FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



TOBACCO SEEDS. 



I imported from one 

 Vuelto Abajo, which 



Imported Havana. 



finest and purest strain of 

 Havana varieties. 



Price, 10 cts. per package— 40 cts. per oz., $4.00 per lb. 



Connecticut Seed Leaf. A well-lcnown American variety. 



Price, 10 cts. per package, -25 cts. per oz.,— $2.50 per lb. 



of the ))rincipal growers the 

 is considered the best of the 



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 

 and pulverized. Some of them have very fine seed, and it is onl3'' 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, Kosemary, Lavender and Basil, are best sov/n in a frame and afterwards 

 transplanted into the garden. 



Anise, Pimpinelle Anisuyn. 



Balm, Melisse Officinalis. 



Basil, large and small leaved. Ocijmum 



Basilicum. 

 Bene, Seaamum Orientale. 

 Borage, Borago Officinalis^. 

 Caraway, Carum Carni. 

 Dill, Anethum Graveolens. 

 Fennel, sweet, Anethum Foeniculum. 



Lavender, Lavendula Vera. 

 Marjoram, sweet, Origanum Mai/oram. 

 Pot Marigold, Calendula Officinalis. 

 Eosemary, Bosemary Officinalis. 

 Rue, Buta Graveolens. 

 Sage, Salvia Officinalis. 

 Summer Savory, Satureja Hortensis. 

 Thyme, Thymus Vulgaris. 

 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 hay 

 I 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 anything 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 exten- 

 sively, a description of which will be found on page 92. 



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 coarser, and can hardly 

 be destroyed after having taken hold of a piece of ground.. Some are enthusiastic 



