Catalogue of seeds, agricultural & horticultural supplies and guide for the garden, field & farm . fruit nearlyovoid, smaller than the Long Purple;skin white and variegated with purple;very ornamental New York Improved Purple, an im-proved variety of the Kound Purple, ofdeeper color, larger size, and finer qual-ity ; a superior market variety (see cut) Per pkt. Per 10c 35c 10c 75c 10c 50c Per pkt. Per oz: ENDIVE. Escarola o Endivia—Endivien —Chicoree. This vegetable is highly esteemed as a salad. Sow small quantities at differenttimes to insure a plentiful supply, as these crops soon run
Catalogue of seeds, agricultural & horticultural supplies and guide for the garden, field & farm . fruit nearlyovoid, smaller than the Long Purple;skin white and variegated with purple;very ornamental New York Improved Purple, an im-proved variety of the Kound Purple, ofdeeper color, larger size, and finer qual-ity ; a superior market variety (see cut) Per pkt. Per 10c 35c 10c 75c 10c 50c Per pkt. Per oz: ENDIVE. Escarola o Endivia—Endivien —Chicoree. This vegetable is highly esteemed as a salad. Sow small quantities at differenttimes to insure a plentiful supply, as these crops soon run to seed. When theplants are three or four inches high transplant one foot apart each way, and keepfree of weeds until the leaves are six or eight inches long; then blanch the leavesby gathering them carefully together when perfectly dry, and tying them by theirtips in a conical form with Eoffea to exclude light and air. From three to six weeks is required to thoroughlyblanch. One ounce of seed will sow a bed of about eighty square feet, or one hundred and fifty feet of row. Per oz. Per London Green Curled. Broad-Leaved Bataviau, leavesbroad, nearly plain; light]green; best forsoups .*. 15c $1 50 French Moss Curled Green, moss-like appearance, beautifully curled; avery desirable variety 15c 1 50 Per oz. Per lb. London Green Curled, the commonand the best known kind, crisp andtender (see cut) 15c $1 50 Large Curled, or Ruffle Leaved, avariety largely grown and recommen-ded bv the French for salad 15c 150 GARLIC. Knoblauch—Ail. (If ordered by mail, 10 cents per pound additional will be charged for postage.) Plant in well enrichedand rather dry soil, light loam is the best, in drills one foot apart, two inches deep and four or five inches apartin the rows. Cultivate same as onions, keeping the soil loose and the plants free from weeds. When theleaves turn yellow, the plants may be taken up and having been dried in the sun, they should be tied upin bunches by the stalks a
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