80 RICHARD FROTSCHER’S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 
Large Early York, Oxheart and Winning- | These varieties will only sel! for the first, as 
stadt. _ the fruit is not as large as the Livingston ya- 
Sow Tomatoes for forcing in a cooled off | rieties, which come in later. 
hot-bed, the best kinds for that purpose are Prepare ground for Fruit Trees during this 
the Extra Early Dwarf and the Dwarf Cham- | month, and towards the end begin to plant 
pion. The former is really a good acquisition; | some. 
it is very productive and of good size, and | Sow Pecans to raise trees from. 
bears the fruitin clusters. 
TOBACCO SEEDS. 
Imported Havana. limported from one of the principal growers the finest and 
purest strain of Vuelto Abajo, which is considered the best of the Havana varieties. 
Price, 10 cts. per package—40 cts. per oz., $4.00 per lb. 
Connecticut Seed Leaf. A well-known American variety. 
Price, 10 cts. per package, —25 cts. per oz.,—$2.50 per Ib. 
SWEET AND MEDICINAL HERBS. 
Some of these herbs possess culinary as well as medicinal properties. Should be found in 
every garden. Ground where they are to be sown should be well prepared aud pulverized. 
Some of them have very fine seed, and it is only necessary, after the seed is sown, to press the 
ground with the back of the spade; if covered too deep they cannot come up. Early spring is 
the best time to sow them—some, such as Sage, Rosemary, Lavender and Basil, are best sown 
in a frame and afterwards transplanted into the garden. 
Anise, Pimpinelle Anisum. Lavender, Lavendula Vera. 
Balm, Welisse Officinalis. _ Marjoram, sweet, Origanum Mayoram. 
Basil, large and small leaved. Ocymum Basi- | Pot Marigold, Calendula Officinalis. 
licum. Rosemary, Rosemary Officinalis. 
Bene, Sesamum Orientale. Rue, Ruta Graveolens. 
Borage, Borago Officinalis. Sage, Salvia Officinalis. 
Caraway, Carum Carini. Summer Savory, Satureja Hortensis. 
Dill, Anethum Graveolens. Thyme, Thymus Vulgaris. 
Fennel, sweet, Anethum Foeniculum. Wormwood, Artemisia Absinthium. 
GRASS AND FIELD SEEDS. 
I have often been asked what kind of Grass Seed is the best for this latitude, but so far I 
have never been able to answer this question satisfactorily. For hayI do not think there is 
anything better than the Millet. For permanent grass I have almost come to the conclusion 
that none of the grasses used for this purpose North and West will answer. Barley, Rye, Red 
Oats and Rescue Grass will make winter pasturage in this latitude. Different kinds of Clover 
answer very well during spring, but during the hot summer months I have never found any- 
thing to stand and produce, except the Bermuda and Crabgrass, which are indigenous to the 
South. 
Of late years the Lespedeza Striata, or Japan Clover, has been sown extensively, a descrip- 
tion of which will be found on page 86. 
The Bermuda, in my opinion, is better suited for pasturage than hay, as it is rather short 
and hard when cured. Having tried Guinea Grass I have come to the conclusion that it will 
not answer here, from the fact that it will-freeze out every year. It will produce a large 
quantity of hay or green fodder, but has to be resown every spring. The seeds that are raised 
here are light, and do not germinate freely. To import seed every year is rather troublesome. 
The Johnson Grass advertised by some as Guinea Grass is not Guinea Grass; it is much coar- 
ser, and can hardly be destroyed after having taken hold of a piece of ground. Some are en- 
thusiastic about Alfalfa or Lucerne; others, whose opinion also ought to be respected, say it 
will not do here. There exists’a great difference of opinion in regard to which grass seed is the 
most suitable for the South. 
