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Basil, Sweet. Used in soups. 
Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 15 cts. 
Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts. 
Borage. Excellent for bees. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts. 
Caraway. Used in bread, etc. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts. 
Castor Oil Bean. Used for medicine and ornamental bed- 
ding plants. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts. 
Bene. Used medicinally. 
*Catnip. For medicinal purposes and relished by cats, who 
roll in it with great delight. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 40 cts. 
Chamomile. Used medicinally. Pkt., 19 cts.; 0z., 75 cts. 
Coriander. Seeds are aromatic. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts. 
Cumin. For pigeons. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts. . 
Dill. For Dill pickles. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts.; 41b., 25 cts. 
*Fennel, Sweet, Usedin sauce. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts. 
*Horehound. Used for coughs. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 25 cts. 
*Lavender. For perfuminglinen. It is not hardy and should 
be covered during winter. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts. 
Marigold, Pot, Single. For medicinal purposes. 
cts.; oz., 10 cts. 
*Pennyroyal. 
Pkt., 5 
Used medicinally. Pkt., 10 cts. 
Sweet, Pot and [ledicinal Herbs. a 
Every garden should contain a few herbs, as they are useful in many ways and 
They can be grown as edgings to walks, and their fra- 
grance will be distributed by the brushing of clothing against the plants while 
CULTURE. —Herbs delight in a rich, mellow soil. Sow seeds early in spring 
yin shallow drills, 1 foot apart; when up a fewinches thin out to proper distances, or 
They should be cut ona dry day just before they come into full blos- 
som, tied in bunches and hung up or spread thinly on a floor where they can dry 
quickly. Those marked with an * are perennial. 
Anise. For garnishing, flavoring and for cordials. 
*Balm. lLemon-scented. Used for tea or balm wine. 
Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts. 
Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts. 
Sweet Marjo 
“Peppermint. For flavoring. Pkt., 25 cts. 
*Rosemary. Used for seasoning. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z,, 30 Cis. 
*Rue. For roup in fowls. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 20 cts. 
Saffron. Used for flavoring, Pkt., 5cts.; 0z., 10 cts. 
*Sage. Leaves are used for seasoning meats and stuffing fowls. 
Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; } Ib., 50 cts. 
Savory, Summer. Leaves and shoots are used for flavoring. 
Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts. 
*Savory, Winter. For flavoring. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 26 cts. 
*Sweet Marjoram. Leaves used green in summer and dried 
in winter for flavoring. Pkt., dcts.; oz., 15 cts.; }]b., 40 cts. 
*Tansy. For medicinal purposes. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 50 cts. 
Tarragon, Plants only. See offer below. 
*Thyme, Broad-leaved English. For seasoning and poul- 
try stufing. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 35 cts.; 4 lb., $1.00. 
Thyme, French Summer. Used for seasoning and attrac- 
tive to bees, Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 35 cts.; 3 lb., $1.00. 
*Wormwood. Used medicinally and beneficial to poultry 
Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 25 cts. 
Vegetable Plants and Roots. 
We grow large quantities of Vegetable Plants and roots, and can supply all the varieties 
listed below in their proper season. 
Celery Plants see our Midsummer List, issued in June. 
If wanted by mail, add 1 
} and TOMATO PLANTS. 
Artichoke Plants, Dreer’s Selected Large Green. 
March Ist. $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
Asparagus Roots. We offer strong two-year old roots of the following 
varieties: 
If wanted by mail, add 40 cts. per 100 to the price of Aspar- 
agus Roots. 
Argenteuil, Dreer’s Eclipse, Barr’s Mammoth, Columbian 
Mammoth White, Palmetto, and Conover’s Colossal. 
75 cts. per 100; $6.00 per 1000. 
Dreer’s Circular on Asparagus Culture FREE. 
. Cabbage Plants. For April and May delivery. 
field, Charleston Wakefield, Eureka, Early Summer. 
$3.00 per 1000. 
Cauliflower Plants. Snowball and Selected Erfurt. 
ready April and May. 26 cts. per doz.; $1.50 per 100. 
Chamomile. 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz. 
Chives. For flavoring. 10 cts. per clump; $1.00 per doz, 
Egg Plants. Ready in May and June. Black Beauty. New 
York Improved Large Purple. Grown in pots, 60 cts. per 
doz.; $4.00 per 100. 
Hop Vine Roots. 50 cts. per doz.; $4.00 per 100. 
Horseradish Sets, New Bohemian. A new variety, 
which produces roots of enormous size and succeeds in every 
soil. 20 cts. per doz.; 75 cts. per 100; $6.00 per 1000. By 
mail, 5 cts. per doz. extra. 
Lavender. Plants 15 cts. each; $1,50 per doz. 
Lettuce. Ready in April and May. All Heart, Dutch But- 
ter and Hanson. 40 cts. per 100. - 
Pennyroyal. 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz.; $6.00 per 100, 
Peppermint. 10 cts, each; $1.00 per doz,; $6,00 per 100. 
Spearmint. 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 
Peppers. Ready in May and June. Bell or Bullnose, Ruby 
King, Long Red Cayenne, 20 cts, per doz.; $1.50 per 160. 
Rhubarb Roots (Victoria). Strong roots, 10 cts. each; 
$1.00 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 
Rhubarb, Champagne. The best extra early variety, finest 
flavored and very tender. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; 
$15.00 per 100. 
5 cts. per 100 for postage on CABBAGE, CAULIFLOWER, and 
SWEET POTATO PLANTS, and 30 cts. per 100 on EGG PLANTS 
Ready for shipment after 
Early Jersey Wake- 
40 cts. per 100; 
From hotbed; 
For late Cabbage, Cauliflower, Brussels Sprouts and 
Free on application. 
Each 
AsparaGus Root. 
Rosemary. 15 cts. each; $1,50 per doz, 
Sage Holt’s Mammoth. A large-leaved variety, It spreads 
rapidly and never runs to seed. 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz. 
Sweet Potato Plants. Ready in May and June. We grow 
large quantities of the Red and Yellow Nansemond, and are 
in a position tomake contracts for large lots, 40 cts, per 100; 
$2.50 per 1000. 
Tansy. 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz, 
Tarragon (Estragon). For flavoring; the young leaves are 
___ used for pickles, vinegar, etc. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. 
Thyme, Broad-leaved English. 10 cts, each; $1.00 per 
doz. 
Tomato Plants. Ready in May and June. We make a 
specialty of pot-grown Tomato Plants, and can supply through 
the season of planting pot-grown plants of the following 
varieties: June Pink, Spark’s Earliana, Stone, Dwarf Stone, 
Ponderosa, Yellow Pear. 25 cts. per doz:; $2.00 per 100; 
$15.00 per 1000, 
(Write for Special Prises on large quantities.) 
