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"Wm. C. Beckert's Choice List of Vegetable Seeds. Allegheny, Pa. 



SWEET AND MEDICINAL HERBS 



Used for various culinary and medicinal purposes. Sow seeds of the perennials marked thus (*) carefulh- 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 

 stems. 



Balm. Made into Balm tea for fevers. 

 Bene. Leaves forma 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, 

 confectionery, 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- 

 erties. 



Fennel.* Used for pickling and sauces. 

 Henbane. Has medicinal qualities. 

 Hop Seed. 



Horehound.* \'aluable for medicine. 

 Hyssop. Used in asthma and chronic 

 catarrh. 

 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 of seeds quoted by the pound, add 8 cents if they are to be sent by mail. 



"GILT EDGE" FIELD SEED CORN 



(Send for Samples) 

 White Cap YeUow Dent. 

 Leaming Improved. 

 Mortgage Lifter. 

 Iowa Silver Mine. 

 Reid's YeUow Dent. 

 Bus. $1.40, 2 bus. (with cotton sacks) S2.75 



BUCKWHEAT, Japanese. Bus. Si. 25. 



SUver HuU. Bus. Si. 25. 

 BEANS, Early Soja. Bus. S2.50. 

 CORN, Red Cob EnsUage. Bus. I1.25, 



10 bus. and over at $1.15. 



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. 



Hungarian. Market price. 

 OSAGE ORANGE. Lb. 30 cts. 

 PEAS, Canada Field. Bus. $1.75. 

 RYE. Pk. 35 cts., bus. $1.35. 

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

 lbs. $7. 



COW- PEAS. \'arious sorts. Market 



price. 



SORGHUM, Early Amber. Lb. 10 cts., 

 100 lbs. $3. 



BROOM CORN, Evergreen. Lb. 10 cts., 

 100 lbs. $5. 



KAFFIR CORN. Lb. loc, 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. 

 54.50-' 



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-established lawn by the middle of June. Sow 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. 



