DANDELION 
One ounce will plant a row 100 feet long; 4 to 6 Ibs. for an acre. 
EARLY CABBAGING. This variety of Dandelion is a perennial and can be cut 
—— very early in the spring, as the leaves are among the 
first to appear. Sow one-half inch deep in July or August in rows 18 inches apart, leaving 
9 to 12 inches between the plants. Cultivate well throughout the growing season, and 
do not attempt to cut at all until the following spring. An improved thick leaf variety 
and the favorite with the market gardeners. The thick, fleshy leaves are of especially 
good flavor, blanching almost naturally. Pkt., 15¢; V2 oz., 50c; oz., 85¢; 14 Ib., $2.10, 
postpaid. 
ITALIAN DANDELION. (See Asparagus Chicory, Ciccoria Catalogna, Page 14.) 
DILL 
(Antheum Graveolens.) An annual with seeds of the peculiar pungent taste, often added 
to pickling cucumbers to heighten the flavor. Pkt., 10¢; oz., 25¢; 14 Ib., 55c¢, postpaid. 
EGGPLANT 
One ounce will plant a row 100 feet long; 6 ounces will produce sufficient plants to 
set an acre. 
Culture: As the seeds are not of vigorous germination and require much greater heat 
than is necessary or diserable for other plants, they should be carefully sown in a green- 
house or specially prepared hotbed. Sow one-fourth of an inch deep in February or early 
March. When 2 or 3 inches high, 
set the plants out in small pots 
to induce stockiness, and if pos- 
sible, transplant again into a 
larger size, since with every transfer, the plant gains strength. Our Norfolk 
growers use a basket about 6 inches square, without a bottom, made by folding 
a slat that comes for that purpose, so as to be easily removed when the plants 
are set in the field. Do not risk setting out the plants in the open ground too 
early, as a single cold night will sometimes seriously check the growth and 
probably cause the first blossoms to drop. When the weather has turned per- 
manently warm, set them in the field in rows 4 feet wide, leaving 3 feet be- 
tween plants. Outdoor sowing should not be made before May. 
BLACK BEAUTY. (80 days.) The most popular variety and especially 
valued on account of its earliness. The fruit is some- 
what egg-shaped, and the color such a rich dark purple that the name of 
“Black Beauty” is quite justified. It holds its color well in shipping. Pkt., 
15¢; V2 oz., 50¢; oz., 95c; 4 Ib., $2.40, postpaid. 
FLORIDA HIGH BUSH. (85 days.) A tall growing variety, quite re- 
sistant to drought and root rot, bearing 
elongated fruits of a deep purple color. It stands shipping well, and is liked 
by many southern growers. Pkt., 15¢; V2 oz., 50c; oz., 95c; V4 Ib., $2.40, 
postpaid. 
FORT MYERS MARKET. (83 days.) This variety was developed for the 
: ee far south. The plants are tall, vigorous 
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Green Curled Endive quite resistant to disease, and carry the fruits off the ground. The long black 
oval fruits have no neck at the stem end, and produce over a long season. 
Pkt., 15¢; Y2 0z., 50¢; oz., 95¢; 14 Ib., $2.40, postpaid. 
Black Beauty Eggplant 
ENDIVE 
One ounce will plant a row 100 feet long; 4 Ibs. for an aere. 
One pound will produce enough plants to set an acre. 
Culture: Sow one-fourth inch deep from April to Sept., in 18-inch rows; thin 
plants when about 2 inches high to 10 inches in the row. Cultivate about the 
same as lettuce. 
FULL HEART BATAVIAN. (85 days.) _A distinctly improved form of 
broad leaf Batavian or Escarolle. The heads 
are 18 inches across, with deep, full, compact, well blanched hearts of 
infolded thick broad leaves of spendid quality. Pkt., 10¢; oz., 25¢; 1% Ib., 
60c, postpaid. 
GREEN CURLED. (90 days.) The standard variety, very hardy, with 
———-___ deep green leaves that do not require tying up to 
blanch. Pkt., 10c¢; oz., 25c; 1/4 Ib., 60c, postpaid. 
WHITE CURLED. (95 days.) Very similar to Green Curled, but with 
re a enn light green leaves that do not require tying up to 
blanch. Pkt., 10¢; oz., 25c; 1% Ib., 60c, postpaid. Full Heart Batavian Endive 
FLORENCE FENNEL (Finnochio) HORSE RADISH 
A delicious vegetable which tastes quite like celery, but sweeter and more delicate in MALINER KREN A remarkable Bo- 
flavor. Sow at intervals from March to July 2 an inch deep, and 18 inches apart, and ————————————- _ hemian_ variety 
when the plants are large enough, thin to 8 inches in the row and cultivate frequently. with enormous roots that are almost pure 
The enlarged leaf-bases are usually boiled in preparation for the table, but the bottom white, and of peculiarly fine flavor. Dozen, 
and stalk are blanched by drawing the earth up to them like celery. This is usually done. 75c; 100, $4.50, postpaid. 
when the enlargement of leaf stalk at base is about the size of a hen’s egg, and in about 
10 days cutting may begin and continue as the plants increase in growth. Pkt., 10¢; oz., GHERKIN. (See Cucumber.) 
45¢; Va ib., $1.00, postpaid. HANOVER. (See Smooth Kale.) 
[16] Prices of vegetable seeds, flower seeds, and bulbs GEO. TAIT & SONS, INC. 
are postpaid, except where noted. 
