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Herbs and Vegetable Seeds 
THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1915 
Herbs and Odds and Ends 
Every kitchen garden should have a few herbs. They are 
Herbs. 
easily grown and are always pleasant and desirable for 
flavoring, perfuming and medicinal purposes. 
ON P= CULTURE.—Sow in early spring, at the time 
Z when the trees begin to leaf, in ordinarily good 
and well drained garden soil, in rows 12 to 24 inches 
apart. Cover seed lightly. Thin or transplant to 
stand 6 to 12 inches apart in the rows. Cultivate 
frequently and keep free from weeds. 
732 *Anise.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents. 
734 +Balm.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 20 cents. 
736 *Basil, Sweet.—Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 15 ets. 
740 *Borage.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents. 
742 ;~Caraway.—Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts. 
744 ;Catnip.—Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents. 
746 *Coriander.—Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 ets. 
750 {Dill.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents. 
; 752 7Fennel, Sweet.—Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts. 
SAGE. 754 ;Horehound.—Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 20 cts. 
756 jLavender.—Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 15 cts. 
758 *Marjoram, Sweet.—PkKt., 4 cts.; 02., 15 cts. 
760 ;Mint.—Packet, 25 cents. 
76Z *Pennyroyal.—Pkt., 10 cts.; 3 pkts., 25 cts. 
764 +Rosemary.—Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 30 cts. 
766 +Rue.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 20 cents. 
768 *Saffron.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents. 
770 jSage.—Pkt., 5¢.; 0z., 15c.; 14 Ib., 40c.; 1b. ,$1.50. 
772 *Sammer Savory.—Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts. 
774 ;Tansy.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 35 cents. 
778 {Thyme.—Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents. 
780 ;+Winter Savory.—Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts. 
782 +; Wormwood.—Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 20 ects. 
(Herbs marked * are annual; marked + are per- 
ennial; marked { are biennial. ; 
THYME. 
Chi Root used when dried as a substitute for coffee; the 
IcOory sprouts when forced in the dark are used for salads. 
CULTURE.—Sow in Spring, in drills 18 inches apart, one-half inch deep. 
194 Witloof Chicory or 
French Endive 
The famous Winter salad so popu- 
lar in first-class restaurants. Forms 
leaves like Cos lettuce and can be 
eaten raw as Salad or boiled. Being 
available in winterwill makea profit- 
able crop. Cultural directions on 
ZN) each package. Packet, 10 cents: 
)\\\\ oumce, 20 cents; 14 pound, 60 
i cents, pound, $2.00, postpaid. 
I) 
! The roots are cut in thick slices, 
|| roasted and used for coffee. The 
leaves in spring also make a good 
salad. Packet, 5¢c.; oumce, 15c¢.; 
ly pound, 40c.; pound, $1.25. 
© Also called Schnitt- 
197 Chives lauch. Chives re- 
semble small on- 
ions. Thetops are used for flavoring. 
More delicate than onions raised 
from seeds. Perfectly hardy. 
Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 50 cts. 
*y Curled. Treat like 
191 Chervi parsley. A valua- 
ble flavoring herb. 
Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c.; 14 Ib., 30c. 
CULTURE.—Treat like lettuce, except that it 
Corn Salad may be planted closer, as it is smaller. It is 
hardy, and may be carried through the winter 
in cold frame or under litter. 
203 Large Round-Leaved 
The well known common variety. Matures in 4 or 5 weeks. 
Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; 14 pound, 25 cts.; pound, 75 cts. 
CULTURE.—Can be sown at 
Cress, or Peppergrass any time in hotbed, cold- 
frame or outside, according 
to the season. Cover seed about one-quarter inch and sow thickly. 
238 Extra Curled 
The most popular variety for market; excellent flavor. 
Packet 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; 144 pound, 20 cts.; pound, 50 cts. 
241 Upland 
A perennial plant much like water cress; ready for use in earliest 
Spring. Hardy. Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 30 cts.; 14 pound, $1.00. 
242 Water 
Propagated by roots or seeds. It will growin 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. 
O A hardy perennial. Sow in early spring, in drills 
Dandelion half an inch deep, and thin to 10 or 12 inches in the 
, row. Will be ready to cut the following spring. 
One ounce of seed to 300 feet of drill. 
275 Large Leaved : 
Very early large leaves which make wholesome greens. 
Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 40 cts.; 14 pound, $1.10; pound, $4.00. 
