72 — Vegetable Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 19C7 



HERBS AND ODDS AND ENDS. 



HEE3B§ Every kitchen garden should have a 

 knijdfl lew herbs, 'ihey are easily grown 

 and are always pleasant and desirable lor flavor- 

 ing, perfuming and medicinal purposes. 



'^ Anise. — Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents. 



fBaliu. — Packet, cents; ounce, 23 cents. 



'^Basll, S>veet. — Packet, -5 cents; ounce, 15 cents. 



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



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



fCaraway.— Packet, 6 cents; ounce, 10 cents. 



fCatiilp.— Packet, 10 cents; ounce, lU cents. 



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



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



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



tFcmiel, S^vect. — Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts. 



tHoreliomid. — Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 20 cents. 

 g^Q£ fl-avender. — Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents. 



•Marjoram, S«'eet.— Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 15 cts. 

 •Pennyroyal.— Packet, 10 cts.; 3 packets, 25 cts. 

 fRosemary. — Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 25 cents. 

 fRue. — Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents. 

 •Saffron.— Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 

 tSage — Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; % lb., 40c.; lb., $1.50. 

 ■*Sninmer Savovy. — Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts. 

 fTansy. — Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 30 cents. 

 ■(■Tarragon.— Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, '25 cents. 

 ■fThyme. — Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 23 cents. 

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

 flVorm^vood. — Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents. 

 [Serbs marked * are annual; marked f are per- _.r^ 

 «finial; marked I are biennial. ' THYME. 



GARDEN LEMON. 



Fruit striped dark green, 

 soniewliat smaller than the 

 melon peach, with thinner 

 flesh and decidedly more 

 acid, thus dispensing ■nith 

 the sliced lemon so Import- 

 ant in putting up the melon 

 peach. The cultivation is 

 the same as for mnslimelon. 

 Packet, 10 cts.; 3 packets,25 cts. 



MELON PEACH. 



MELON PEACH. 



Grows on a vine, the same as a melon. 

 The fruit has the size, shape and golden 

 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 

 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 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 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 

 sections is highly prized, selling well in the 

 markets. Packet, 10 cents: ounce, 25 cents. 



CHINESE LANTERN PLANT. 



IPhysalis Francheti.) A gigantic sort of the 

 winter ciierry, 1^.^ 



MP GROUND CHERRY 

 feel high. Perfectly hardv. A beautiful window 

 plant. Bears the first season, husks 3 to 3% in. 

 across. Pods at first light green, then bright 

 yellow, then intense orange scarlet. Inside the 

 pod or "lantern" is the fruit, resembling the 

 winter cherry or husk tomato, except that the 

 color is a deep rubv red and the food quality 

 far superior. Directions for preserving on each 

 packet. Packet, 10 c-ents: 3 packets, 25 cents. 

 PHIVP^ ^'*° called Schnittlauch. Chives 

 uni«b<^i resemble small onions. The tops 

 are used for flavoring. More delicate than 

 onions. Easily raised from seeds. Perfectly 

 hardy. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 50 cents. 

 nilFRVII Treat like parslev. A valuable 

 unbnwiki flavoring herb. Packet 

 ounce. 10 cents: \.^ pound, 25 cents. 



nANHFI mil -^ hardy perennial. Sow in 

 unnUE^IUIuni 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 good summer culture, 

 and the Dandelion will be ready to cut the 

 following spring. One ounce of seed to 300 

 feet of drill. Packet. 10 cents; ounce, 50 cents. 



cents; 



CRESSES. 



UPLAIXD CRESS. 



— A perennial plant 

 much like water cress; 

 ready lor use in earli- . 

 est spring. Hardy. 

 Sow in shallow drills. 

 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 

 spring, and make 

 repeated plantings. It 

 does well in dr.y soils. 

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

 I4 lb., 2" cts.; lb., 50 cts. 



WATER CRESS 



Propagated by roots 

 UPLAND.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, :i0 cents; % pound, Sl.OO. 

 pUinnDY Root used when dried as a substitute for cofl^ee; the ten- 

 UniUUn I . dersprouts when forced in the dark are used for salads. 

 Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; '^ pound, 20 cents; pound, 60 cents. 



■ 

 Sometimes called 

 h etticus. Used as a salad 

 like lettuce or cooked 

 like spinach. 



CuLTiTRE. — Treat like 



lettuce, except that it 



may be planted closer, as 



It IS smaller. It is hardy. 



ind may be carried 



thiough the winter in 



CORN SALAD coldframeornnder litter. 



NEAV LARGE ROUND-LEAVED. — 



Matuie'5 m 4 01 D weeks Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 



10 cents, {4 pound, 20 cejts, pound, (iO cents. 



EUHIIfC Endive is used as a salad, and for 

 CllllB¥C. window decoration in eating 

 houses and restaurants. 



Culture. — The seed is usually planted in the 

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

 in rows 12 to 18 inches apart and the plants 

 CHICORY. 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 slate 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. 



GREEN CURLED. 

 —Extra Curled. Pkt., i 



5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; J^lb., 

 40 cts.; lb., S1.25. 



EVER WHITE CURLED.— Self-blanching. Fine moss-like leaves. 

 A favorite sort. Pkt., 5 cts; oz., 15 cts; ^ lb., 40 cts; lb., SI. 50. 



OYSTER OR FRINGED Largely grown for the markets of big 



cities in the East. Pkt., 6 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; % lb., 40 cts.; lb., S1.50. 



BROAD LEAVED BATAVIAN. — Cooked like spinach or used for 

 flavoring soups, stews, etc. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c.; % lb., 40c.; lb., 81.25. 

 miPTann Make repeated sowings in shallow drills a foot apart. 

 InUd I AllUi Of easy cultivation. 



SOUTHERN GIANT CURLED Produces large, dark green leaves 



with extra curled edges. Makes a fine salad and very effective in 

 garnishing. Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; 14 pound, 25 cts.; pound, 75 cts. 



NEAV CHINESE. — Large crimped leaves. Tender and delicious 

 when cooked like spinach. Packet, 5c.; oz., lOc; % lb., 25c.; lb., 75c. 



OSTRICH PLUME Leaves long, ruffled and frilled like an ostrich 



plume. Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; % pound, 25 cts.: pound, 75 cts. 



WHITE. — Mostly grown for its large, round yellow seeds, which are 

 used as a condiment. Packet, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \i lb., 15 cts.; lb., 40 cts. 

 UlldlSftflU One pound of spawn is suflicient for 8 square feet 

 InUvllllUUnii of prepared bed. Special cultural hints sent out 

 with every order. Pure Cultnre Brand. Per pound, 35 cts.; 5 pounds, 

 S1.25, postpaid. By express, 10 pounds, S1.25; 25 pounds, $2.75. 



Used for pickles. Also prized as a flower. 

 I Culture.— Sow in drills, 1 inch deep, in early 

 spring The tall kinds need sticks. An ounce will sow 25 feet of row. 



TALL.— Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; % pound, 20 cts.; pound, 70 cts. 



DWARF. — Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; 14 pound, 25 cts.; pound. 90 cts. 

 QnnnPI Cultivated for use as a salad It has a sprightlv flavor. 



EVER WHITE CURLED ENDIVE. 



Cook like spini< h 



lb ,S1 25. 



MUSHROOM SPAWN. 



NASTURTIUM. 



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