■98 — Herbs and Vegetable Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1916 



Herbs and Odds and Ends 



Y T 1 Every kitclien garden should have a few herbs. They are 



£^6]ruS« easily gi-own and are always pleasant and desirable for 

 flavoring, perfuming and medicinal purposes. 



Culture. — Sow in early spring, at the time 

 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 *Aiil8e. — Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents. 



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



*Basll, S-n'eet. — Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 15 cts. 



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



fCara-ivay. — Packet, 5 Cts.; ounce, 10 cts. 



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



*Corlaii<lcr. — Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts. 



jDlll — Pkt., oc; oz.,10c.;!41b.,20c.; lb., 60c. 



jFeiiiiel, Street. — Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts. 

 SAGE. 754 tHorehouiid. — Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 20 cts. 



756 jliavesider.— Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 15 cts. 

 758 *aiarjoiam, Siveet.— Pkt., 5 cts.; OZ., 15 cts. 

 760 jMiiit — Packet, 25 cents. 



762 *Peiiiiyroyal Pkt., 10 cts.; 3 pkts., 25 cts. 



764 fRosemary,— Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 30 cts. 

 766 jRae — Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 20 cents. 



768 *Saffi-oii Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents. 



770 tSage — Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c.; '4 lb., 40c.; lb., SI. 50. 

 772 *SHnimer Savory. — Pkt., 5 CtS.; OZ., 20 cts. 

 774 tTansy. — Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 35 cents. 

 778 tTJtyme — Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents. 

 780 t"^Vliiter Savory.— Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts. 

 782 t"VVorin-»vooiI. — Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 20 cts. 

 (Herbs marked * are annual; marked f are per- 

 ennial; marked % are biennial: THYME. 



/"•■B • Root used when dried as a substitute for cofl'ee; the 



V^lllCOry sprouts when forced in the dark are used for salads. 

 CuiiTUEE. — Sow in Spring, in drills 18 inches apart, one-half inch deep. 



-/^^rv 1S4 Witloof Chicory or 

 French Endive 



The famous AVinter salad so popu- 



^ lar in first-class restaurants. Forms 



\, leaves like Cos lettuce and can be 



l/i eaten raw as salad or boiled. Being 



|ii available in winter will make aprofit- 



'■■\-^\ able crop. Cultural directions on 



; '• each package. Packet, 10 cents; 



^ ounce, 20 cents; ^^ ponnd, 



" \ 60 cents, pound, $3.00, postpaid. 



' '' 193 



I The roots are cut in thick slices, 

 roasted and used for coffee. The 

 leaves in spring also make a good 

 salad. Packet, 5c.; ounce, 15c.; 

 J4 pound, 4:0c.; pound, S1.25. 



/^1 • Also called Schnltt- 



197 V-'lllVeS lauch. Chives re- 

 semble small on- 

 ions. The tops are used for flavoring. 

 More delicate than onions raised 

 from seeds. Perfectly hardy. 

 Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 50 cts. 

 /^L *1 Curled. Treat like 



191 V^nerVll parsley. A valua- 

 ble flavoring herb. 

 Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c. ; H H>., 30c. 

 f^ Q 1 J Culture.— Treat like lettuce, except that it 



V^Orn 03.i3.Cl 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 -i or 5 weeks. 

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



Culture. — Can be sown at 

 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.; '4 pound, 30 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, SI. 00. 



242 Water 



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, 30 cents; % pound, SI. 00. 



A hardy perennial. Sow in early spring, in drills 

 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 



Verv early large leaves which make wholesome greens. 



Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 40 cts.; i;J ponnd, $1.10; pound, $4,00. 



276 Cultivated or French Common 



A pure bred dandelion cultivated from selected strains. 

 Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 15 cts.; \i pound, 40 cts.; pound, SI. 50. 





Large Rooted or Coffee 



\ 



irSfca 



WITLOOF CHICORY. 



Cress, or Peppergrass 



Dandelion 



300 



MAMMOTH PURPLE FRUITED GROUND CHERRY. 



Mammoth Purple Fruited Ground Cherry 



385 



Melon Peach or Mango Melon hi 



Superior to all other husk tomatoes for preserving purposes. It is a 

 wonderful prolific bearer of enornious size fruit, which measures 1% to 

 23^ inches in diameter. The flesh is green while the color of the skin 

 is green changing to a ptirple. This fruit when made into preserves, 

 has the appearance of green gages. The flavor is simply delicious. 

 The bush forms a plant 2}^ ft. high. Pkt., 10c. ; J< oz., 25c.; oz., 40e. 



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 

 of a handsome vellow color, and the flavor suggests the strawberry. 

 Pkt., 10 cts'.; Jo o^"! ~0 *=**•; o^-' 30 cts.; j^^lb., 85 cts., postpaid. 



195 Chinese Lantern Plant beautifuTwindow^iant. 



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. 



290 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 



as the 



e , 



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. 



MS" Recipes for preserving sent vjith each of the above five varieties. 



■p" J* Culture. — Sow in the open ground, in June or July, drill 



HinQl Ve quarter inch deep. In autumn the endive is blanched by 

 tying the leaves together, or laying a board upon the 

 plant. Use I oz. of seed to 300 feet of drill; i to 5 lbs. per acre. 



284 Green Curled 



Beautiful dark green leaves. Pkt., 5c.; oz., I5c.; 141b., 40c.; lb.. Si. 35. 



285 Ever White Curled 



Self-blanching. Jloss-curled. Pkt, 5c.; oz.,15c.; i^lb.,40c.;lb., S1.50. 



287 Broad Leaved Batavian 



A popular market sort. Pkt, 5c.; oz., 15c.; 14; lb., 40c.; lb., SI. 50. 

 TV^ ol-tM^-k^^-vM ^^^ brick of spawn is suflicient for 8 square feet 

 IViUSnrOOm of prepared bed. Special cultural hints sent with 

 every order. Pure Culture Brand. Brick i about 

 IV4 lbs. i, 40c.: 5 bricks, SI. 75, postpaid. By express or freight, 

 not prepaid, 5 bricks, SI. 10; 10 bricks, S3.00; 35 bricks, §4.00. 

 I\^iicl-Q*»r1 Make repeated sowings in shallow drills a foot apart, 

 iVAUdlaiU 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. Makes a 

 fine salad. Packet, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; '^ lb., 30 cts.; lb., 60 cts. 



422 Elephant Ear 



This new variety produces extra large leaves of a light green color. 

 A single plant will produce suflicient leaves for a large mess of greens. 

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



423 Fordhook Fancy 



Beautiful dark green leaves, curved like an ostrich plume. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; ':^ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts., postpaid. 



424 White 



Mostly grown for its large, round yellow seeds, which are used as a 

 condiment. Packet, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; l^ lb., 15 cts.; lb., 40 cts. 



Nr^f^l-iTvil-iiiTM Culture.— Sow in drills, 1 inch deep, in early 

 aSlUrilUm spring An ounce will sow 25 feet of row. 



426 DAVARF — Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 14 lb., 30 cts.; lb., 90 cts. 



427 TALL. — Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; l-i lb., 35 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 



-.r. ^rvi"**<al I-Tsed as a salad. Has a sprightlv flavor. Cook like 

 616 »J\Jl I CI spinach .Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c.; ]4 lb., 40c.5 lb., S1.25. 



