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COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA 29 
Endive Deep Heart Fringed 
Endive or Escarole 
The high quality of our Endive seed is well known among the 
CUCUMBERS (Continued) 
BLACK DIAMOND (58 days)—Similar to Early Fortune but slightly 
shorter and earlier. Size 9x3 inches. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; Ib. $2.00. 
DAVIS PERFECT (58 days)—Long smooth dark 
with tapering ends of excellent eating qualities. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; Ib. $2.00. 
DELTUS (65 days)—Of uniform shape with rounded ends and a deep 
green color, desirable for greenhouse culture. Size 12x3 inches. Pkt. 
10c; 0z. 20c; lb. $3.00. 
HARLY RUSSIAN (50 days)—Fruit small of little use except for 
small uniform pickles in districts where the long fruited sorts will 
not ripen. Size 4x2 inches, Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; Ib. $2.00. 
SFRAIGHT 8 (58 days)—Long, slender, very straight fruit of in- 
tense dark green. Size 914x2% inches. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; Ib. $2.00. 
WOODRUFF’S HYBRID OR CLARK’S SPECIAL (62 days)—A high 
class slicing main crop variety holding its deep green color for a 
long time. Size i1x13 inches. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; lb. $2.00, prepaid. 
NATIONAL PICKLE—tThe principal packing variety. Used for both 
dill and small pickles. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; lb. $2.00. 
BRBICE SPECIAL PICKLE (55 days)—A white spine variety. Color 
wonderful deep green which is retained longer than with other white 
spine cucumbers. Size 6% x 2% in, Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; lb. $2.00. 
CHICAGO PICKLE (58 days)—Deep green fruit of medium length, 
slightly pointed at both ends, with prominent black spines. True 
stock. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; lb. $1.60, prepaid. 
WEST LYDIA GHERKIN (50 days)—A distinct sort with rough, 
prickly fruit. Is used for pickles only. Pkt. 10c; 9z. 20c; 1 Ib. 
$2.00, prepaid. 
IMPROVED JERSEY PICKLE (5¢ days)--Fruilt short, rather light 
colored, skin thin. uality very good. Very heavily productive. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; lb. $2.00, prepaid. 
reen cucumber 
Size 12x38 inches. 
BATAVIAN FULL HEART ENDIVE 
(90 days) 
Improved Batavian. A superior strain. Larger 
proad, thick and tender, the heart well filled out od fairly well 
blanched even without tving Of pleasant flavor “4 with health 
promoting salts and vitamins. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; lb. $2.00. 
heads, leaves 
We sell half and quarter pounds at pound cait, . pounds or over 
at 10 pound rate, 25 pounds or over at 199 pouns rete, 
large producers of this vegetable. The crop is rogued severely every 
year and our strains are uniform and true to type. The most largely 
Planted Endive is the Green Curled. The bulk of the crop is con 
sumed in the big Northern cities. The smooth leaved sorts are 
popular with the foreign part of the population. Curled Head is a 
fancy sort quite distinct in appearance. The new Fringed Deep 
Heart we believe will in time become the leading variety. 
CULTURE—Half ounce to 100 feet of row, 5 lbs. per acre. 
For an early crop sow in the later part of April in rows 20 
inches apart, and thin to 12 inches apart in the row. When the 
outer leaves have reached the length of 6 inches the crop is ready 
for blanching. Select a sunny day for this work, bring the outer 
leaves together over the top of the plant, tie closely together to 
prevent rains from coming through. About two weeks afterwards 
the plants will be blanched and ready for use. Hndive !s not par- 
ticular as to the soil but it must be kept free from weeds until 
Plants attain their full size for blanching purposes. For a late crop 
sow about August 10. Number of days: From sowing to cutting 
stage. 
ENDIVE DEEP HEART FRINGED 
New. In type between Full Heart Batavian and Green Curled 
Of upright growth and leaves exceptionally broad with leaf margins 
deeply cut and curled. The plants do not lie flat on the ground 
lessening the chances of bottom rot. Heart well filled closely packed 
with an abundance of fine leaves blanched to clear creamy yellow, 
highly attractive Well grown niants have a dinmeter of 10 to 12 
inches and a depth of 7 to 8 inches. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; Ib. $2.40. 
ENDIVE CURLY HEAD (92 days) 
The most valuable curled green Endive for market growers. Quite 
early, of large size, very deep-hearted, white ribbed. It is a self- 
blanching variety and does not need tying for blanching purposes. 
Highly attractive in appearance. Can be planted close , plants being 
of very compact growth. Positively the best sort where the market 
demands curled type of Endive. Pkt. 10c; oz, 25c; lb. $2.20; 10 lbs. 
$20.00, prepaid. 
ITALIAN RED RIB ENDIVE (95 days) 
Also called Pancaller, is a large curled variety with green leaves 
and a faint pink stripe on the outside of the base leaves. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 25c; lb. $1.80, prepaid. 
GREEN CURLED ENDIVE (95 days) 
Standard vartetv. producing heantifullvy eurled leaves erisp, ten 
der and blanches cream white. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; Ib. $2.00. 
FRENCH ENDIVE—Same as Witloof Chicory, see page 83. 
