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Cole's Seed Store, PelSa, Iowa 



POT, MEDICINAL and SWEET HERBS 



A few pot and sweet herbs (for flavoring 

 soups, meats, etc.) are indispensable to every 

 garden, while some of the medicinal herbs 

 will also be found very useful. Herbs in 

 general love a mellow and free soil. Sow 

 early in spring, in shallow drills, one foot 

 apart, and when well up thin out or trans- 

 plant from six to ten inches apart. Care 

 should be taken to harvest them properly. 

 Do this on a dr^^ day just before they come 

 into full blossom; dry quickly in the shade; 

 pack close in dry boxes to exclude the air 

 entirely. 



Those marked with a (*) are perennial, and 

 when once obtained in the garden may be 

 preserved for years with little attention. 

 ANISE. Used for cordial, garnishing and 

 flavoring; the seeds have an agreeable aro- 

 matic taste. Per pkt. 4 cts., oz. 10 cts. 

 BAZiM. The leaves have a fragrant odor and 

 are used for making a pleasant beverage 

 knov/n as balm wine, also for balm tea, for 

 use in fevers. Per pkt. 4 cts., oz. 20 cts. 

 BASIIi SWEET. The leaves are used for 

 flavoring soups, and highly seasoned dishes. 

 Per pkt. 4 cts., oz. 20 cts. 

 CARAWAY. Grown for seeds, which are ex- 

 tensively used for flavoring bread, pastry, 

 soups, etc. Per pkt. 4 cts., oz. 10 cts., i/4 

 lb. 25 cts. 



CORIANDER. The seeds are used in the 

 manufacture of liquors, in confectionery, 

 and a great number of culinary prepara- 

 tions. Per pkt. 4 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 25 

 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



DIIiIi. The seeds have an aromatic odor, and 

 warm, pungent taste. They are used as a 

 condiment, and also for pickling with cu- 

 cumbers to heighten the flavor. Per pkt. 

 5 cts. oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. 



*h:OREHOTJND. This herb is a favorite rem- 

 edy in pulmonary complaints. Tt enters 

 largely into the composition of cough 

 syrups and lozenges. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 25 cts. 



E7SSOF. The leaves and flower stalks are 

 used medicinally; it is a stimulant and ex- 

 pectorant, and employed in humoral asth- 

 ma and chronic catarrh. Per pkt. 4 cts., 

 • oz. 25 cts. 



*IbAVENDER. It is cultivated for its 

 fragrant spikes of flowers which are used 

 for the distillation of Lavender Water. 

 Being dried and put up in paper bags, they 

 are also used to perfume linen. Per pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



MARJORAM SWEET. The leaves and ends 

 of the shoots are highly esteemed for sea- 

 soning, both in summer and dried for win- 

 ter use. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



SAFFRON. The flower is the part used med- 

 icinally, which should be picked while in 

 full blossom and dried for use. Per pkt. 

 4 cts., oz. 10 cts. 



*SAGE BROAD-I.EAVED. The most exten- 

 sively used of all herbs for seasoning and 

 dressing: indispensable. Per pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 3" cts.. V, lb. $1.25. 



SUMMER SAVORY. The plant is aromatic. 

 The tops are used either green or dry, in 

 stuffing meats, also for salads and soups. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



*SWEET THYME. A medicinal and culinary 

 herb. The young leaves and tops are used 

 for soups, dressing and sauce, either green 

 or dry. Thyme tea is a cure for nervous 

 headache. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



SORREZ. FRENCH. The leaves, having an 

 acid taste, may be employed in salads; it is 

 used principally for soups, and is some- 

 times cooked, as Kale or Spinach. It makes 

 a good dish. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts. 



*WORMWOOD. Used medicinally, and is 

 beneficial for poultry: should be planted in 

 poultry yards. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



CARAWAY SEED. For flavoring. Per oz. 5 

 cts., lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



TOBACCO 



One ounce will sow 30 feet' square and produce 

 plants -for one acre. 



The seed should be sown very early in the 

 spring, as early as possible after the danger 

 of frost is over. A good plan is to burn a 

 quantity of brush and rubbish in the spring, 

 on the ground intended for the seed bed; then 

 dig and thoroughly pulverize the earth and 

 mix with ashes, after which the seed may 

 be sown and covered very lightly. When the 

 plants are about six inches high transplant 

 into rows 3 1/^ feet apart each way, and cul- 

 tivate thoroughly with plow and hoe. 



An essay entitled "Tobacco Culture" by 

 mail prepaid for 25 cts. 



PRIMUS. This early tobacco grows rapidly. 

 The leaves are large and long, fibre fine 

 and yields heavy crops of extra fine qual- 

 ity. The plants stand up well; the leaves, 

 somewhat close together. Its early ripen- 

 ing renders the product less liable to frost. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



SWEET ORONOKO. This variety makes the 

 sweetest, best and most substantial "Fill- 

 ers," and makes, when sun-cured, the best 

 natural chewing leaf. The favorite for the 

 "homespun" wherever known. Per pkt. 5 

 cts., oz. 25 cts., 14 lb. 75 cts. 



CONNECTICUT SEED LEAF. An old, well- 

 kriown variety. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., 

 M lb. 75 cts. 



HAVANNA. Heavy cropper, delightful 

 fiavor, fine texture, much used for cigar 

 making. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



IMPROVED WHITE BURLEY. Seed of this 

 fine strain is grown on the famous lime- 

 stone fields of Tennessee. Well-known 

 standard main crop variety of great merit. 

 A mild and sweet tobacco. It is extra fine 

 for manufacturing in nearly every manner 

 that tobacco is used. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 

 cts., 1/4 lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 



SPANISH PEANUTS 



A very desirable variety because it is early 

 and a good bearer; the peas hang to the root 

 and can be rapidly gathered. The pea is 

 sm^aller than the Virginia Peanut, but fills 

 out well. This variety can be grown IN THE 

 NTORTH and has yielded abundantly. Plant \ 

 as soon as the ground becomes warm, from 

 two to three feet apart each way, four to five 

 to the hill, covering two or three inches. The 

 soil should be deep and mellow, and well 

 broken up so as to be ready for planting soon 

 after frost is over. April is a suitable time. 

 They produce 25 to 70 bushels per acre, and 

 are as easily cultivated as corn. Per pkt. 10 

 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 40 cts. 



SUNFLOWER SEED 



MAMMOTH RUSSIAN. Sunflower seed is 

 the best egg-producing food known for 

 poultry; they eat it greedily, keeping them 

 in fine condition, and fatten well on it. It 

 is also being planted in low ground and 

 around drains as a preventive of malarial 

 fevers. It can be planted on any waste 

 piece of ground from first of May to first 

 of July. Plant in hills 3 feet apart. It 

 takes 4 lbs. of seed to plant one acre. