. New York Improved Egg-Plant. Early Long Purple. The earliest and hardiest, very productive; fruit from 6 to 10 inches long. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. New York Improved Large Purple. The leading market variety; large, round, dark-purple, free of thorns, excellent and the most productive variety. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 60 cts. Black Pekin. Fruit purplish black, round to globular, large, solid, smooth and glossy, very prolific, early, and of fine flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 60 cts. ENDIVE. Endivien, Ger. Chicoree, Fr. Endivia 6 Escarola, Sp. Endive is one of the best and most wholesome salads for fall
. New York Improved Egg-Plant. Early Long Purple. The earliest and hardiest, very productive; fruit from 6 to 10 inches long. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. New York Improved Large Purple. The leading market variety; large, round, dark-purple, free of thorns, excellent and the most productive variety. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 60 cts. Black Pekin. Fruit purplish black, round to globular, large, solid, smooth and glossy, very prolific, early, and of fine flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 60 cts. ENDIVE. Endivien, Ger. Chicoree, Fr. Endivia 6 Escarola, Sp. Endive is one of the best and most wholesome salads for fall and winter use. Sow in shallow drills in April for early use, or for late use in June and July. When 2 or 3 inches high, transplant into good ground, or thin out to 1 foot apart. It requires no special soil or manure, but after heing transplanted must be cultivated and kept clear of weeds until it is full grown, when the blanching process begins. This is done by gathering the leaves together into EN DIVE—Continued. the hand and tying with yarn or bass, to exclude the light and air from the inner leaves, which must be done when quite dry, or they will rot; in three or four weeks they will be sufficiently blanched. At the approach of winter the growing crop may be taken up carefully, with a ball of earth to each plant, and planted close together in a frame or dry cellar, when it can be used during the winter prepared and dressed like a salad.
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