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Wm. C. Beckert's List of Herbs and Miscellaneous Seeds, Pittsburg, Pa. 



SWEET AND MEDICINAL HERBS 



Used for various culinary and medicinal purposes. Sow seeds of the perennials marked thus (*) carefully in hotbeds, early in the spring:, 

 and at the proper time transplant in permanent beds, in rows about 18 inches apart, setting the plants a foot apart in the row. In the winter 

 they should be slightly protected with manure. The others are annuals, coming to perfection the first year, after which they die. Sow them 

 in the open air early in the spring, in drills 12 to 15 inches apart, and thin out. 



All varieties, 5 cents per packet, except where noted 



Anise. Used for flavoring and in medi- 

 cine. 



Angelica. Has medicinal virtues. 

 Asperula odorata. Fragrant leaves and 

 steins. 



Balm. Made into Balm tea for fevers. 

 Bene. Leaves form a mucilaginous drink. 

 Borage. A pot herb and excellent for 

 bees. 



Basil, Sweet. For soups, stews and 

 sauces. 



Burnet. For salads and soups. 



Caraway. The seeds are used in cakes, 

 confectioner}', etc. 



Chervil, Curled. Used in soups and 

 salads. 



Chamomile. Used for tea. 



Chives.* For garnishing. 

 Coriander. Seeds used in confectionery. 

 Cumin. For seasoning. 

 Dill. Used for pickling. 

 Elecampane. Has valuable tonic prop- 

 rties. 



Fennel.* Used for pickling and sauces. 

 Henbane. Has medicinal qualities. 

 Hop Seed. 



Ho re hound. Valuable for medicine. 

 Hyssop. Used in asthma and chronic 

 atarrh. 



Lavender. Used in perfume. 

 Lovage. Medicinal. 



Mint, Curled. For flavoring. Pkt. 25c. 



Marjoram, Sweet. Used for seasoning. 

 Marjoram, Pot. Used for seasoning. 

 Pennyroyal.* The true Pennyroyal. 

 Rosemary.* An aromatic, ornamental 

 herb. 



Rue.* Used for medicinal purposes. 



Saffron. Used for coloring soups, etc. 



Sage.* Medicinal, but used principally 

 for flavoring. 



Savory, Summer. Used extensively for 

 flavoring. 



Savory, Winter. Used for flavoring. 

 Thyme. Used for sauces, soups and 

 dressings. 



Thyme, Winter. Used for flavoring. 

 Wormwood. Medicinal. 



MISCELLANEOUS SEEDS 



PRICES VARIABLE. To prices oJ seeds quoted by the pound, add 8 cents 



"GILT EDGE " FIELD SEED CORN 



(Send for Samples) 

 White Cap Yellow Dent. 

 Learning Improved. 

 Mortgage Lifter. 

 Iowa Silver Mine. 

 Reid's Yellow Dent. 

 Bus. $1.50, 2 bus. (with cotton sacks) $2.75 

 BUCKWHEAT, Japanese. Bus. $1.40. 



Silver Hull. Bus. $1.40. 

 BEANS, Early Soja. Bus. $2.50. 

 CORN, Red Coh Ensilage. Bus. $1.25, 

 10 bus. and over at $1.20. 



POP CORN. White, Rice, Golden 

 Queen. Pkt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts. ; by 

 mail, 35 cts. 



FLAX SEED. Lb. 10 cts., bus. $2. 



MILLET, Southern German. Market 

 price. 



Japanese. Market price. 



Hungarian. Market price. 

 OSAGE ORANGE. Lb. 30 cts. 

 PEAS, Canada Field. Bus. $1.75. 

 RYE. Pk. 35 cts., bus. $1.40. 

 RAPE, Dwarf Essex. Lb. 10 cts., 100 

 lbs. $7. 



if they are to be sent by mail 

 COW - PEAS. Various sorts. Market 

 price. 



SORGHUM, Early Amber. Lb. 10 cts., 

 100 lbs. $3. 



BROOM CORN, Evergreen. Lb. 10 cts., 

 100 lbs. $5. 



KAFFIR CORN. Lb. 10c, 100 lbs. $3.50. 

 SUNFLOWER, Russian. Lb. 10 cts., 

 100 lbs. $6. 



VETCHES, Winter. The best for both 

 spring and fall sowing. Pk. $1.25, bus. 

 $4.50. 



CALIFORNIA PRIVET 



For Ornamental Hedges 

 t?^$fcflP' - N»w used very extensively for ornamental 



:-*1fPi?*W- ' I ' jP5 'iWs;^'' ' ~* =v*5"* * ^jg> . .' je£St^\ hedges; of very free growth and thrives under 



the most adverse conditions. Foliage dark, 

 . , _ glossy green and remains on the plant until 



jM severe winter sets in. Of very rapid and uni- 

 foi'm growth and will form a' line hedge in a 



_ , " ; ■ ~ - ' ' few years. 



- ' ■';"■!■"<: 1'lant 10 to 1.-, inches apart, according to size 



JBBBBBSk- ^,~\.'- . JMBgnS of plants, in double rows, alternating the plants; 



''-Kjs§ES|8 requires a severe pruning the first two or three 



jfflKJ years to produce a dense hedge from the base up. 



' "S^HXj Orders also booked for spring delivery 



^SS* 100 1,000 



SB' 3Sn 12 t(> 18 inches high $3 00 $25 00 



\-'f" *m is to 24 indies high 4 00 35 00 



mm ~Wf*0lik&fl$0\ 24 to 30 inches high 5 00 45 00 



Sow our Evergreen Lawn Seed as early 

 ' in the spring as the soil is in good tillable 

 condition, and you will have a good well- 



^^^^ZZZZ. - - _"- -~J*~.'x<£&££ '^^SUttKM established lawn by the middle of June. Sow 



California privet our Shady Nook Lawn Seed in places 



much shaded, and avoid bare unsightly spots 

 in your lawn; apply a top-dressing of Hardwood Ashes, Bone Meal or Odorless Lawn Fertilizer early in the spring or in the fall; 

 use no stable manure. After your lawn is well established, run your roller over same quite frequently — it will be all the better for it. 



