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IOWA SEED COMPANY, DES MOINES, IOWA. 29

ENDIVE- Ger. Endivien.
One ounce will sow sixty square feet.
Endive is one of the best and most wholesome salads for fall and winter use. Sow early and thin, cover slightly. Soon as large enough thin to nine inches apart. When leaves are eight inches long, tie them together with string near the top to blanch, this must be done when quite dry. Before cold weather, take up for winter, being careful to leave a small amount of dirt around the roots.
Extra Curled- Per 1/4 lb. 75c, oz. 20c... 5.

GOURDS.

The following four varieties will be found quite serviceable in any household. No one would think, without having tried them, of the many uses they can be put to. Cultivate as Cucumbers; or they may be trained over lattice work or utilized to cover stumps or fences.
Dipper- Makes a more light and convenient dipper than can be bought. Dippers of various sizes, of a capacity of from a pint to a quart and a half, can be had from a few vines. Per oz. 20c... 5.

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LUFFA, or DISH CLOTH- The peculiar lining of this fruit, which is sponge-like, pourous, tough, elastic and durable, makes a natural dish-cloth. The fruit grows about two feet in length, and the vine is very ornamental, producing large clusters of yellow blossoms, in and neat Ladies' Summer Bonnet, very unique and tasteful suitably trimmed and ribboned. (see illustration.) For the bath, and for all uses of the toilet in general, the "Dish-Rag Gourd" is taking the place of the sponge. It is, in fact, a sponge, a soft brush and a bath glove combined, and is almost indestructible. The seed should be started in a hot-bed or in the house. Per oz. 50c... 10.
Sugar Trough- Very convenient for buckets,
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baskets, nest-boxes, etc. Sometimes grow so large as to hold ten gallons each; per oz. 20c... 5.

Nest Egg- Very closely resembles an egg and makes an excellent substitute for a nest egg. Housewives will also find them handy in darning stockings; per oz. 25c... 5.

Mixed Utility Varieties- The above four kinds mixed; per oz. 25c... 5.
For Ornamental Gourds, see Flower Seeds.

IMPROVED GROUND CHERRY
The fruit has a pleasant strawberry-like flavor, and is much esteemed, and by some is considered indispensible for pies, sauce, etc. See description with novelties; per oz. 40c; 1/2 oz. 25c... 10.

HERBS.
See list at end of Vegetables.

HORSE RADISH SETS.
See list of Vegetable Plants.

KOHL RABI- Ger. Kohlrabi.
One ounce will sow a 200 foot drill.
An excellent vegetable, intermediate between
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the Cabbage and Turnip. Sow in rows in May or June, eighteen inches apart, thinning to eight inches between the plants. Cook as Turnips.
Early White Vienna- Flesh white and tender; best market sort; per lb. $2; 1/4 lb. 65c; oz. 20c... 5.

Early Purple Vienna- Per lb. $2; 1/4 lb. 65c; oz. 20c... 5.

KALE, or BORECOLE- Ger. Blatter-Kohl.
One ounce will produce about 3,000 plants.

This most excellent vegetable deserves to be more generally cultivated, being hardier than Cabbage, and furnishing most excellent greens during winter and spring. It is also a splendid winter food for poultry. It is quite hardy and is improved by frost. Cultivate same as Cabbage. For winter, sow in September and treat as Spinach, giving it a light covering of straw or litter to protect from severe cold.
Dwarf German Green- Best for winter greens; per lb. $1; 1/4 lb. 35c; oz. 10c... 5.

Tall Curled Scotch- Per lb. $1; 1/4 lb. 35c; oz. 10c... 5.

May 28, 1889. The seeds were all right as per order and all are growing nicely.
T. A. JONES, Beacon, Iowa.