EGG PLANT 
In sowing egg plant seed, care should be taken not to cover it more 
than 14 inch deep, and to keep the temperature from 70 to 90 degrees. 
Egg plant germinates well only if kept warm all the time. For the home 
garden it is often more satisfactory to buy the plants. See page 74, 
The young plants are often injured by insects, and should be dusted 
A packet of seed will produce about 100 plants; 
an ounce about 2000 plants 
carefully with 3% DDT or Rotenone, (see page 82) even before they 
are set in the open ground. New growth should be kept dusted as it 
appears. The plants do best on rather light rich soil. In the North the 
seed should be sown in March under glass and plants set out the last of 
May in rows 3 feet apart each way. 
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461 BLACK BEAUTY. Large, True Early Strain. 
80 days. 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; 4% Oz. 45c; Oz. 85c; 144 Lh. $2.40. 
465 NEW HAMPSHIRE. The Earliest Ego Plant. 
70 days. This variety ripens up to two weeks before other kinds and is a real ac- 
quisition 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 is a fine variety to grow in the home 
garden and we highly recommend it. (Formerly called New Hampshire Hybrid.) 
Pkt. 15c; % Oz. 50c; Oz. 95c; 144 Lb. $2.85. 
463 EARLY LONG PURPLE. 75 days. An early variety producing fruit of oblong 
shape. growing 6 to 8 inches long and 2 or 3 inches through with a good purple 
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ENDIVE 
Endive makes excellent salads, especially in autumn and winter. It is 
easily grown and takes little space in the garden. Sow in rows 18 inches 
apart, and thin the plants to a foot apart. Endive may be planted any 
time from early spring until July 1st in the Northern states. For fall and 
winter use, the seeds should be sown about July 1st. To blanch, draw 
the outer leaves over the center and tie them, or they may be blanched 
by placing a narrow board down the center of the row over the heads. 
This should be done when the plants are nearly full grown. 
473 FULL HEART BATAVIAN. (Escarole.) 
90 days. This is the finest strain of broad leaved endive, by far the most 
widely grown type for both home and market. It has deeper, fuller 
hearts than the old type, and the large thick dark green leaves are 
curled slightly on the edges. Uniform and rapid growing, the compact 
heads reach large size and blanch readily to a beautiful creamy yellow. 
In quality, it is the best, tender, mild and without bitterness. It makes 
most appetizing and delicious salads and is very easy to grow. 
Pkt. 15c; Oz. 30c; 44 Lb. 80c; Lb. $2.20. 
A packet of seed will sow about 15 feet 
of row, an ounce 100 feet. 
471 DEEP HEART FRINGED. 90 days. 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. It is a 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. The quality is ex- 
cellent. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 14 Lb. 80c; Lb. $2.20. 
French Endive—Forced heads of Witloof Chicory 
color. The quality is very fine. The plants are upright and very good bearers. 
Pkt. 15c; % Oz. 45c; Oz. 85c; 144 Lb. $2.50. 
Geant Curled 
477 GREEN CURLED. (Sometimes called “Chicory.”) 
95 days. 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. Plant some this year for late-season salads; it has a 
wonderfully crisp delicious flavor you are sure to enjoy. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 14 Lb. 80c; Lb. $2.20. 
478 GREEN CURLED PANCALIER. Full Hearted Strain. 95 days. This 
late curled endive grows larger than Green Curled, and the leaves are 
not quite so finely cut. It is a pink-ribbed type and used largely by 
market growers. It stands frost better and makes thicker hearts when 
well grown. 
Full Heart Batavian 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 14 Lb. 80c; Lb. $2.20. 
386 Witloof Chicory or ‘‘French Endive” 
An ounce will produce 3000 to 5000 roots, a packet 300 to 500 roots. 
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 Ib. 
each. Pkt. 15c; 144 Oz. 35c; Oz. 65c; 14 Lb. $1.65. 
Full directions for raising the crop will be sent to anyone interested. 
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