24 L. P. GUNSON & CO., ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
EGG PLANT 
A packet will produce about 75 plants, an ounce about 2000 plants. 
CULTURE. Egg Plant seed germinates slowly and should be started in strong heat, for in this, 
as in all sub-tropical plants, it is of importance to secure a rapid and continuous growth from the 
first, the plants never recovering from a check received when young. When the plants have formed 
two rough leaves, transplant to three or four inches apart. When the ground is warm, and all danger 
not only from frosts, but from cold nights is past, harden off the plants by gradual exposure to the 
sun and air, and decrease the supply of water, then carefully transplant into open ground, setting 
the plants two and a half feet apart. 
BLACK BEAUTY 80 Days 
The fruits are rich dark purple, large symmetrical and smooth. A very 
desirable sort for the market as the fruit holds its color a long time. 
FLORIDA HIGH BUSH 85 Days 
Plants large, 36 to 40 inches tall, upstanding and holds fruit off the ground. 
Fruits are long, oval, tapering towards the stem. Dark purple. 
FORT MYERS MARKET . 85 Days 
A high bush variety. Plant 30 to 36 inches tall. Fruit held well off the ground. 
Fruits are long, oval. Nine to ten inches long. Five and a half to six anda halt 
inches in diameter. Broadest near blossom end. Outstanding for deep purplish 
black color and high gloss. Used in the South. Valuable for drouth and disease 
resistance. 
ENDIVE 
A packet will sow 25 feet of row, an ounce 150 feet. 
CULTURE. For early use sow about April 15th; for later supply in June or July in drills 14 to 18 
inches apart. When well started thin the plants to 1 foot apart. When nearly full grown, tie the 
outer leaves together over the center in order to blanch the heart of the plant. By covering fresh 
plants every few days a succession may be kept up. Two or three successive plantings at intervals 
of a week or 10 days during July will provide endive for winter use. Just before killing frosts in the 
fall, dig the plants, being careful to take plenty of soil with roots and to avoid injury to the leaves. 
Pack the plants closely together, store them in the cellar and keep as dark as possible. In this way 
they will be self blanching and of finer quality than when tied and blanched out of doors. 
DEEP HEART FRINGED ENDIVE 
