. Vegetable, field and flower seeds : descriptive catalogue. Nursery stock Missouri Saint Louis Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. Water-Cress. A well-known aquatic plant to be found growing in great abun- dance along the margins of running streams and ponds. It has a very pleasant pungent taste. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 1-4 lb., 90c; lb., $ Chicory, g^^tcortenttiurjel* Long^ Rooted or Coffee. Sown in drills, the roots become well developed. When they are dried, roasted or ground, they become the Chicory of co
. Vegetable, field and flower seeds : descriptive catalogue. Nursery stock Missouri Saint Louis Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. Water-Cress. A well-known aquatic plant to be found growing in great abun- dance along the margins of running streams and ponds. It has a very pleasant pungent taste. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 1-4 lb., 90c; lb., $ Chicory, g^^tcortenttiurjel* Long^ Rooted or Coffee. Sown in drills, the roots become well developed. When they are dried, roasted or ground, they become the Chicory of commerce, and are used in adulterating coffee. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c. I>sm€lelioii. 8iitDen==3^^'^* Cultivated for spring greens and for salad. Sow in May or June, in drills half an inch deep and twelve inches apart. Large Tliick-Leaved. Cultivated. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c; 1-4 lb., 75c; lb., $ Endive, ©nbititen. One ounce will sow twenty square feet. An excellent salad for fall and winter use. Sow early in spring for early crop, and in mid-summer for late, in hills half inch deep. When the plants are strong enough, transplant on a rainy day, in drills, 1 o stand a foot apart each way; and as soon as the leaves are beginning to touch each other, tie them up over the heart of the plant to blanch. Green Curled. The most popular variety, producing beautifully curled dark green leaves; crisp, tender, and blanches cream white. Pkt., 5; oz., 20c; 1-4 lb., 50c; lb , $ Batavian or Broad Leaved. This variety forms large heads of broad, thick leaves, which are used for flavoring soups or stews; requires to be tied up for blanch- ing. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 1-4 60c; lb., $ White Curled. This resembles the green except in color, but is not quite as hardy ; the foliage is light green, blanches white very easily. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 1-4 lb., 50c; lb., $ Egg Plant. (£ter|iftattje* One ounce of /Seed will produce 1,000 plants. Sow seeds in a hot bed in March, in the same ma
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