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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 
until the first fruits are ready for table use. 
6031 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. 65¢; oz. $1.05; 14 lb. $3.15 
5223 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 
5229 Florida Highbush 80 days. Plants are of strong, upright, 
vigorous, 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¢; 14,0z.60¢; oz. $1.10 
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 garnish- 
ing. A pkt. will sow about 20 ft. of row; 1 oz. 100 ft. 
6038 Green Curled or Giant Fringed Oyster 65 days. Leaves 
are finely cut or laciniated, giving the plants a feathery appearance. 
They area 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 will grow 16 to 18 in. across, in good rich garden soil. 
Pkt. 20¢; oz. 45¢; 14 Ib. $1.25; 14 Ib. $2.25 
5222 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, 12 to 15 in. in diameter. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 40¢; 14 Ib. $1.00 
5027 Broad Leaved Batavian 90 days. (Full Heart Strain) A pop- 
ular Escarolle with large, broad, slightly twisted leaves forming im- 
mense round plants up to 16 in. across. Heart is very deep, well- 
blanched, creamy white of thick, buttery texture. May be cooked like 
spinach or used in soups and stews. Leaves somewhat like lettuce. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 40¢; 14 lb. $1.00; 1% lb. $1.85 
6036 Deep Heart © 70 days. All-America Silver Medal Winner. Im- 
proved Full Heart Batavian Escarolle of upright growth with a deeper, 
fuller and more compact heart which readily blanches itself to clear 
creamy yellow; no need to tie up the leaves; earlier in maturity. Large, 
thick, dark green leaves with slightly curled edges. Widely grown. 
Pkt. 20¢; oz. 45¢; 14 Ib. $1.25; 14 lb. $2.25 
Burpee’s Black Beauty 
Eggplant 
Introduced by 
Burpee in 1902 
Green Curled or Giant Fringed Oyster Endive 
SB 
Deep Heart Endive 
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