EGGPLANT 
One ounce will produce 2000 plants. 
Sow seed in March in hotbeds, and when 
3 inches high transplant into boxes or small 
pots. Plant outdoors in May or June or after 
the weather has become permanently warm. 
Black Beauty. 80 days. An extra-early, 
large, almost black variety with few seeds. 
Very prolific. 
Pkt. 15e, ¥2 oz. 50c, oz. 95c, V4 Ib. $3.00. 
Early Long Purple. 78 days. An early va- 
riety producing slender, dark purple fruit, 
7 to 8 inches long and 21% inches in diam- 
eter. Pkt. 15c, Y2 oz. 50c, oz. 95c. 
Fort Myers Market. 85 days. The plants 
are of.the high-bush type, carrying fruit well 
off the ground. Quite resistant to disease. 
Fruit is intense purple-black, long and oval, 
with no neck at stem end. 
Pkt. 15c, 2 oz. 60c, oz. $1.10, 4 Ib. $3.25. 
New Hampshire Hybrid. 68 days. A very 
early, highly productive variety.” Fruit me- 
dium sized, blocky, pear-shaped, dark pur- 
ple color. Plant is rather dwarf and up- 
right; well adapted to sections where season 
is short. 
Pkt. 15c, 1 oz. 60c, oz. $1.10, 4 Ib. $3.25. 
New York Improved. 83 days. An old 
standard sort that is quite large and more 
elongated than Black Beauty, with a rich 
purple color. 
Pkt. 15c, 42 oz. 60c, oz. $1.10, U4 Ib. $3.25. 
GARLIC SETS 
One pound will sow 200 feet of row. 
A hardy flavoring Onion used extensively in 
the French method of cooking. 
Y2 Ib. 55c, Ib. 95c. 
HORSERADISH ROOTS 
Ready in March 
Set the roots in rows 2¥% feet apart, 114 
feet apart in the row. Late in the fall lift as 
Many roots as you think you will use, cut off 
the top, and place in a cool cellar, covered 
with soil or sand. 
Maliner Kren. A quick-growing variety far 
Superior to the common sorts. Large cut- 
tings. 
6 roots 75c, 12 roots $1.25, 50 roots $4.00. 
KALE - Borecole 
One ounce will sow 150 feet of row. 
For early use it may be sown in May; when 
desired for winter use, sow in September, 
broadcast or in rows 2 feet apart. 
Dwarf Blue Scotch. 55 days. A hardy strain 
with finely curled foliage having a distinct 
blue tinge. Pkt. 15c, oz. 45c, 4 Ib. $1.25. 
Siberian. 65 days. A very hardy variety with 
large leaves that cook very tender. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 35c, Y% Ib. 95c. 
KOHL-RABI 
One ounce will sow about 200 feet of row; 
3 pounds, an acre. 
Sow seed in early spring, and transplant 
when 3 inches high, in rows 112 feet apart, 
6 inches apart in the row. 
Purple Vienna. 62 days. Flesh white; skin 
a bluish color. Used for outdoor sowing. 
Pkt. 15c, Y% oz. 50c, oz. 90c, %4 Ib. $2.70. 
Early White Vienna. This variety is suited 
for sowing under glass or outdoors. The top 
is very short, thus allowing all the develop- 
ment to go to the root, insuring early ma- 
turity. 
Pkt. 15c, 18 oz. 50c, oz. 90c, 4 Ib. $2.70. 
LETTUCE 
One ounce will produce about 2500 plants. 
Heading Varieties 
For the first outdoor crop, seed is usually 
sown in hotbeds in February or March and 
transplanted to the garden in April in rows 
1¥2 feet apart, 8 to 12 inches apart in the 
row. For a succession, sow in drills in the 
open ground at intervals of 2 to 3 weeks and 
thin out to 8 inches apart. 
Bibb. 60 days. A distinct variety with a crisp- 
ness and flavor of its own. Heads medium 
sized, outer leaves deep glossy green, and 
interior bleaches to a rich yellowish waxy 
green. 
Pkt. 15c, Y2 02, 25c, oz. 45c, 4 Ib. $1.25. 
