EGGPLANT 
Sow 14 pound in seedbed to plant an acre. 
For the garden sow one packet in seedbed for 17 plants 
to set 50 feet of row for a family of 3 or 4 people. 
A field of Fort Myers Market Eggplant at harvest time. 
Culture. For a spring crop, plant seed in November, Decem- 
ber, and January; for fall crop, plant in June, July, and 
August, in muslin or burlap-covered seedbeds. When set in 
the open, the plants may need some protection from the sun. 
Many growers use palmetto fans, stuck slanting on the south 
side of the hill, which will keep the sun from striking the newly 
set plants with full force. Have 4 to 414 feet apart and 
3 to 4 feet between the plants. Egglant being a long season 
crop requires several fertilizer applications. Best results are 
obtained by applying half or more of a complete 4-7-5 fertilizer 
mixture at planting time and the remainder when the crop is 
one-third to one-half grown. The initial application should 
be made in two bands each located 2 or 3 inches below and 
3 inches to the side of the plant row. Subsequent application 
should be drilled close to the plant row. 
Top-dressing applications of nitrogen or a combination of 
nitrogen and potash vary in amount and frequency according 
to seasonal conditions. Two or three applications at rates 
equivalent to 100 pounds nitrate of soda and 25 pounds 
muriate of potash per acre generally meet the needs during a 
given growing period. For the control of insects and diseases 
of egglant see page 54. 
The number of days in parentheses after each variety indi- 
cates the number of days to first marketable fruits, from setting 
out plants in the field or garden. It usually requires six to 
eight weeks to produce plants for field setting. 
Prices quoted are postpaid. 
Write for special prices on larger quantities. 
If interested particularly in Egglant production write 
the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, Mailing 
Department, Gainesville, Florida for a free copy of 
circular 109 entitled “Eggplant Production Guide.” 
Similarly, if particularly interested in the production of 
any other vegetable crop, write the Experiment Station 
for a free copy of their production guide on that crop, 
being sure to indicate the crop on which you desire 
guidance. 
FORT MYERS MARKET, (83 days.) We were the first to 
introduce this variety, which is today the leading variety grown 
in the South. Our breeding department has made special se- 
lections to improve the variety for uniformity in type of plant, 
size, shape and color of fruit. In numerous tests we have 
found our strain to be superior to others in the fact that it 
produces immense yields of uniform, large-sized fancy fruits 
over a long period. The plants are of the high-bush type, pro- 
ducing a very tall, vigorous growth. The fruits are slightly 
elongated, cylindrical in shape, never producing a necky stem 
end, and they possess an intense deep black color so much in 
demand among buyers and in the markets. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 60c; 144 Ib. $1.75; 1 Ib. 
5 to 25 Ibs. $6.40 per Ib. 
FLORIDA MARKET (Cook’s Strain) (Phomopsis Resistant). 
(75 days.) This is the disease resistant variety of egglant which 
Florida growers have been waiting for in order to make egg- 
plant production on diseased soils a profitable venture. Tip 
over, leaf blight and fruit rot disease all caused by the Phomop- 
sis fungus has become so severe in the state as to make eggplant 
production unprofitable on many soils in some sections. ‘This 
new variety was developed by Dr. Phares Decker, Plant Path- 
ologist at the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, Gaines- 
ville, Fla. He crossed a wild, disease-immune variety from In- 
dia with the Ft. Myers Market variety, and after many years of 
selection he has developed this outstanding variety. It makes 
a very vigorous, tall, rank growing, sturdy bush, holding all 
the fruits well off the ground. It is extremely early and an 
enormous yielder, bearing over a very long season. This makes 
it a very desirable variety for south Florida where it can be 
planted in early fall for production throughout the winter 
and spring months. The attractive fruits are cylindrical in 
shape and develop to a very large size. They are of an at- 
tractive, dark color. After several years of selection on the 
original Florida Market variety, we have in this Cook’s Strain 
a great improvement in color, shape and uniformity. Under 
good growing conditions it makes uniform dark colored, 
cylindrical shaped fruits. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 75c; 4% Ib. $2.50; 1 Ib. $9.00 
5 to 25 Ibs. $8.90 per Ib. 
$6.50 
The Standard of Quality in Florida for Over 40 Years 
