WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
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HERBS AND ODDS AND ENDS. 
- ; E Every kitchen garden should have a 
ep few herbs. They are easily grown 
uad are always pleasant and desirable for tlavor- 
ijg, perfuming and medicinal purposes. 
*A nise.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents. 
;Balm.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 25 cents. 
*Basil, Sweet.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents. 
*Bene.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents. 
* Borage.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents. 
;Caraway.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents. 
,;Catnip.—Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 40 cents. 
Cicely, Sweet.—Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 30 cts. 
*Coriander.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents. 
*Cumin.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 20 cents. 
{Dill.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents. 
ii ;Fennel, Sweet.—Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts. 
SAGE. }Horehound.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 20 cents. 
+Lavender.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents. 
*Marjoram, Sweet.—Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 15 cts. 
*Pennyroyal.— Packet, 10 cts.; 3 packets, 25 cts. 
;Rosemary.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 25 cents. 
+Rue.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents. 
*Saffron.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 
+Sage.—Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 15 ets.; 14 1b., d0e.; Ib., $1.50. 
*Summer Savory.—Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts. 
;+Tansy.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 30 cents. 
jDarragon.—Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 
+Thyme.—Pacikxet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents. 
+Winter Savory.—Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 20 cts. 
+Wormwood.—Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents. 
(Herbs marked * are annual; marked + are per- 
ennial; marked t are biennial. 
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, 
Packet, 10 cts.;3 packets,25 cts 
MELON PEACH. 
Grows on 4 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 
along time after picking. Recipes for 
= preserving sent with each packet of 
MELON PEACH. 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 2inches and the flavor suggests the 
strawberry. It is abundantly produced. It isa 
great curiosity everywhere, and in some 
sections is highly prized, selling well in the 
markets. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents. 
CHINESE LANTERN PLANT. 
D AZ Lb 
Physalis Francheti.) A gigantic sort of the 
(Phy ie cherry, Ii, !MP. GROUND CHERRY. 
feet high. Perfectly hardy. A beautiful window 
plant. Bears the first season, husks 3 to 34% 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 ruby red and the food quality 
farsuperior. Directions for preserving in each 
packet. Packet, 10 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 
CHIVES Also called Schnittlauch. Chives 
# 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. 
CHERVIL Treat like parsley. A valuable 
8 flavoring herb. Packet, 5 cents; 
ounce, 10 cents: 14 pound, 25 cents. 
DANDELION A hardy perennial. Sow in 
a 
, 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. 
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CHINESE 
LANTERN 
PLANT 
CRESSES. 
UPLAND CRESS. 
—A perennial plant 
much like water cress; 
ready for 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 dry soils. 
Pkt , 6 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 
V4 1b., 20 ets.; 1b., 50 cts. 
WATER CRESS.— 
Piopagated 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, 80 cents; 4 povrd, $1.00. 
CHIGORY Root used when driedas asubstitute for coffee; the ten- 
g dersprouts when forced inthe dark are used for salads. 
Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 144 pound, 20 cents; pound, 60 cents. 
CORN SALAD. 
Sometimes called 
Fetticus. 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 carrie 
through the winter in 
cold frame or under litter. 
NEW LARGE ROUND-L EAVED. — 
Matures in 4or5 weeks. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 
10 cents: 44 pound, 20 cents; pound, 60 cents. 
F DIV Endive is used asa salad, and for 
g window decoration in eating 
houses and restaurants. 
CULTURE.—The seed is usually planted in the 
open ground, in Juneor 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 
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UPLAND CRE. 
board or slate upon the & 
plant,or covering with 
a box for aweek. Use 
4 to 5 pounds of seed & 
per acre; 1 ounce to 300 
feet of row. 
GREEN CURLED. 
—Extra Curled. Pkt.,§ =" xsi 
5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 4 1b., IT 
40 cts.; 1b., $1.25. 4 EVER WHITE CURLED ENDIVE. 
EVER WHITE CURLED.—Self-blanching. Fine moss-like leaves. 
A favorite sort. Pkt., 5 cts; oz., 15 ets; 44 1b., 40 cts; lb., $1.50. 
OYSTER OR FRINGED.—Largely grown for the markets of big 
cities in the Hast. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 44 1b., 40 cts.; lb., $1.50. 
BROAD LEAVED BATAVIAN. — Cooked like spinach or used for 
flavoring soups, stews, ctc. Pkt., 5¢.; oz., 15¢.; 14 1b., 40c.; 1b., $1.25. 
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 eflective in 
garnishing. Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; 44 pound, 25 cts.; pound, 75 cts. 
NEW CHINESE. — Large crimped leaves. Tender and delicious 
when cooked like spinach. Packet, 5c.; oz., 10c.; 14 1b., 25¢.; 1b., 75c. 
OSTRICH PLUME.—Leavyes long, ruffled and frilled like an ostrich 
plume. Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; 44 pound, 25 cts.; pound, 75 cts. 
W HITE.—Mostly grown for its large, round yellow seeds, which are 
used as a condiment. Packet, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 14 1b., 15 ets.; lb., 40 cts. 
MUSHROO One pound of spawn is sufficient for 8 square feet 
a of prepared bed. Special cultural hints sent out 
with every order. Pure Culture Brand. Per pound, 85 cts.; 5 pounds, 
$1.25, postpaid. By express, 10 pounds, $1.25; 25 pounds, $2.75. 
NASTURTIU Used for pickles. Also prized as a flower. 
gs 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.; 44 pound, 20 cts.; pound, 70 cts. 
DW ARF .—Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; 44 pound, 25 cts.; pound. 90 cts. 
SORREL Cultivated for use asasalad. It has a sprightly flavor. 
p Cook like spinach. Pkt., 5c.; 0z., 15c.; 44 lb., 40c.; Ib., $1.25. 
MUSHROOM SPAWN. 
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