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EGG PLANT 
The egg plant is a warm climate vegetable but can be raised wherever corn and tomatoes 
do well. It requires loose, fertile soil and will not thrive in clay. Sow in hotbed or 
flats and transplant with least possible disturbance of the roots, when 3” high, setting 
214-3 ft. apart, in rows 3-4 ft. apart. 
Black Beauty: 80 days from transplanting. Plant 
24” to 30” with 4-6 large, purplish black fruits, 
2-3 lb., which hold their color and quality well 
after picking. 
Florida High Bush: 85 days. Upstanding and 
vigorous. Long, dark purple fruits. Highly re- 
sistant to drought and blight. 
New York Spineless: 83 days. Fruits a little 
later and larger than Black Beauty. 


ENDIVE 
The conditions for growth of endive and 
lettuce are much the same and, as with all 
salad crops, rapid growth is necessary for 
crisp tender leaves. The rows should be 
18” apart and plants thinned out to 
about 8”. AHow Ys ounce to 100 ft. 
Full Heart: 71 days. The inside leaves, curly 
crisp and tender, blanch to a creamy white. A 
piquant addition to salads or soups. Shown at 
left. 
Ruffec: 76 days. A large late very curly sort 
with heavy, tender white mid-ribs. 16”-18” in 
diameter. 
White Curled: 73 days. Smaller plants with 
well curled leaves of fine flavor. 

KOHL RABI 
A member of the cabbage family and 
cultivated similarly. The edible part is the 
bulb which grows above ground; some- 
thing like a turnip but much more tender 
and sweet, eaten when 2-214" diameter. 
Remove the outer skin before boiling. 
Begin planting early and sow every 2 
weeks until hot weather. 
Purple Vienna: 62 days. Bulb interior light 
greenish white and tender; exterior purple, with 
purple-tinged foliage. 
White Vienna: 55 days. Light green bulbs 
with white flesh. A favorite home and market 
garden sort—especially for forcing in the hotbed. 

