LIST OF HEKB AJ^D TEEE SEEDS. 



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AROHATIC AND SWEET HERBS. 



These are used for various culinary 

 and medical purposes, and should 

 have a place in every well regulated 

 kitchen garden. Sow the seeds of 

 these carefully in the hot-beds, early 

 in the spring, and at the proper time 

 transplant to permanent beds in rows 

 about eighteen inches apart and one 

 foot in the row. In the winter they 

 should be slighly protected with ma- 

 nure. The others are annuals, com- 

 ing to perfection the first year, alter 

 which they die. Sow them in the 

 open air early in the spring, in drills 

 twelve to fifteen inches apart, and 

 thin out. Most all the varieties here 

 named should be cut when in bloom, wilted in the sun nnd 

 hung up in the shade to dry. 



All varieties 5c per packet, except where marked. 



Anise. (Auis.) Used for garnishing and flavoring. The 

 seeds have an agreeable and aromatic flavor, and are used in 

 medicine for dyspepsia and colic and as a correction for grip- 

 ing. Largely grown in some localities. 



Angelica. (Angelika.) Supposed to have medicinal vir- 

 tues. 



Balm. (Melisse.) Leaves possess a fragrance similar to 

 lemons. Made into balm tea for fever and into a beverage 

 called "balm wine." 



Bene. (Bene.) Too tender for the north. The leaves 

 soaked in winter will convert into a mucilaginous drink bene- 

 ficial in cases ef cholera infantum, diarrhcea, etc. 



Borage. (Boretsch.) Used as a pot herb, and excellent 

 bee pasturage. 



Basil, Sweet. (Basilienkraut.) Used for soups, stews and 

 sauces, and for highly seasoned dishes. 



Burnet. (Poterium.) The leaves are used for salads and 

 soups, and are also a favorite ingredient in cool tankard. 



Caraway. (Kuemmel.) The seeds are used in cakes, con- 

 fectionery, etc. The leaves are sometimes used in soups. 



Coriander. (Koriander.) Grown for its seeds, which are 

 used in confectionery, and to disguise the taste of medicine. 



Chervil, Curled. (Kerbel.) An aromatic herb; the young 

 leaves are used in soups and salads. 



Dill. (Dill.) Used for pickling seed; has an aromatic 

 odor and a warm pungent taste; good for flatulence and colic 

 in infants. 



Ellecampe. (Heleniuni.) Has valuable tonic properties. 



: Savory. Swett Slarjoraiu. Sage. Swee 



*Fennel, (Fenchel.) Used for pickling and sauce. 



*Horehound. Possesses a bitter pungent taste and strong 

 aromatic smell. It is a tonic and enters into the composition 

 of cough syrup and lozenges. 



Hyssop. (Isop.) Has a pungent taste and aromatic flavor. 

 It is a stimulant and expectorant, used in asthma and chronic 

 catarrh. 



Hop Seed. 



Lavender. (Wohlriechendespicke.) Used for perfume. 

 Marjoram, Sweet. Used for seasoning in sauces, stuffing 

 and sausage, 

 riarjoram. Pot. 

 Marigold, Pot. 



*Rosemary. An aromatic ornamental herb. 

 *Rue. Used for medical purposes. 



Saffron. Cultivated for its flowers, which are used in 

 dyeing. 



*Sage. (Salbei.) Possessing medical properties-, but used 

 principally for flavoring sausage, stuffiing, etc. 



Savory, Summer. (Bohnenkraut.) The dried stems, 

 leaves and flowers are used extensively for flavoring. 



Savory, Winter. 



Thyme. The young leaves and tops are used for sauces, 

 soups and dressings. Also a good remedy for nervous head- 

 ache when made into tea. 



Thyme, Winter. 



Taragon. Used for pickling, meat, sauce, soups, etc. 10c 

 per pkt. 



SEEDS OF HEDGE PLANTS. 



If by Mail, add postage at the rate of 8 cents per pound. 



Per Poll ml. 



Arbor Vitse, American $2 00 



Barberry 1 00 



Barberry, Purple Leaved 2 00 



Broom Scotch 



Buckthorn 



Cornelian Cherry . 



Furze 



Hawthorn 



Locust Honey 

 Locust, Yellow 

 Norway Spruce 



Sheep Berry 



Osage Oranije 



Privet Jap.) 



50 

 1 00 

 1 00 

 50 

 50 

 50 

 50 

 75 

 1 00 

 50 

 1 00 



European Linden 

 White Mulben y .. 



Sugar Maple 



White Ash 



European Ash 



Mountain Asii 



Black Mulberry .... 



Norway Maple 



Cottonwood 



Privet Common 1 00 



TREE SEEDS. 

 If by Mail, add postage at the rate of 8 cents per pound. 



Per Ounce. Per Pounii . 



Box Elder 25c $1 00 



White Birch 25c 1 50 



Per Ounce. 

 20c 

 25c 

 20c 

 20c 

 20c 

 10c 

 25c 

 20c 

 40c 



■ Pound. 

 1 00 

 1 50 



75 

 75 

 75 

 75 

 1 50 

 1 00 

 4 00 



BIRD SEEDS, ETC. 



If by Mail, add postage at the rate of 8 cents per pound. 



Per Pound. 



Canary 10c 



Mixed Canary Seed 10c 



Hemp 10c 



I Lettuce Seed per oz. 5c. 



1 Maw, Blue Poppy 



I Millet, American 



Millet, German 



Eape, English 



Vetches for Pigeons 



Sunflower Seed for Parrots 



40c 

 25c 

 10c 

 10c 

 15c 

 10c 

 15c 



