D Landreth Seed Company D. Landreth Seed Company : [catalog] DLandrethSeedCo00LandA Year: 19uu SEEDS WHICH SUCCEED One Ounce of Seed F/y/y T>lnr\i Matures for Table in 120 to 100 Yards of Row. Ejif if'I ILL I Li Days after Sprouting. About 3000 plants are required to plant an acre. These plants should produce an average of 4 to 5 fruits, weighing 5 to 6 pounds each. Our selected seeds are always taken from fruit weighing 6 to 8 pounds each; we have had them of 12 pounds in weight. Florida High Bush.—Fruit not so large or round as the New York Improved, Lb. MLb, Oz. Pkt. vines taller, con
D Landreth Seed Company D. Landreth Seed Company : [catalog] DLandrethSeedCo00LandA Year: 19uu SEEDS WHICH SUCCEED One Ounce of Seed F/y/y T>lnr\i Matures for Table in 120 to 100 Yards of Row. Ejif if'I ILL I Li Days after Sprouting. About 3000 plants are required to plant an acre. These plants should produce an average of 4 to 5 fruits, weighing 5 to 6 pounds each. Our selected seeds are always taken from fruit weighing 6 to 8 pounds each; we have had them of 12 pounds in weight. Florida High Bush.—Fruit not so large or round as the New York Improved, Lb. MLb, Oz. Pkt. vines taller, continuous bearer, fruit smaller $ .50 5 Landreths' Large Round Purple, 130 days.—The Landreth is decidedly the best selection of Egg-Plant, being productive and vigorous, the fruit often reaching a weight of twelve pounds. The fruit may be described as chunky, broad at bottom and flattened, diameter often nearly equal to the length. Color, when grown on soil of proper quality, a deep purple, often appearing almost black. Soil has much to do with depth of color. Single bushes of this variety on good soil often reach a diameter of three feet and produce six to eight large fruits 65 5 Landreths' Large Round Purple Large Round Black, or Beauty, 125 days—Early. Twice the size of the Black Pekin; fully as large as the Large Round New York Purple, just as good and a quicker seller in market. Does not split. Color black all over the fruit. Known also as Black Beauty. Earlier than the New York Improved $ 65 New York Improved, 140 days.—Improved form of the old Large Round 65 Endive Two Ounces of Seed to 100 Yards of Row. Three Pounds to the Acre. Sow in the Spring as soon as the earth is free from frost, and repeat to within sixty days of Autumn frost. Drill in rows of 2 feet and thin the plants to 8 inches apart. Tie up the loose leaves or cover with pots to blanch for Salad. Valuable for Salads and highly decorative as a garnish
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