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WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
ERBS AND ODDS AND ENDS. 
Every kitchen garden should have a 
HERBS. few herbs. They are easily grown 



ing, perfuming and medicinal purposes. 
*Anise.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents. 
+Baim.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 20 cents. 
*Beme.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents. 
*Borage.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 16 cents. 
+Caraway.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents. 
+Catnip.—Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents. 
*Coriander.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents. 
*Cumin.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 20 cents. 
{Dill.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents. 
{Fennel, Sweet.—Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts. 
; t+Horehound.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 20 cents. 
SARS +Lavender.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents. 
*Marjoram, Sweet.—Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 15 cts. 
+Mint.—Packet, 25 cents. 
*Pennyroyal.— Packet, 10 cts.; 3 packets, 25 cts. 
;Rosemary.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 40 cents. 
+Rue.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 20 cents. 
*Saffron.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 
+Sage.—Pkt., 5 cts.; 02., 15 cts.; 4 Ib., 40c.;1b., $1.50. 
*Summer Savory.—Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 15 cts. 
+Tansy.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 20 cents. 
+Tarragon.—Packet, 10 cents;3 packets, 25 cents. 
+Thyme.—Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents. 
+Wimter Savory.—Packet, 5 cis.; ounce, 20 cts. 
+Wormwood.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents. 
(Herbs marked * are annual; marked + are per- 
ennial; marked t¢ are biennial. 

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_ GRESSES. 

UPLAND CRESS. 
—A perennial plant 
much like water cress; 











D 
2 ready for use in earli- 
Si est spring. Hardy. 
4) Sow in shallow drills. 
‘ie Packet, 10 cents; 
3 packets, 25 cents. 
EXTRA CURLED 
CRESS, OR PEP- 
PER GRASS.-An an- 
nual, making a good 
= Salad. Sow thickly in 
shallow drills in 
. i/spring, and make 
Dm repeated plantings. It 
WwW, does well in dry soils. 
Si” Phkt., 5€.3 OZeg 10C.5 
Stig 14 Ub., 20c.; Ib., 50c. 
We Wy WATER CRESS.— 
= Propagated by roots 
D CRESS. or seeds. It will grow 
in shallow water on the edge of streams, or upon a greenhouse bench in 
moist soil. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents; 14 pound, $1.00. 
GHIGORY Root used when driedas a substitute for coffee; the ten- 
g dersprouts when forced in the dark are used for salads. 
Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; 14 pound, 20 cts.; pound, 60 cts. 
GORN SALAD Sometimes called Fetticus. Used as a salad 
a like lettuce or cooked like spinach. 
CULTURE.—Treat like lettuce, except that it may be planted closer, as 
it is smaller. It is hardy, and may be carried through the winter in 
cold frame or under litter. 
NEW LARGE ROUND-LEAVED. — Matures in 4 or 5 weeks. 
Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; '4 pound, 20 cts.; pound, 60 cts. 
ENDIV Endive is used as a salad, and for window decoration in 
g eating houses and restaurants. 
CULTURE.—The seed is planted in the open ground, in June or July, as 
a second crop. Seed 
should be drilled in 
an inch below the sur- 
face, and the soil 
pressed firmly about 
it. In autumn the en- 
dive is blanched by ty- 
ing the leaves togeth- 
er, or laying a board 
upon the plant, or cov- 
ering with a box fora 
week. Use 4 to 5 Ibs. 
of seed per acre; 1 0z. 
to 300 feet of row. 
GREEN CURLED. 
—Extra Curiled. 
Pkt., 5c.3; 02., 15.3 
Y4lb., £0c.; lb., $1.25. 
EVER WHITE CURLED.—Self-blanching. Fine moss-like leaves. 
A favorite sort. Pkt., 5 cts.3 OZ, 15 cts.3 14 lb., 40 cts.;5 lh., $1.25. 
OYSTER OR FRINGED.—Largely grown for the markets of big 
cities in the Hast. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 14 ib., 40 cts.: Ib., FR.50- 
BROAD LEAVED BATAVIAN. — Cooked like spinach or used for 
yp 
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“EVER WHITE 
flavoring soups, stews, etc. Pkt., 5€.3 02.5 15.3 14 Ih., 40c.; Ih., $1.25. | 
CHIVES Also called Schnittlauch. Chives resemble small onions. 
# The tops are used for flavoring. More delicate than onions. 
Easily raised from seeds. Perfectly hardy. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 50 cts. 
CHERVIL Curled. Treat like parsley. A valuable flavoring herb. 
2 Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; 14 pound, 25 cts. 
D ANDELION A hardy perennial. Sow in early spring, in dr 
# aninch deep, and thin to10or 12inchesin the row. Give 
good summer culture, and the Dandelion will be ready to cut the follow- 
ing spring. One ounce of seed to 300 feet of drill. Pkt, 10c.; oz., 50c. 
and are always pleasant and desirable for tlavor- | 
*Basil, Sweet.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 20 cents. | 

