75 PETER HENDERSON & CO.'S CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 



T U R N I P— Continued. 



Peroz. 14 lb. Lb. 

 Teltow, or Small Berlin. The smallest of Turnips ; much es- 

 teemed on account of its excellent qualities 10c. 30 1 00 



Yellow Aberdeen. An excellent hardy variety, keeping well 



through the winter 10c. 25 75 



TURNIP iRuta Baga.) 



The Ruta Baga, Swedish, or Russian Turnip, is extensively grown for a farm crop ; 

 the roots are close-grained, very hard, and will endure a considerable degree of cold 

 without injury. The roots are best preserved in a pit or cellar during the winter, and 

 are excellent "for the table early in spring. Sow from the 20th of June to the 1st of 

 July, in drills two feet apart, and thin out to eight or ten inches. 



Per oz. % lb. Lb. 



Improved. American. The leading variety ; flesh very solid and 



of fine quality ; valuable both for the table and for feed- 

 ing stock 10c. 25 75 



Skirving's Purple Top- An improved purple-topped variety, 



of large size 10c. 25 75 



Laing's improved. A rather late variety, but in good land 



giving enormous crops 10c. 25 75 



Shamrock Swede. Said to be the best purple top Swede in 



cultivation 10c. 25 75 



Carter's Imperial Swede. A new English variety, recommend- 



ed as being very hardy and productive 10c. 25 75 



Long White French. ' The roots of this variety are produced 



entirely under ground. An excellent sort either for the 



table or for stock 10c. 25 75 



Sw3et German. An excellent variety for the table, flesh white, 



solid, and of good flavor; keeps well until spring 10c. 25 75 



iWilf MP PO ! ^ J IlMit 



No garden is complete without a few sweet, aromatic, or medicinal herbs, for flavor- 

 ing soups, etc., and care should "be taken to harvest them properly. This should "be done 

 on a dry day, just before they come in full blossom, then dried quickly and packed 



closely, entirely excluded from the air. Sow in Spring, in shallow drills one foot apart; 

 and when well up, thin out or transplant a few inches asunder. 



Per pkt. Per oz. 



Anise Pimpinella anisum 5c, $ 15 



Balm Melissa officinalis 10c. 50 



Basil (Sweet) Ocymum basilicum 10c. 50 



Bene Sesamum orientale 5c. 20 



Borage Borago officinalis 5c. 25 



Carraway Carum carin 5c. 15 



Castor Oil Plant Eicin us communis 5c. 15 



Coriander Coriandrum sativum 5c. 15 



Dill Anetlium graueolens 5c. 15 



Fennel Anetlium fasniculum 5c. 15 



Horchound Marrubium vulgare 10c. 50 



Hyssop Hyssopus officinalis 10c. 40 



Lavender Lavendula spica 10c. 40 



Marj oram ( Sweety Origan urn marjorana 10c. 40 



Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum 5c. 30 



Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis 10c. 50 



Rue Euta graveolens 10c. 40 



Saffron Carthamus tinctorius 5c. 15 



Sage Salvia officinalis Per lb., $2 5c. 25 



Summer Savory Saturjea hortensis 5c. 25 



Sorrel (Broad-leaved) Eumex acetosa Per lb., $1 5c. 15 



Thyme (Broad-leaved) Thymus vulgaris Per lb., $4 10c. 40 



Wormwood Artemisia absinthium 10c. 50 



