CATALOGUE FOR THE SOUTH. 



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Extra Early Purple Top Munich. 



EXTBA EABLT PURPLE TOP MUNICH. 



Earliest in cultivation. The bulb is very 

 tiat, of medium size, quite smooth, with 

 a bright purple top; leaves few, short and 

 light of color, growing very compact and 

 making an exceedingly small and neat top. 

 The pure white flesh is of the choicest 

 quality, hard, solid and fine grained. It 

 is an "excellent keeper. Packet, 10c. ; oz., 

 15c.; 14 11)., 50c.; lb., si. 50, postpaid. 



Seven Top Turnip. 



SEVEN TOP. — This sort is cultivated ex- 

 tensively in the South for the tops which 

 are used for greens. In many sections It 

 is a favorite green feed for stock and its 

 use like Rape for a pasture crop is quite 

 general. This sort is very hardy and the 

 growth usually continues throughout the 

 winter. This variety is not generally de- 

 pended on for the root since the tops are 

 produced so abundantly. Packet, 5c. and 

 10c.; oz., 15c.; ^ lb., 25c.; lb., 75c., post- 

 paid. 



WHITE HANOVER. — Resembles the 

 Ruta Baga in growth. It is a white flesh 

 variety, very solid and sweet. If sown 

 in the Fall will keep well until Spring 

 without getting pithy like the flat varie- 

 ties. Packet, 5c. and 10c. ; oz., 15c.; 14 lb., 

 30c.; lb., 90c., postpaid. 



PURPLE TOP YELLOW ABERDEEN.— 



A medium sized, round, late maturing, long 

 keeping, yellow flesh turnip. Roots yel- 

 low and 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., 15c.; ^ 

 lb., 25c.; lb., 75c., 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.; 14 

 lb., 20c.: lb.. 65c„ postpaid. 



EARLY PURPLE TOP, STRAP LEAVED. 



A very early strap leaved variety, very 

 extensively used for the table. The leaves 

 are few, entirely upright in growth. The 

 roots art flat, of medium size, purple or 

 dark red above ground, white below. The 

 flesh is white, fine grained and tender. 

 When in best condition for table use are 

 about two and one-half inches in diameter, 

 but can be grown much larger for stock 

 feeding. Strap Leaved. Packet, 5c. and 

 10c. ; oz., 15c.; V4 1^., 25c.; lb., 75c., post- 

 paia. 



VEGETABLE 

 PEAR. 



Vegetable Pear. 



Planced from March 

 to May. The Vege- 

 table Pear, or "Mirli- 

 ton." The fruit, if 

 prepared right, forms 

 ^ delightful dish. It 

 I nay be cooked in half 

 a dozen different 

 ways, stewed, baked 

 or as batter cakes. 

 Plant where you in- 

 tend it shall grow. 

 Cover only the small 

 -nd, leaving the large 

 end exposed. Post- 

 paid, 25c. each. 



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. 5,000 plants. 



CONNECTICUT SEED LEAP.— A well 

 known American variety. Packet, 10c. ; 

 oz., 35c.; Yi lb., §1.00; lb., $3.50, postpaid. 



IMPROVED HAVANA.— We 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. ; oz., 50c.; 14 lb., $1.25; lb., 

 $4.50, 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 fra- 

 grant, agreeable scent and a pleasant 

 taste. 



CARAWAY-KUEMMEL. — The seed are 

 useful for flavoring. 



CORIANDER. — Annual, its tender leaves 

 are sometimes used for soups and salads. 



DILL. — Annual; it is cultivated for its 

 seeds, which are used medicinally and for 

 flavoring pickles. 



SAGE. — Perennial; tea made from these 

 leaves is an excellent means of producing 

 sweat. 



SWEET BASIL. — Annual; the leaves are 

 used for highly seasoned dishes as well as 

 in soups, stews and sauces. 



FENNEL. — Perennial. Tea made from 

 the seed is an excellent remedy in case of 

 colic and stomach complaints. 



MARJORAM. — Biennial; the leaves are 

 used in soups, the seeds in the manufac- 

 ture of sausage. An aromatic of sweet 

 flavor. 



THYME. — Perennial; thyme tea is an ex- 

 cellent remedy for nervous headaches. 



