CATALOGUE FOR THE SOUTH. 
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PURPLE TOP YELLOW ABERDEEN.— . 
A medium sized, round, late maturing, long 
keeping, yellow fleshed turnip. Roots yel- 
low with purple top. Flesh pale yellow 
and of very firm texture, approaching the 
Ruta Baga in this regard, but tender and 
sweet. Since it requires a longer time to 
mature, the seed should be sown about 
two weeks earlier than most sorts. It is 
hardy, productive and valuable for stock 
feeding. Packet, 5c. and 10c.; oz., 15¢.; %4 
lb., 3Oc.; 1b., $1.00, postpaid. 
LARGE WHITE GLOBE.—This great 
turnip in rich ground will attain a weight 
of 12 pounds. Shape of root the same as 
Red or Purple Top White Globe. Skin 
and flesh pure white. Smooth and quick to 
mature. Packet, 5c. and 10c.; oz., 15c.; %4 
lb., 30c.; 1lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
AROMATIC, MEDICINAL AND 
POT HERBS. 
Planted in Early Spring. 
All of these Herbs are put up in 10c. 
Packets. 
ANISE—An annual, cultivated for its 
seeds and its leaves, which have a fragrant, 
agreeable scent and a pleasant taste. 
BALM.—A hardy perennial of aromatic 
taste and fragrant smell. 
BORAGE.—Annual. The leaves are cut 
and used for a cucumber salad. Beautiful 
blue flowers. 
CARAWAY-KUEMMEL. 
useful for flavoring. 
CATNIP OR CATMINT. 
ite among medicinal herbs. 
CHERVIL.—Annual, used for soups and 
salads. 
CORIANDER.—Annual, its tender leaves 
are sometimes used for soups and salads. 
DANDELION-LOEWENZAHN. — Peren- 
nial; cultivated for spring greens; an ex- 
cellent tonic. 
DILL.—Annual; it is cultivated for its 
seeds, which are used medicinally and for 
flavoring pickles. . 
HOREHOUND.—Perennial; of strong and 
aromatic smell; used as a tonic. 
ROSEMARBRY.—Perennial; the 
used aS a medicine. 
RUE.—Perennial; a very powerful tonic. 
It must not be allowed to run to seed. 
SAGE.—Perennial; tea made from these 
leaves is an excellent means of producing 
sweat. : 
SAVORY.—Annual; leaves are used for 
culinary purposes. 
SORREL.— Broad leaved. Perennial; 
used in soups and salads and sometimes 
cooked like spinach. 
The seed are 
A great favor- 
tops are 
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SWEET BASIL.—Annual; the ieaves are 
used for highly seasoned dishes as well as 
in soups, stews and sauces. 
SWEET FPENNEL.—Perennial. Tea made 
from the seed is an excellent remedy in 
case of colic and stomach complaints. 
SWEET MARJORAM.—HBiennial; the 
leaves are used in soups, the seeds in the 
manufacture of sausage. An aromatic of 
sweet flavor. 
SWEET THYME.—Perennial; thyme tea 
is an excellent remedy for nervous head- 
aches. 
WORMWOOD.—Perennial; used for medi- 
cinal purposes. Beneficial to poultry and 
should be planted in every poultry yard. 
TOBACCO SEEDS. 
CULTURE.—Tobacco in this part of the 
country should be started in a hotbed in 
March and treated same as tomatoes. One 
oz. 5000 plants. 
CONNECTICUT SEED LEAP.—A _ well 
known American variety. Packet, 10c.; 
oz., 40c.; % Ib., $1.25; lb., $4.25, postpaid. 
IMPROVED HAVANA.—VWVWe import from 
one of the principal growers the finest and 
purest strain of Vuelta Abajo, which is 
considered the best of Havana varieties. 
Packet, 10c.;.0z., 50c.; %4 ib., $1.25; Ib., 
$5.00, postpaid. 
VEGETABLE PEAR. 
Planted from March 
to May. The Vege- 
table Pear, or ‘“Mirli- 
ton” as the Creoles 
here call it, belongs 
to the Gourd family, 
and is known to 
botanists under the 
name of One-Seeded 
Cucumber. Like mosi 
of the gourds. thr 
plant is a vine an: 
may be trained upo1 
a trellis, on a fenceo 
arbor; it is very or 
namental and an 
abundant bearer. The 
fruit, if prepared 
right, forms a de- 
lightful dish. It may 
be cooked in half a 
dozen different ways, 
stewed, baked or as 
batter cakes. Plant 
where you intend it shall grow. Cover 
only the small end, leaving the large end 
ieee Postpaid, 25c. each; per doz., 
2.00. 
Vegetable Pear. 
STECKLER’S HIGH-GRADE CLOVER, GRASS AND FIELD SEEDS. 
Specially Adapted for the Southern States. 
CLOVER 
ALFALFA OR LUCERNE CLOVER.— 
The most talked of and most widely plant- 
ed of all the varieties of clover. 
Alfalfa in the South will produce 5 to 7 
tons of hay to the acre each year and in 
money value is worth 45 per cent more 
than other clovers and 60 per cent more 
than Timothy hay. It will grow 4 or 5 
crops a year and it does not exhaust the 
soil; it enriches the soil. Its long branch- 
ing roots penetrate far down, 15 to 20 
feet and so loosen the subsoil that it is a 
gigantic subsoiler, resists drought, and 
SEEDS. 
gets plant food where other crops would be 
a failure. 
It is said that the feeding value of a ton 
of alfalfa is equal to a ton of shell corn. 
Plant from January to April for Spring, 
and September to November for Fall at the 
rate of 30 lbs. per acre. 
We handle the following brands: 
Banner.—Price, postpaid, 80c. per pound; 
not prepaid, $31.00 per bushel. 
Fancy.—Price, postpaid, 70c. per pound; 
not prepaid, $30.00 per bushel. 
Write for prices in large quantities. 
