92 — Vegetable Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1909 



HERBS AND ODDS AND ENDS. 



HERBS. 



Every kitchen garden should have a 

 few herbs. They are easily grown 

 and are always pleasant and desirable for flavor- 

 ing, perfuming and medicinal purposes. 



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



fBalm. — 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. 



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



fCatnlp. — Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 10 cents. 



♦Coriander. — Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents. 



'Cumin. — Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 20 cents. 



{Dili. — Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents. 



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



f Horeliound. — Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 20 cents. 



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

 ♦Marjoram, Sweet.— Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 15 cts. 

 fMint.— Packet, 2-5 cents. 



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

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

 *Rne.- Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents. 

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

 fSage — Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; % lb., 40c; lb., S1.50. 

 ♦Summer Savory. — Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts. 

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

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

 fTliyme. — Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents. 

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

 (Wormwood. — Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents. 



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

 ennial; marked t are biennial. 



SAGE. 



THYME. 



UPLAND CRESS. 



CORN SALAD. 



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., 5c; oz.; 10c; 

 \i lb., 20c; lb., 50c 



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, 30 cents; \i pound, $1.00. 



Root used when dried as a substitute for coffee; the ten- 

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

 Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; % pound, 20 cts.; pound, 60 cts. 



Sometimes called Fetticus. Used as a salad 

 like lettuce or cooked like spinach. 

 Culture.— Treat like lettuce, except that it raav 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. — Matures in 4 or 5 weeks. 

 I acket, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; \i pound, 20 cts.; pound, 60 cts. 

 EMltlUE Endive is used as a salad, and for window decoration in 

 tnUI f hi eating houses and restaurants. 



Culture.— The seed is planted in the open ground, in June or July, as 

 a second crop. Seed 

 should be drilled in 

 an inch below the sur- 

 face, and the soil 

 pressed firmly about 

 It. In autumn the en- 

 dive is blanched by ty- 

 ing the leaves togeth- .^ 



er, or laying a board ^'i^feS'v? 5 ^'^^ 5 ^ 



upon the plant, or cov- »J^^'»%%l^sG 6 'P^'KSiTi "M^S-ST^^s^^^. ^roCs^ 

 ering with a box for a 

 week. Use 4 to 5 lbs. 

 of seed per acre; 1 oz. 

 to 300 feet of row. 



GREEN CURLED. 

 —Extra Curled. Pkt., 

 5c.; oz., 15c.; % lb., EV ER WHITE CURLED ENDIVE. 



40c; lb., $1.25. 



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

 A favorite sort. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; \i lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25. 



OYSTER OR FRINGED.— Largely grown for the markets of big 

 cities in the East. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; % lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.50. 



BROAD LEAVED BAT AVIAN. — Cooked like spinach or used for 

 flavoring soups, stews, etc. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 40c; lb., $1.25. 



fiHltfES £, lso called Schnittlauch. Chives resemble small onions. 

 """"' The tops are used for flavoring. More delicate than onions. 

 Easily raised from seeds. Perfectly hardy. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 50 cts. 

 ftHFRVM Curled. Treat like parsley. A valuable flavoring herb. 

 nfcllf ai.i Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; % pound, 25 cts. 



A hardy perennial. Sow in earlv spring, in drills half 

 an inch deep, and thin to 10 or 12 inches in the row. Give 

 good summer culture, and the Dandelion will be ready to cut the follow- 

 ing spring. One ounce of seed to 300 feet of drill. Pkt, 10c; oz., 50c 



MAMMOTH PURPLE FRUITED GROUND CHERRY. 



Mammoth Purple Fruited Ground Cherry. 



Superior to all other husk tomatoes for preserving purposes. Fullv 

 double the size of any other variety. The most prolific of all; almos"t 

 as many Ground Cherries as leaves. Originally received from Mexico 

 and improved at Panmure. Is a wonderful prolific bearer of enormous 

 size fruit, which measures 1% to 2% 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 flavor is simply delicious. The fruit is four times as large as other 

 varieties; bush form plant 2y„ feet high and the same in widtn, producing 

 an abundance of fruit, which if kept in their shuck in a cool place will 

 remain in perfect condition nearly all winter. Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 35c 



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 about % inch and the 

 flavor suggests the strawberry. Packet, 10 cts.; 3 packets, 35 cts. 



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 mnskmelon 

 Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts.; 25c 



MELON PEACH. 



Grows on a vine, the same 

 as a melon. The fruit has 

 the size, shape and golden 



yellow color of an orange. GARDEN LEMON. 



The flesh is snow white, and makes excellent preserves. The fruit mav 

 be sliced and tried, like egg plant. Superior to peppers for use as man- 

 goes. The vine is productive and quite hardy. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c 



CHINESE LANTERN PLANT. £X a ^Z an T&J^i 



window plant. Pods at first light green, then bright yellow, then intense 

 orange scarlet. Resembles the winter cherry or husk tomato, except 

 that the color is a deep ruby red and the food quality far superior. 

 Packet, 10 cents: 3 packets, 25 cents. 



tils' Recipes for preserving sent with each of the above packets of seeds. 

 SyiEi^HPli^nil One pound of spawn is sufficient for 8 square feet 

 HlUwnnuUnli of prepared bed. Special cultural hints sent with 

 every order. Pure Culture Brand. Lb., 35 cts.; 5 lbs.; $1.25, post- 

 paid. By ex. or freight, not prepaid, 10 lbs., $1.25; 25 lbs., $2.75. 



MSIQTADi^ Make repeated sowings in shallow drills a foot apart. 

 IflU&IHfllf. Of easy cultivation. 



SOUTHERN GIANT CURLED — Produces large, dark green leaves 

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

 garnishing. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 



NEW CHINESE Large crimped leaves. Tender and delicious 



when cooked like spinach. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 25c; lb., 75c 



PORDHOOK FANCY — Beautiful dark green leaves, curved out- 

 ward like an ostrich plume. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 25c; lb., 75c 



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

 used as a condiment. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 15c; lb., 40c 

 Used for pickles. Also prized as a flower. 

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

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



TALL — Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 20 cts.; lb., 70 cts. 



DWARF — Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; J^ lb., 25 cts.; lb.. 90 cts. 

 SORBINS S?.^?^ a ™ , . ad -_ It has a sprightly flavor. Cook like 



NASTURTIUM. 



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



