Burpee’s Black Beauty 
Eggplant 
Introduced by 
Burpee in 1902 
_ Burpee’s EGGPLANT 
May be cooked in various ways. The fruits are at their best 
edible stage when the skin has attained a high gloss. Use when 
young, at which time the seeds will be small and hardly noticeable. 
Keep fruits picked off as they become ready and plants should bear 
until frost. A rich, sandy, warm soil produces the best plants and 
yields the highest number of fruits. Seed should be started in a 
hotbed, or indoors in shallow boxes or seed-pans, 8 to 9 weeks be- 
fore the time to set the plants out in the garden. When seedlings 
are about 3 in. high, plant singly into small pots, setting the plants 
in the open when all danger of frost is past and the soil has become 
thoroughly warm. A pkt. of seed will produce about 100 plants; 
1 oz. 2000 plants. Days mentioned in descriptions represent the 
average time required from the setting of the plants in the garden fi 
until the first fruits are ready for table use. 
420 Burpee’s Black Beauty © 
73 days. The rich, deep purplish black, smooth 
fruits retain their color a long time and grow to an 
enormous size, but may be used while small. When 
fully developed, they are blunt and broad at the 
blossom end, weigh several pounds each and are 
free from spines or thorns. Very productive. Valu- 
able for market and home gardener; suitable for 
freezing. Tender and tasty at all stages of growth. 
Pkt. 25¢; 14 oz. 60¢; oz. $1.05; 14 lb. $3.15 
419 Burpee Hybrid ©— Excellent 
70 days. Introduced by Burpee in 1947. True, 
first generation (F,;) hybrid of outstanding qualities 
for home and market gardens. The plant is tall, 
tree-like, semi-spreading in habit, vigorous and 
produces continuously many fruits which are oval, 
medium-sized, and of a good dark purple and high 
gloss. Most fruits do not touch the ground. More 
resistant to drought and disease than any commer- 
cial variety. Pkt. (30 seeds) 50¢; 2 pkts. 90¢; 
3 pkts. $1.25; 5 pkts. $2.00; 1% oz. $6.00 
423 Florida Highbush 80 days. Plants are of strong, upright, vigor- 
ous, compact growth, and bear many large, elongated, glossy, dark purple 
fruits tapering toward the stem. The fruits are of good quality, uniform size 
! and held well above the ground. Somewhat resistant to fruit rot and blight. 
Pkt. 15¢; 12 0z. 65¢; oz. $1.10 
421 Ft. Myers Market 80 days. Long, oval fruits of deep purple color 
with extremely smooth skin and high gloss. Of considerable resistance .to 
disease and excessive heat. Tall growing, the upright, high bush plants bear- 
ing their fruits over a long period and well above the ground. 
Pkt. 15¢; 1%0z. 70¢; oz. $1.25 
429 New Hampshire 70 days. All-America Silver Medal Winner. 
Early, low bush type, deep purple, oval-shaped eggplant with smooth skin; 
does well everywhere but especially valuable for short season areas. 
Pkt. 15¢; 142 0z. 65¢; oz. $1.10 
een Curled or Gant Frineed Ouster Endive 
ENDIVE " 
For early use, sow seed in the open ground as soon as it.can be worked; for 
main crop, make two more sowings about a month apart. In early stages of 
_ growth, leaves may have a pungent taste but later the inner leaves blanch and 
become sweet and tender. Used principally as a salad, but may be cooked and 
served with butter sauce or grated cheese; often used for garnishing. A pkt. will 
sow about 20 ft. of row; 1 oz. 100 ft. 
* 430 Green Curled or Giant Fringed Oyster 65 days. Leaves are 
\ finely cut or laciniated, giving the plants a feathery appearance. They are a rich 
green color but readily blanch to an appetizing creamy white in the center; 
crisp and tender. Makes an excellent salad of fine flavor. Plants measure 16 to 
18 in. across when full grown in a good rich garden soil. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 35¢; 1% Ib. $1.00; 14 lb. $1.90 
432 White Curled 70 days. Leaves are light green, attractively curled and 
mossed with broad ribs slightly tinged with rose; the dense centers are easily 
blanched to pure white. They have a most delicious, crisp, refreshing flavor. 
_ _ Plants are handsome in appearance and grow 12 to 15 in. in diameter. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 35¢; % lb. $1.00 
436 Broad Leaved Batavian 90 days. (Full Heart Strain) A popular 
Escarolle with large, broad, slightly twisted leaves forming immense round 
yy plants up to 16 in. across. Heart is very deep, well-blanched, creamy white of 
r thick, buttery texture. May be cooked like spinach or used in soups and stews. 
az Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; ‘441b.90¢; 1% lb. $1.65 
438 Deep Heart or Improved Full Heart © 70 days. All-America y 
Silver Monel Winner. Improved Batavian of upright growth with a deeper, Deep Heart or | mproved Full Heart 
fuller and more compact heart which readily blanches itself to clear creamy Batavian Endive 
yellow; no need to tie up the Peet ote hig set ey Large, eo. 
teen leaves with slightly curled edges. Widely grown for home and market. 
4 Pkt. 15¢; 0z. 35¢; 1% Ib. $1.00; 14 Ib. $1.90 See page 128 for Complete Index . . 93 
