HERBS AND ODDS 



HERBS. 



Every kitchen garden should have a 

 lew herbs. They are easily grown 

 and are always pleasant and desirable for tlavor- 

 ing, perfuming and medicinal purposes. 

 *Aiilse.— Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents. 

 fBaliii.— Packet, 6 cents; ounce, 25 cents. 

 ^'Basll, Sweet. — Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 20 cents. 

 *Beiie.— Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents. 

 *Borage. — Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents. 

 1C'ara«'ay. — Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents. 

 ICatulp. — Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 50 cents. 

 fClcely, S-»veet. — Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 80 cts. 



*Coi-la«der Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents. 



*Ciiinlii. — Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 20 cents. 

 tDill.— Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents. 

 jFeiinel, Sweet.— Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts. 

 fHorelioiiitd. -Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 30 cents. 

 S'^G E- fijaveiitlei-.— Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 20 cents. 



*Mai-joram, Sweet. — Packet, 5 Cts.; ounce, 20 cts. 

 *Pein»yroyal.— Packet, 10 cts.; 3 packets, 25 cts. 



fRosemai-y Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 20 cents. 



■f-Riie.— Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents. 

 , *Saffi-oii. — Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 20 cents. 



tSage Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; y^ lb., 50c.; lb., $1.50 



*Suinn«ei- Savory. — Packet, 5 Cts.; ounce, 15 cts. 

 tTaiisy.— Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 

 fTari-agoii.— Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 

 fTliyme.— Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents. 

 fWlsiter Savory. — Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 20 cts. 

 fWor III wood. — Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 30 cents. 

 (Herbs 'marked * are annual; marked t are per- ^_- 

 ennial; marked I are biennial. "' THYMt 



OfiRDEN LEiON. 



Fruit striped dark green, 

 Bomewhat 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. 

 PaL'ket, 10 cts.; 3 packets,25 cts. 



MELON PEACH. 



Grows on a vine, the same as a melon 



I The fruit has the size, shape and golden 



I yellow color of an orange. The flesh is 



/ snow white, and makes excellent pre- 



' serves. The fruit may be sliced and fried, 



like egg plant. Superior to peppers for 



use as mangoes. The vine is productive 



5- and quite hardy, and the fruit will keep 



a long time after picking. Recipes for 



preserving sent with each packet of 



seeds. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents. 



IMPROVED OROUND CHERRY. 



A low growing plant pntducing fruit good for 

 canning, preserving, pies, etc. 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 1 to 2 inches and the flavor suggests the 

 strawberry. It is abundantly produced. It is a 

 great curiosity everywhere, and in some sec- 

 tions is highly prized, selling well In the mar- 

 kets. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents. 



0H8NESE LANTERN PLANT, 



IMP. GROUND CHERRY. 



( Ph>isal)s 

 Franchtti.) 



This plant is a gigantic species of the showy 

 winter cherry, growing about \y^ feet high. It 

 is perfectly hardy, and will live out over win- 

 ter. It makes a laeautiful window plant. It 

 bears the first season, producing balloon like 

 husks 3 to 3)-2 inches across. The husks or 

 pods at first are light green, then bright yel- 

 low, then intense orange scarlet. Inside the 

 husk or "lantern" is the fruit, which is simi- 

 lar to the winter cherry or husk tomato, ex- 

 cept that the color is a deep ruby red and the 

 quality far superior for cooking, preserving 

 or eating raw. Directions for preserving in 

 each packet of seed. Pkt., 10 cts.; 3 pkts., 25 cts. 

 f^EICDUII Treat like parsley. A valu- 

 vnCnwILi able flavoring herb. Packet, 

 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents; % pound, 40 cents. 

 nAUnCI inil a hardy perennial. Sow 

 UHllllCLIUni in early spring, in drills 

 half an inch deep, and thin to 10 or 12 inches 

 in the row. The rows may be close together, 

 or alternate rows of spinach or other quick 

 maturing crops may be put in. Give eood 

 summer culture, and the Dandelion will be 

 readv to cut the following spring. One ounce 

 of seed to .300 feet of drill. Packet, 10 cents; 

 ounce, 50 cents; % pound, $1.75. 



