fruit: Deep purplish black, smooth, and some- 
what egg-shaped. 
Kale 
CULTURE: Sow seed early in spring in rows 2 to 
3 feet apart. Kale may also be sown up to October 
for spring use. Protect by covering with hay. One 
ounce will sow 200 feet; 4 pounds per acre. 
@ SPRING OR SMOOTH 
(Days to Maturity, 30) 
Uses: Makes a fine salad when young and 
tender. Sometimes called Hanover 
Salad. 
Piant: Hardy, smooth-leaved and quick grow- 
ing. : 
e SLOW-SEEDING KALE 
(Days to Maturity, 60) 
Uses: Extensively grown for market because of 
its slow seeding qualities. 
Pant: Leaves are green, will stand cold weather 
without injury. 
Richmond, Virginia 

Eggplant, Black Beauty 
e SIBERIAN LONG STANDING 
(Days to Maturity, 60) 
Usres: Home and market gardens. 
Pant: Very hardy. Similar to Curled Siberian 
but has ability to withstand hot weather. 
e CURLED SIBERIAN 
(Days to Maturity, 60) 
Usrs: Home and market gardens. 
PLantT: Vigorous and hardy. Low and spreading, 
with large thick leaves. 

Kale, Siberian 
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