For the Southern Slates. 



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Purx^le Top Ruta Bag:a 

 or Swede. This is giowu 

 for feeding stock, and also for 

 table use. It is oblong in 

 shape, yellow flesh, very solid. 

 Should always be sown in rows 

 or ridges. 



Improved Purple Top 

 Ruta Bag'a. Similar to the 

 above; bulb smoother, with 

 but few fibrous roots. 



Extra Earljr White 

 French, or White Egg* 

 Turiiij). This is a lately in- 

 troduced variety ; is said to be 

 very early, tender and crisp. K 

 The shape of it is oblong, re- |fr- 

 sembling an egg. Having 

 tried it, I found it as repre- 

 sented, quickly growing, ten- 

 der and sweet. It never will 

 become a favorite market va- 

 riety, as only flat kinds sell 

 well in this market. It has to 

 be pulled up soon, as it be- 

 comes pithy shortly after at- 

 taining maturity. 



Extra Early White French. 



SWEET AND MEDICINAL HERBS. 



Some of these possess culinary as well as medicinal proper- 

 ties. Should be found in every garden. Ground where they are 

 to be sown should be well prepared and x^ulverized. 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 cov- 

 ered 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, Fimpinelle Anisum. 



Balm, Melisse Officinalis. 



Basil, large and small leaved, Ocymum Basilicum. 



Bene, Sesamum Orientale. 



Borage, Borago Officinalis. 

 • Caraway, Carum Garni. 



Dill, Anethum Gtaveolens. 



Fennel, sweet, Anethum Foeniculum. 



Lavender, Lavendula Vera. 



Majoram, sweet. Origanum May or am. 



Pot Marigold, Calendula Officinalis. 



Eosemary, Rosemary Officinalis. 



Rue, Euta Graveolens 



Sage, Salvia Officinalis. 



Summer Savory, Satureja Rortensis. 

 Thyme, Thymas Vulgaris. Wormwood, Artemisia Absinthium, 



