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California Butter. — A long-standing summer variety, 

 making large, firm heads with dark foliage. 



Marblehead Mammoth, 



New York. — Those two are newer sorts of remarkable thrift, 

 giving us heads of the very largest size, but somewhat lacking in 

 compactness. Beautiful and well worthy a place in the home garden. 



Stubborn-Head, Stubborn-Seeder. — Introduced as a fine, 

 firm-heading variety, able to endure the summer heat and drouth 

 for a long time, and without running to seed. 



Prize Head. — Forms a large, tender and crisp mass of 

 leaves of superior flavor. 



Passion. — -A California variety that stands the heat remark- 

 ably well, and at the same time forms a very large solid head. 



Philadelphia Butter. — Produces fine heads of large size ; 

 very certain to head. 



Cos Varieties.— These are favorites in England, but little 

 grown in our gardens. Leaves elongated, with a large thick 

 mid-rib. The hearts are blanched by tying the tips of the leaves, 

 which have an upright habit of growth. 



MARJORAM (Sweet.) 



Origanum Major ajia. German, Majoran ; 

 ¥rQnc\\, MarJolaiJie ; Spanish, Mejorana. — The 

 leaves and young shoots of this perennial 

 sweet herb are highly esteemed by many 

 people as a seasoning, and Mother's marjoram- 

 flavored "veal pot-pie" will not easily fade 

 out of my memory. The plant is cultivated 

 as an annual, and of easy culture. Early in 

 spring, sow seed in shallow drills, one foot 

 apart, and keep free from weeds. Sweet Marjoram. 