276 Cultivated or French Common 
A pure bred Dandelion cultivated from selected strains. 
Packet, 5 cts.; oumce, 15 cts.; 4 pound, 40 cts.; pound, $1.50. 
\|193 Large Rooted or Coffee | 
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MAMMOTH PURPLE FRUITED GROUND CHERRY. 
300 Mammoth Purple Fruited Ground Cherry 
Superior to all other husk tomatoes for preserving purposes. Itisa 
wonderful prolific bearer of enormous size fruit, which measures 144 to 
214 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 fiavor is simply delicious. 
The bush forms a plant 2% ft. high. Pkt., 10c.; 44 oz., 25c.; oz., 40c. 
301 Improved Ground Cherry 
A low growing plant producing fruit good for canning, preserving, pies, 
etc. Unexcelled when dried in sugar, like raisins or figs. The fruit is 
| ofa handsome yellow color, and the flavor suggests the strawberry. 
| Pkt., 10 cts.; 44 oz., 20 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; 14 Ib., 85 cts., postpaid. 
e Perfectly hardy. A 
ws Chinese Lantern Plant beanie window piant 
Pods at first light green, 
then bright yellow, then intense orange scarlet. Resembles Improved 
Ground Cherry, except that the color is a deep ruby red. Pkt., 10 cts. 
| 
20 Garden Lemon or Lemon Cucumber 
Fruits short, nearly round, with yellow and green markings, skin 
| smooth, flesh exceedingly tender and of Sweet melon flavor. Best when 
turning yellow. Makes good preserves. Packet, 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts. 
| The fruit 
3ss Melon Peach or Mango Melon tas ‘ue 
Ss hozve 
shape and golden yellow color of an orange. The flesh is snow white, 
and makes excellent preserves. Superior to peppers for use aS mangoes, 
Cultivate same as muskmelon. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents, 
£a> Recipes for preserving sent with each of the above jive varieties. ; 
E di - CULTURE.—Sow in the open ground, in June or July, drill 
NGIVE quarter inch deep. In autumn the endive is blanched by 
tying the leaves together, or laying a board upon the 
plant. Use 1 oz. of seed to 300 feet of drill; 4 to 5 lbs. per acre. 4 
284 Green Curled 
Beautiful dark green leaves. Pkt., 5c.;02., 15c.; 14 1b., 40c.; Ib., $1.25. 
285 Ever White Curled 
Self-blanching. Moss-curled. Pkt, 5c.; oz., 15c¢.; 14 1b., £0c.; Ib., $1.50. 
287 Broad Leaved Batavian 
A popular market sort. Pkt, 5c.; oz., 15¢.; 14 Ib., 40c.; Ib., $1.50. 
One brick of spawn is sufficient for § square feet 
Mushroom of prepared bed. Special cultural hints sent with 
every order. Pure Culture Brand. Brick, (about 
144 lbs.) 40e.; 5 bricks, $1.75, postpaid. By express or freight, 
not prepaid, 5 bricks, $1.10; 10 bricks, $2.00; 25 bricks, $4.00. 
Make repeated sowings in shallow drills a foot apart, 
Mustard Of easy cultivation. Cut when not over 3 inches high, 
421 Chinese or Southern Giant Curled 
Produces large, dark green leaves with extra curled edges. Makesa 
fine salad. Packet, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 14 Ib., 20 cts.; Ib., 60 cts. 
422 Elephant Ear 
This new variety produces extra large’ leaves of a light green color 
A single plant will produce sufficient leaves for a large mess of green 
Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cts.; 14 pound, 30 cts.; pound, 90 ct 
423 Fordhook Fancy 
Beautiful dark green leaves, curved like an ostrich plume. 
Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 14 Ib., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts., postpaid. 
424 White 
Mostly grown for its large, round yellow seeds, which are used as 
condiment. Packet, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 14 Ib., 15 ets.; lb., 40 cts. 
2 CULTURE.—Sow in drills, 1 inch deep, in ear. 
Nasturtium spring An ounce will sow 25 feet of row. : 
426 DWARF.—Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts.: 14 Ib., 30 cts.; Ib., 90 cts. 
427 TALL.—Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 4 lb., 25 cts.; 1b., 75 cts. 
Used as a salad. Has a sprightly flavor. Cook li 
616 Sorre spinach. Pkt., 5ce.3; oz., 15¢.; 14 Ib., 40c.; Ib., $1. 
