SEED GROWERS 57 



RUTABAGA 



Rutabagas from seed sown at our Oakview Experimental Gardens near Detroit, in July, are fully 

 developed and fit to pull and store in about 90 days ; that is, in October. 



lib. 25 lbs. 100 lbs 



or more or more or more 

 Code Word per lb. per lb. per lb. 



American Purple Top or Improved Long Island troler $0.25 $0.21 $0.20 



Standard variety widely grown for market and for storage and 



car-lot shipment. Tops comparatively small and neck short. 



Roots large, spherical; deep purpHsh-red above ground, light 



yellow below; tap root small; flesh yellow, fine grained, firm, 



crisp, mild and sweet. 

 Improved Purple Top Yellow troop .25 .21 .20 



Very popular variety for market and for storage and car-lot ship- 

 ment. The roots are large, globular, deep purplish-red above 



ground, yellow below; flesh yellow, fine grained, firm, mild and 



sweet. 

 Hartley's Bronze Top troy .25 .21 .20 



Splendid dependable variety; very popular in Canada. Roots 



large, globular; yellow, with bronze green top; flesh yellow, firm, 



crisp, tender and of good flavor. 

 Monarch or Tankard truce .25 .21 .20 



Very productive variety grown on a large scale for table use as 



well as for stock feed. Roots very large, oval or oblong globe 



shape; grown % above ground; purpHsh-violet above ground, 



yellow below; flesh very solid, yellow, flne grained and sweet. 

 Sweet Perfection White truth .25 .21 .20 



Widely grown for table use and for stock feed; a httle earlier in 



season than those described above. Tops small; strap leaved. 



Roots large; globular; neckless; white below ground, tinged with 



green above. Flesh white, firm, fine grained, sweet and tender. 



^ AROMATIC, MEDICINAL and POT HERBS 



lib. 

 or more 

 Code Word per lb. 



Anise : . . anise $0.90 



(PimpineUa anisimi) Annual, 12 — 18 in. taU; chiefly grown for 



aromatic seeds used in flavoring. (Not the same as Florence 



Fennel which is sometinaes called Sweet Anise.) 

 Balm BALM 2.50 



(Melissa officinaUs) Low growing perennial grown for fragrant 



leaves, the odor of which suggests lemon; yields valuable oil used 



in perfumes. 

 Basil, Sweet basil .90 



(Ocimum basilicum) Annual 20 — 24 in. tall; entire plant has 



fragrant somewhat spicy aroma; used for seasoning; oil used in 



perfumes. 

 Borage borage .90 



(Borago oflacinaHs) Coarse, hairy annual 2 ft. tall; large thick 



leaves used as pot herb and for flavoring; blue flowers highly 



decorative and used for garnishing; good bee plant. 

 Caraway caraway .40 



(Carum carui) Biennial; produces rosette of leaves similar to 



carrot first year, and branched flowering stems 24 in. tall the 



second year; grown chiefly for the aromatic seeds and the volatile 



oil. 



Caraway — for flavoring herbage .35 



Coriander coriander .40 



(Coriandrum sativum) Annual, 15 in. tall; grown for seeds which 



are used in medicine and by bakers and confectioners for flavoring. 



Coriander — for flavoring herbal .35 



Dill, Mammoth dill ,45 



(Anethum graveolens) Annual about 2 ft. tall; of strong aromatic 



odor and mildly pungent flavor; chiefly grown for seed clusters 



used in making dill pickles. 

 Fennel, Sweet fennel .80 



(Fceniculum officinale) Perennial usually treated as annual; 



3 — 4 ft. tall; of aromatic odor and sweet pungent flavor; seeds 



used for flavoring confections and medicines; differs chiefly frotn 



Florence Fennel in not having swollen leaf bases. (See page 26.) 



