WmElliott & Sons seedsmen : 1898 . ringwith boards, slates or flower-pots. Per packet, each 25 cts. DANDELION. German, Pardeblume.—French, PissenUt.—Spanish, dandelion affords one of the earliest and most health-ful spring greens or salad. It is best when blanched. Tlieroots, when dried and roasted, are often used as a substitutefor coffee. Sow eai-ly in spring, in drills 18 inches apart, andthin out to 6 inches in the drills. Keep clear of weeds andthe following spring it will be fit for the , French. Per pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 20 , Large-Leaved. A new, thi
WmElliott & Sons seedsmen : 1898 . ringwith boards, slates or flower-pots. Per packet, each 25 cts. DANDELION. German, Pardeblume.—French, PissenUt.—Spanish, dandelion affords one of the earliest and most health-ful spring greens or salad. It is best when blanched. Tlieroots, when dried and roasted, are often used as a substitutefor coffee. Sow eai-ly in spring, in drills 18 inches apart, andthin out to 6 inches in the drills. Keep clear of weeds andthe following spring it will be fit for the , French. Per pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 20 , Large-Leaved. A new, thick-leaved variety, of great productiveness and fine flavor. Per pkt., 10 cts,; oz., 50 cts. ENDIVE. German, Endivien.—French, Chicoree.—Spanish, One ounce will sow 60 square feet. A highly esteemed winter salad. For the first crop sow about the middle of May, and for succession in June and July. Wh«n the plants are 2 or 3 inches high, thin them out or transplant into moderately rich and rather light soil, 1 foot. ENDIVE. Green Curled. Beautifully curled, tender and crisp. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; ^ lb., 40 cts. ; lb., $ Curled. More finely curled, and a heavier and more dense plant than Green Curled. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; % lb., 40 ets, ; lb., $ Curled. Very tender when cut young; blanches readily. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts. ; >^ lb., 40 cts. ; lb., $ Batavian. (Escarrolle). This variety is chiefly used in soups and stews; requires to be tied up in blanching. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts. ; % lb., 40 cts.; lb., $
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