Black Beauty Eggplant 
One oz. for 1000 plants; 4 oz. 
per acre. Sow in hotbed or in- 
doors in February or March, % 
in. deep. Keep warm and moist. 
Transplant to small pots when 
2 to 3 in. tall. Set out when 
nights have turned warm, 2% 
ft. apart in rich loamy soil. 
BLACK BEAUTY. 81 days 
from plants. The most popu- 
lar home garden sort and the 
earliest of the large-fruited 
kinds. Very desirable for 
early market. Retains its rich 
purplish black color and fine 
quality for a long time. Of 
low, bushy habit; spineless 
and very productive. Pkt. 10c; 
% oz. 55c;. oz. $1.00; % lb. 
$3.00. © 
IMPROVED LARGE PURPLE. 
83 days from plants. Not 
only the largest but also the 
most productive. Spreading; 
spineless. Large, oval, glossy 
black-purple fruits. Pkt. 10c; 
Y% oz. 55c; oz. $1.00; % Ib. 
$3.00. 
FLORIDA HIGH BUSH. 
85 days from plants. Upright, 
spineless plants; disease and 
drought resistant with long, 
thick, purple fruits. Pkt. 10c; 
1% oz. 55c;—0z. $1.00; %4 |b. 
$3.00. 
Fennel or Finnochio 
FLORENCE or ITALIAN. 
110 days. Celery-like stalks 
with bulbous base. Eaten raw 
or boiled with cream sauce. 
Sow in June or July, 1 oz. to 
100 ft. . Earth up later to 
blanch. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 30c; 
oz. 50c; % ‘lb. $1.50. 
Leek 
MAMMOTH or 
LARGE AMERICAN FLAG. 
85 days. Thick 10-in. stems 
and large, broad, dark green 
leaves. Extra large, vigorous, 
mild, and tender. 1 oz. to 100 
ft. Sow in rich soil in early 
spring, % in. deep. Thin to 3 
in. in row. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 45c; 
oz. 85c; % Ib. $2.50. 
Sita 
Kale or Borecole 
One oz. per 200 ft.; 3 lb. per 
acre. Healthful winter and 
spring greens boiled like spinach. 
Most tasty after touched by 
frost. Kale will succeed in al- 
most any soil. Sow April to 
June, % in. deep, in rows 24 in. 
apart, and for large plants thin 
to 18 in. in the row. For spring 
use, sow in August or September 
and winter over under a light 
hay cover. 
DWARF BLUE CURLED. 55 
days. Broad plants, 9 to 12 in. 
across with ‘finely fringed, 
very dark blue-green leaves. 
Exceptionally hardy. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 40c; % Ib. $1.10. 
DWARF SIBERIAN. 65 days. 
Large, deep bluish green 
leaves curled on the edges 
only. Of heavy texture. 12-16 
Ine tall, PKS -10¢s0z,2 o0c; 
% Ib. 95e. 
Kohl Rabi 
One oz. per 200 ft.; 
Sow at 10-day intervals during spring. 
Dwarf Green Curled Scotch Kale * 
DWARF GREEN CURLED*% _ 
55 days. We have an especi- 
ally fine strain of this deeply 
curled, bright green variety. — 
Low plants, 9 to 12 in. tall, 
and very broad. A hardy and 
very attractive quality va- 
riety. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; % lb. 
$1.10. 
4 lb. per acre. 
EARLY WHITE VIENNA. Light green skin; tender tare crisp, sa 
white flesh. % 02. 50e; oz. 90e; 
% |b. $2.65. 
EARLY PURPLE VIENNA. Purple skin: crisp white flesh of ex- oo 
cellent flavor. 
% oz. 50c; oz. 90c; % lb. $2.65. 
Lettuce —Loose- Leaf Varieties 
SALAD BOWL. 50 days. (B.S.) 
A new slow-bolting variety 
with short, closely-set, waved, 
and notched leaves. Stands 
“heat better than Oak Leaf 
which it resembles. A single 
head fills a salad bowl with a 
perfect rosette of. rich green. 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 50c; oz. 90c; 
% Ib. $2.65, 
EARLY CURLED SIMPSON. 
50 days. (W.S.) Also called 
Silesia. A well-known variety — 
for home- gardens. Early, 
hardy, and quick growing. 
Forms no heads but a large 
bunch of yellowish green, 
crumpled leaves, frilled at the 
edges. Crisp, sweet, and ten- 
der. Pkt. 10c; % oz..25e; oz. 
40c; % lb. $1.10. 
BLACK -SEEDED SIMPSON. 
50 days. (B.S.) Our big 
seller in Pennsylvania. Grows 
quickly into large, thick 
bunches of very attractive, 
yellowish green leaves that 
are well crumpled and frilled 
at the edges. Hardy and easy 
to grow. Much appreciated for 
its crispness, tenderness, and 
delicious flavor. More crin- 
kled than Early Curled Simp- > 
son. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c¢; oz. 
40c; % Ib. $1.10. 
%& Recommended For Freezing — 
GRAND RAPIDS. 
OAK LEAF.—40 dave “An. ols a 
50 days. 
(B.S.) A popular non-heading 
lettuce well adapted to green- — 
house forcing or early out- — 
doors. Large, compact, up- — 
right plants forming a dense 
cluster of light green leaves — 
which are broad, wavy, fringed, 
curled, sweet, and tender. Pkt. 
10¢c; VY OZ. 25e; oz. 40c; % Tb. ~ 
$1.10. ' 
EARLY PRIZE HEAD. Ae : 
days. (W.S.) Despite its | 
name this does not form any — 
heads but a very thick bunch — 
of slightly curled, sweet, and — 
tender leaves with the outside — _ 
ones shaded brownish red. ‘Fhe sys 
inner ones, however, are bright — 
green. Plants medium large, — 
of quick growth, and very 
tasty. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25e; 
oz. 40c; % lb. $1.10. Ee 
Ta te 
variety that again has become © 
very popular because of its 
tender texture and the ability 
of the plants to survive:h 
summer weather without tu 
ing bitter. Of medium 
tinctly lobed like those 
many oaks. Forms a tight | 
bunch of bright green + 
attractive and tasty. — 
home gardens. Pkt. 
oz. 30c; oz. 55e; % | 
