Childs' rare flowers, vegetables & fruits for 1895 . t. NEW YORK IMPROVED. (Hallocks.)Very popular in all tlie city markets. This is theearliest, \finest and largest variety grown, and a fine sort for eithermarket or privi>-te garden. Start seed in hot^bed and trans-jplant into warm, rich, mellow soil. The fruit is very hand-soiup, large, smooth and round and of a rich, shining purple-black color, and is borne until frost. Cook by cutting intohalf or quarter-inch sices, and after paring dip them intosalted water for an hour, then dip in beaten egg and crackercrumbs and fry in hot fat until
Childs' rare flowers, vegetables & fruits for 1895 . t. NEW YORK IMPROVED. (Hallocks.)Very popular in all tlie city markets. This is theearliest, \finest and largest variety grown, and a fine sort for eithermarket or privi>-te garden. Start seed in hot^bed and trans-jplant into warm, rich, mellow soil. The fruit is very hand-soiup, large, smooth and round and of a rich, shining purple-black color, and is borne until frost. Cook by cutting intohalf or quarter-inch sices, and after paring dip them intosalted water for an hour, then dip in beaten egg and crackercrumbs and fry in hot fat until golden brown. It has ameaty flavor mucti liked by everybody. This is absolutelythe very finest strain of Egg Plant in cultivation. Pkt., ISc.;oz., ; lb., $. JjjCCk.—{JVew Gia7tt Italian^ The Leek is a very hardy, easily-grown vegetable, of mild,agreeable flavor, and is nmch used for soups, stewss etc., asits flavor is more delicate than that of an Onion. This is anew and very large variety, the best for general , 5c.; oz., 25c.; lb., K0I7I Rabi. Extra Early Vienna. A curious vegetable, in appearancehalf way between a Turnip and a Cabbage, with a turnip-like swelling of the stent above ground which, whileyoung and tender, has ;i delicious cauliflower-like flavor,very appetizing and pleasant. Transplant from seed bedinto rich, mellow ground. Very easily grown. Pkt., 5c.;oz., 20c.; lb., Late Ciant. An extraordinary sort on account of its enor-mous size; grows to weigh 20 pounds and is very tenderand tine. A splendid show variety. Pkt., lOc; oz., 25c.;lb., 64 JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO., N. Y.
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