Great Lakes. 82 days. A decidedly crisp 
heading Lettuce of the Imperial type. Ex- 
cellent quality and exceedingly sweet and 
tender, Stands heat and sun and is excep- 
tionally resistant to tip-burn injury. Very 
slow to shoot to seed. It does equally well 
in cool weather. 
Pkt. 20c, ¥2 0z. 50c, oz. 95c, % Ib. $2.75. 
Premier Great Lakes. 74 days. Bronze 
Medal, 1948 All-America Selections. This 
new variety is from 7 to 10 days earlier than 
the standard Great Lakes. Leaves are 
smooth, green, small ribbed and tip-burn 
resistant. Heads are large and solid. Ex- 
cellent for spring and early summer. 
Pkt. 25c, ¥2 oz. 75c, oz. $1.25, U4 Ib. $3.75. 
Pennlake. 82 days. Bronze Medal, 1948 All- 
America Selections. It is the result of a 
cross between Great Lakes and Imperial No. 
44, combining the solidity and summer head- 
ing ability of the former with the larger 
head size of the latter. 
Pkt. 25c, 2 02. 75c, oz. $1.25, Y lb. $3.75. 
Progress. 80 days. A new yariety of the Im- 
perial type. Very early and highly resistant 
_ to tip-burn. The leaves are medium green, 
thick and heavily savoyed, with edges cut 
and waved. Heads are attractive, firm and 
of fine quality. 
Pkt. 25c, ¥2 oz. 75c, oz. $1.25, % Ib. $3.75. 
All Heart. 71 days. An excellent Lettuce for 
spring or summer use. The head has a 
heart of a decided buttery flavor. Can be 
used for sowing in frames. 
Pkt, 15c, oz. 35c, A Ib. 95c. 
Big Boston. 75 days. A large, flat, Cabbage- 
headed variety, excellent for midsummer or 
fall use, or under glass in early spring and 
autumn. Pkt. 10c, oz. 35c, %4 Ib. 95c. 
Iceberg. 84 days. A fine variety, producing 
large, solid, Cabbage-like heads, firm, crisp, 
and of fine flavor. Leaves curly, slightly 
tinged red. _—— Pkt. 15c, oz. 40c, %4 Ib. $1.25. 
Imperial No. 44. 82 days. This variety has 
very long, well-folded leaves and produces 
hard, well-formed heads appreciably less sus- 
ceptible to tip-burn than other varieties. 
Pkt. I5c, ¥2 oz. 35c, oz. 50c, Y% Ib. $1.50. 
Imperial No. 847. 84 days. A brown-blight 
resistant variety for summer planting. Heads 
are medium large, hard, fine and well cov- 
ered by the leaves. 
Pkt. 15c, ¥2 oz. 35c, oz. 50c, Y Ib. $1.50. 
May King. 63 days. The first solid head Let- 
tuce to mature outdoors. It is of good size, 
with tender, full heart. Suitable for sowing 
under sash in early spring. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 35c, 4 Ib. 95c. 
Number 1. 70 days. A good variety for 
Summer use as it resists the hot sun bet- 
ter than most sorts. Heads unusually 
large, tender, and of a delicious buttery 
flavor. Pkt. 15c, oz. 40c, %4 Ib. $1.25. 
Mignonette. 65 days. Splendid for the home 
garden, being of excellent quality, crisp and 
sweet. Medium small in size, compact and 
hard heading. Very dull dark green in 
color, dark brown at edge of leaf with well- 
blanched creamy yellow heart. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 35c, 4 Ib. 95c. 
New York or Wonderful No. 12. 80 days. 
This is a leader of the Cabbage-headed sorts. 
Heads large, dark green, with white interior 
and curled outer leaves. 
Pkt. 15c, ¥ oz. 35c, oz. 50c, 4 Ib. $1.50. 
Salamander or Black-Seeded Tennis Ball. 
65 days. Forms a large, light green, compact 
head with a white heart. Very tender, crisp, 
and extremely slow to run to seed. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, %4 Ib. 90c. 
White Big Boston. 72 days. A heading va- 
riety which resembles Big Boston in size, 
solidity and general ap- 
pearance, but it lacks the 
brown edge. 
Pkt. 15c, oz. 35c, 4 lb. 95c. 
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