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MAMMOTH PURPLE FRUITED GROUND CHERRY. 
Mammoth Purple Fruited Ground Cherry. 
Superior to all other husk tomatoes for preserving purposes. Fully 
double the size of any other variety. The most pro! fic of all; aimost 
as many Ground Cherries as leaves. Originally received from Mexico 
and improved at Panmure. Isa wonderful prolific bearer of enormous 
size fruit, which measures 114 to 244 inches in diameter. The flesh is 
green while the color of the skin is green changing to a purple. This 
fruit when made into preserves, has the appearance of green gages. 
The flavor is simply delicious. The fruit is four times as large as other 
varieties; bush form plant 2% feet high and the same in width; producing 
an abundance of fruit, which if kept in their shuck in a cool place will 
remain in perfect condition nearly all winter. Pkt., 15c.; 2 pkts., 25c. 
IMPROVED GROUND GHERRY. produce rut good tor 
ps producing fruit good for 
canning, preserving, pies, ete. Unexcelled when dried in sugar, like 
raisins or figs. The fruit is of a handsome yellow color, and will keep 
until midwinter. The diameter of the fruit is about 144 inch and the 
flavor suggests the strawberry. Packet, 10 cts.; 3 packets, 25 cts. 
GARDEN LEMON. 
Fruit striped dark green, 
somewhat smaller than the 
melon peach, with thinner 
flesh and decidedly more 
acid, thus dispensing with 
the sliced lemon so import- 
ant in putting up the melon 
peach. The cultivation is 
the same as for muskmelon 
Pkt., 10c.; 3 pkts.; 25c. 
MELON PEACH. 
Grows on avine, the same 
as a melon. ‘The fruit has : 
the size, shape and golden 
yellow color of an orange. GARDEN LEMON, 
The flesh is snow white, and makes excellent preserves. The fruit may 
be sliced and fried, like egg plant. Superior to peppers for use as man- 
goes. The vine is productive and quite hardy. Pkt., 10c.; 3 pkts., 25c. 
GHINESE LANTERN PLANT (Physalis Francheti.) Per- 
a fectly hardy. <A beautiful 
window plant. Pods at first light green, then bright yellow, then intense 
orange scarlet. Resembles the winter cherry or husk tomato, except 
that the color is a deep ruby red and the food quality far superior. 
Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 
AG Recipes for preserving sent with each of the above packets of seeds. 
MUSHROOM One brick of spawn is sufficient for 8 square feet. 
sp of prepared bed. Special cultural hints sent with 
every order. Pure Culture Brand. Brick, 40c.3 5 bricks, $1.75, post= 
paid. By ex. or fgt., not prepaid, 10 bricks, $2.00; 25 bricks, $4.25. 
MUSTARD Make repeated sowings in shallow drills a foot apart. 
gp Of easy cultivation. 
SOUTHERN GIANT CURLED.—Produces large, dark green leaves 
with extra curled edges. Makes a fine salad and very effective in 
garnishing. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 14 Ihb., 25 cts.; Ib., 75 cts. 
NEW CHINESE. — Large crimped leaves. Tender and delicious: 
when cooked like spinach. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c.3 14 Ihb., 25.3 Ibe, F5C. 
FORDHOOK FANCY.—Beautiful dark green leaves, curved out- 
ward like an ostrich plume. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c.; 14 lb., 25e.3 Ih., 5c. 
WHITE.—Mostly grown for its large, round yellow seeds, which are 
used as a condiment. Pkt., 5c.3 oz., 10c.3 14 lb., 15c.3 lb., 40c. 
NASTURTIUM. Corres “Sow Als 









Also prized as a flower. 
a CULTURE.—Sow in drills, 1 inch deep, in early 
spring The tall kinds need sticks. An ounce will sow 25 feet of row. 
TALL.—Pkt., 5 cts.3 02, 10 cts.; 14 Ihb., 20 cts.5 lb., JO cts. 
DW ARF .—Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts.; 14 Ib., 25 cts.3 lb., 90 cts. 
SORRE Used as a salad. It has a sprightly flavor. Cook lJike 
i © spinach. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15¢.; 14 Ib., 40c.; Ih., $1.25. 

