16 GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 
Eggplant 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 1000 plants. Seed germ- 
inates very slowly and requires warm ground. Start in hotbeds in March, 
transplant about June Ist, in rows about three feet apart and two feet 
apart in the row. Eggplant requires a rich soil, free from disease and 
rotation of crop is recommended. 
BLACK BEAUTY. 80 days. Early and productive. Fruit large and 
of rich glossy black color. 
NEW YORK PURPLE. 80 days. A favorite market variety. Fruits 
larger than the Black Beauty. The plant is large, spreading and spine- 
less, producing 4 to 6 large, oval fruits of dark purple color. 
Oz., $1.00; 1% Ib., $3.00; Ib., $10.00, postpaid. 
Kale or Borecole 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 150 feet of drill. Sow 
from August Ist to September 15th in rows 18 inches apart, and they 
will yield greens during fall and winter. They are improved by freezing. 
DWARF CURLED SCOTCH. 110 days. A handsome, very finely 
curled, dwarf spreading variety, foliage long and attractive bright green; 
very hardy. 
TALL CURLED SCOTCH. 110 days. Plants of this variety grow 2 
to 3 feet in height, bearing long plumelike light green leaves, which 
are very much cut and deeply curled at the edges. Very hardy. 
' . Oz 25c; 
Yq Ib., 85e; 
Ib., $2.50, ren 
postpaid. Eggplant 
Endive 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 150 feet of drill. Sow 
in rows about 15 inches apart and thin to one foot apart in the 
tow. Sow seed for fall crop in June or July. When nearly full grown, 
tie outer leaves together bringing them up over the head for 
blanching. A well balanced fertilizer is recommended. 
LONG GREEN CURLED or MOSS CURLED. 95 days. Also 
known as Large Curled Pancalier. A late, coarsely toothed variety 
of good size, which forms a good blanched heart in the fall. The 
mid-rib or leaf stem is tinged with rose. 
BROAD-LEAVED BATAVIAN. (Escarolle). 90 days. One of the 
best varieties for salads; leaves of upright growth, broad, more or 
less twisted and waved, bright deep green, with a nearly white mid- 
rib. Inner leaves form a fair head which blanches a creamy white. 
Oz., 25c; 4 Ib., 700; Ib., $2.00, postpaid. 
Collards 
TRUE GEORGIA. “5 days. Plant 2 to 3 ft. high forming a clus- 
ter of tender, undulated leaves at the top of its rather long stem; 
Broad-Leaved Batavian Endive used as greens. 
Oz., 20c; 1% Ib., 60c; Ib., $1.75, postpaid. 
Cress or Pepper Grass 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. Sow early in the spring in rich, well prepared 
soil, in rows about fifteen inches apart. Thin to four inches apart in the row. 
EXTRA CURLED. (Pepper Grass). A small, curled plant having a fine pungent 
flavor and used as a salad. Should be sown thickly and frequently, covering 
very lightly as it soon runs to seed. May be cut several_times. 
Oz., 20¢; 4 Ib., 50c; Ib., $1.50, postpaid. 
TRUE WATER, A hardy perennial water plant; the sprightly flavored leaves of 
which are prized for salads as well as for garnishing. Must be grown on moist 
banks or in water covered soil. 
Oz., 90c; %4 tb., $2.75; Ib., $8.00, postpaid. 
Kohl - Rabi 
TURNIP-ROOTED CABBAGE 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 200 feet of drill. Seed should be 
sown in light, rich soil, very early in the spring for early crop, in rows eighteen 
inches apart and thin to six inches apart in the row. Plantings should be made the 
latter part of July for fall use. Should be used when young and tender. 
EARLY WHITE VIENNA. 60 days. Very early, small tops, can be planted 
close together; best for forcing, or field culture. 
Oz., 30c; 1% Ib., $1.00; Ib., $3.00, postpaid. 
Leek 
AMERICAN FLAG, 150 days. Stem about 10 inches long by 2 inches thick. A 
strong, vigorous plant with mild flavor. One of the best sorts for the market 
garden. 
ELEPHANT. (Monstrous Carentan). 150 days. Large stems 6 to 8 inches long, 
2 to 3 inches thick. Leaves very dark green, hardy, prolific, for fall and early 
winter use. 
Oz., 60c; 1% Ib., $1.70; Ib., $5.00, postpaid. ‘White Vienna Kohl-Rabi 
All prices quoted herein are subject to change without notice. 