CRESSES. 



UPLAND CRESS. 



— A perennial plant 

 much like water cress, 

 ready for use in earli- 

 est spring. Hardy. 

 Sow in shallow drills 

 in early autumn. Pkt., 

 10 cts.; 3 pkts., 25 cts. 



EXTRA CURIiED 

 CRESS, OR PEP- 

 PER GRASS.-An an- 

 nual, making a good 

 salad. Sow thickly in 

 shallow drills in 

 spring, and make re- 

 peated plantings. It 

 does well In dry soils. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 

 y lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 

 WATER CRESS.— 

 Propagated by roots 

 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, 35 cents; % pound, $1.25. 

 PIIBPUBJV Koot used when dried as a substitute for cofl'ee; the ten- 

 UnlU%i»HlS ■ der sprouts, when forced in the dark are used for salads. 

 Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; '4 pound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents. 



UPLAND CRESS. 



CORN SALAD. 



CHICORY. 



Sometimes called Fet- 

 tlcus. Used as a salad 

 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. — Ma- 

 tures in 4 or 5 weeks. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 

 10 cents; % pound, 25 cents; pound, 65 cents. 



Endive is used as a salad, and for 

 window decoration in eating 

 houses and restaurants. 



CuLTURB.— The seed is usually planted in the 

 open ground, in June or July, as a second crop, 

 m rows 12 to 18 inches apart and the plants 

 thinned to stand a foot apart from each other. 

 The seed should be drilled in an inch below the surface, and the soil 

 pressed firmly about 

 it, as with all other 

 seeds sown in hot 

 weather. In autumn 

 the endive is blanched 

 by tying the leaves 

 together, or laying a J 

 board or elate upon ' 

 the plant, or covering 

 with a box for a week. 

 Use 4 to 5 pounds of 

 seed per acre; 1 ounce ^ 

 to 300 feet of row. 



BROAD-LEAVED ^ 

 BAT AVIAN.— Large. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; 

 % lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.75. 



GREEN CURLED.— Hardiest. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c.; H lb , 40c.; lb., $1.25. 



EVER -WHITE CURLED. — Self-blanching. Packet, 10 cents; 

 ounce, 30 cents; % pound, $1.00; pound, $3.00. 



Leaves used for salad, or boiled like spinach. Seeds 

 used as a condiment. Make repeated sowings in shal- 

 low drills a foot apart. Of easy cultivation. 



WHITE.— Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; % pound, 20 cts.; pound, 50 cts. 



BLACK. — Packet, 6 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; % pound, 20 cts.; pound, 50 cts. 



NEW CHINESE Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 25 cts.; lb., 76 cts. 



BdllCyDnnU ^^ ^'^ ^^^ vegetables the one 

 InUwilllUUlni most nearly resembling 

 meat in nutritions qualities. One pound of spawn 

 is sulticient for 8 square feet of prepared bed. 

 Special cultural hints sent out with every order. 

 I suggest the spawning of old sod ground, either 

 lawn or field, in a small way by inserting bits of 

 spawn just under the sod and making it firm 

 again. This is frequently done with much suc- 

 cess. Per brick, 25 cents; 5 pounds, $1.00, post- 

 paid. By express, 10 pounds, $1.25; 25 pounds, $2.75. 

 MACTIIDTEIIM used for pickles. Also 

 Nhv I Uni lUHIa prized as a flower. 



CULTURE.— Sow in drills, 1 inch deep, as 

 soon as danger of frost is over. The tall kinds 

 need sticks. An ounce will sow 25 feet of row. 



TALL Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c.; % lb., 40c.; lb., $1.25. 



DWARF Pkt.,5c.; oz.,15c.; % lb.,40c.; lb.,$1.25. 



^niSDCI Cultivated for use as a salad. 

 dwilll CLi It has a sprightly flavor. Cook 

 like spinach. Pkt.,5c.;oz.,15c.;;4 lb.,40c.;lb.,$1.25. 



EVER WHITE CURLED ENDIVE. 



MUSHROOM SPAWN. 



NASTURTIUM. 



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