(HERBS, Continued) 



Borage — Annual; Ht. 12-18". Young ten- 

 der leaves are used as salad and also 

 used to flavor lemonade and other cool- 

 ing drinks. 80 days. 



Caraway — Biennial; Ht. 18-24". Seeds 

 used for flavoring. Young leaves and 

 shoots used for flavoring salads. 70 

 days. 



Coriander — Annual; Ht. 24-30". Seeds 

 used for flavoring and in candy and to 

 mask taste of medicine. 75 days. 

 Chives — Perennial; Ht. 6". Tops, finely 

 chopped for adding mild onion flavor to 

 scups, stev/s, salads, etc. 80 days. 

 Dill — Annual; 2' to 3'. Seeds and leaves 

 used for flavoring — especially for dill 

 pickles. 70 days. 



Fennel, Sweet — Biennial; Ht. 2' to 4'. 

 Leaves are used for garnishing, fresh 

 stems tender, eaten raw like celery or in 

 salads. Seeds used for flavoring. 60 



days. 



Margoram, Sweet — Annual; Ht. 1' to 2'. 

 Used for seasoning either fresh or 

 dried. 70 days. 



Rosemary — Perennial used as annual; 

 2' :g 4'. Fragrant odor and warm, pun- 

 qent taste, acceptable seasoning. 

 Sage — Perennial; Ht. 14" to 16". Used 

 :'c: seasoning either fresh or dried. 75 

 days. 



Thyme — Perennial; Ht. 8" to 12". Aro- 



ma-.ic foliage used as seasoning. 85 

 days. 



KALE OR BORECOLE 



Ecily fall cr sprir.g sc.vir.g. Either in 

 rows cr broadcast. To produce large 

 plants have rows 2' apart and thin 

 to 2' in rows. Leaves are best after 

 ccrr.ir.q cf cocl v/ea*her in faU. 

 Dwarf Blue Curled Scotch — Wide 

 spreiair.g, fine curled blue-green plant 

 pIurr.L£-like leaves. Use as a vegetable 

 and for ornament. Exceptionally uni- 

 form. 55 days. 



KOHLRABI 



Sov/ seed in early spring or fall and 

 when v/ell established thin to 6" 

 apart in the rov;-. Even better to start 

 it in beds and transplant same as 

 cabbage. Planting at intervals of 10 

 days gives tender bulbs until hot 

 weather. Must be used v/hen young. 

 V/ocdy v/hen old. 

 White Vienna Early (fr) — 8 to 10-in. 

 leaves cn slender stems. Bulbs 2 to 

 3-in., Globular light green. Crisp, ten- 

 der, clear v/hite flesh. 55 to 60 days. 



LEEK 



Large American Flag — An early, popu- 

 lar variety, v/ith thick, long white stems. 



The kind of lettuce you can grow at home — really crisp, fresh lettuce is the kind every 

 master chef sighs for. Three ty-es of lettuce are shown above, (1) Black Seeded Simpson; 

 (2) Iceoerg; (3) Cos. 



Leaves large and drooping, medium 

 green. 130 days. 



LETTUCE 



Keep lettuce grcv/mg rapidly for best 

 results. A light, rich soil needed for 

 this. Earliest varieties must be start- 

 ed from seed in cold-frame. As soon 

 as open ground can be worked, 

 transplant. For later use, sow seed 

 in open ground as soon as weather 

 is favorable. Thin plants in rows 4" 

 to 8" depending on variety. 



Remember that lettuce is a fast-grov/- 

 ing, rich feeding crop. Give it plen- 

 ty of water. And use your compost 

 or well-rotted manure liberally on 

 the lettuce row. A light sprinkling of 

 nitrate of soda will pay, too, be- 

 cause lettuce thrives on lots of 

 nitrogen. 



Heading or Cabbage 



Bibb — Early, small headed lettuce of 

 excellent quality and flavor. Perfect for 

 home gardens. Very smooth, dark green 

 leaves, bleachir.g 'o a rich yellcv/. 



Big Boston or Mammoth Boston — Pop- 

 ular for cold frame forcing and outside 

 culture. Medium, compact heads with 

 creamy yellow heart. Smooth, glossy 

 leaves, edges wavy, and slightly tinged 

 v/ith reddish brown. 75 days. 

 Great Lakes — All-America award. An 

 outstanding new Iceberg or Crisp-head 

 type. A summer lettuce thit stands heat 



v/ell and is very resistant to tip burn. 

 Heads medium size, solid, crisp. 

 Iceberg — Late, large variety. Compact 

 hedds, crumpled, crisp and sweet. 

 Leaves light green, slightly brown on 

 edges. 85 days. 



Imperial No. 847 (Florida Iceberg) — 



Heads are of good size and solid. Does 

 well in hot weather, and is resistant tc 

 tip bum. Very hardy. 83 days. 

 New York No. 12 — The standard crisp- 

 head letraoe. Large globular shaped 

 head, dark green with blanched, silvery 

 white heart. Successfully grown out- 

 doors sprirg, summer and fall. 85 days. 

 White Par's Cos or Trianon — Medium 

 large self-folding, dark green loaf 

 shaped heads. Greenish-white, well 

 blanched interior. 66 days. 



Loose Leaf Varieties 



Black Seeded Simpson — L:gh: green, 

 frilled and crumpled. 45 days. 

 Grand Rapids — Erect, compact plants. 

 Ligh: green, croad heavily fringed. For 

 forcing or early planting. 43 days. 

 Oak Leaf — The most popular leaf lettuce 

 for heme gardens. Rich, dark green 

 leaves, tender and delicious. Outstand- 

 ing resistance to hot weather. 

 Prizehead — Early non-heading sort. Me- 

 dium sized plants, crisp and tender. 

 Color light brown on a medium green 

 base. Leaves frilled at edges, and 

 crumpled. 47 days. 



HUMUS A MUST FOR SOIL CONDITIONING 



In the proper preparation of garden and 

 lawn soil for planting, humus in most 

 cases should be added. Without humus, 

 soil is as lifeless and inert as sand. Humus 

 consists of decomposed plant and animal 

 matter microscopic and larger. Peat Moss 

 is a humus, a many years accumulation of 

 decayed water plants and organisms from 

 bogs or ponds. 



The addition of peat moss to soil accom- 

 plishes a four fold objective: (1) it sup- 

 plies the plants with many elements essen- 

 tial to growth; (2) blotter-like in quality it 

 absorbs and retains moisture in the top- 

 soil where it is most needed; (3) the soil 

 texture is improved by making it looser — 

 allowing plant roots greater freedom in 

 their reach for food and moisture; (4) cre- 

 ates an environment suitable for bacteria 



and other micrcsccpic life to break up the 

 complex soil chemicals in simpler forms 

 more easily absorbed by the plant. 

 A very recent scientific addition is Vermi- 

 culite. Vermiculite, also known as Terra-Lite, 

 is the new mineral which likewise per- 

 forms many of the functions of peat moss. 

 Its freedom from weed seeds and excep- 

 tional ability to retain moisture makes it 

 well worth your consideration for soil 

 conditioning. 



The type and amount of humus to use and 

 methods of acplication ARE STRICTLY A 

 LOCAL PROBLEM TO MEET LOCAL SOIL 

 CONDITIONS. Another sound reascn why 

 your local seedsman KNOWS BEST. See 

 our Supply Section in the back of this 

 bock. 



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