. Steckler's seeds : 1905 . Early Dwarf Oval. New Early White Pear! Eggplant. The plant is a large, vigorous grower and compara-tively free from thorns. Fruit pure creamywhite, with slight shading of a very light. New York green near the stem; beautifal in shape, re-sembling somewhat the purple variety. Ineating quality it is very delicious, fine grainand well flavored. ENDIVE. Chicoree (Fr.), Endivien (Ger.), Exdibia (Sp.), Ixdivia (Ital.) Green Oxrled. Broad-Leaved or Escarolle. Extra Fine Curled. CULTURE.—A salad plant which is very popular and much cultivated for the market,princi
. Steckler's seeds : 1905 . Early Dwarf Oval. New Early White Pear! Eggplant. The plant is a large, vigorous grower and compara-tively free from thorns. Fruit pure creamywhite, with slight shading of a very light. New York green near the stem; beautifal in shape, re-sembling somewhat the purple variety. Ineating quality it is very delicious, fine grainand well flavored. ENDIVE. Chicoree (Fr.), Endivien (Ger.), Exdibia (Sp.), Ixdivia (Ital.) Green Oxrled. Broad-Leaved or Escarolle. Extra Fine Curled. CULTURE.—A salad plant which is very popular and much cultivated for the market,principally for summer use. It can be sown in drills a foot apart, and when the plants are wellup, thinned out till about eight inches apart. Or it can be sown broadcast thinly and trans-planted the same as Lettuce. When the leaves are large enough, say about eight incheslong, tie them up for blanching, to make them fit for table. This can only be done in dryweather, otherwise the leaves are apt to rot. For summer use do not sow before the end ofMarch, as if sown sooner, the plants will run into seed very early. Sow for a successiondaring the spring and summer months. For winter use sow in September and Octobe
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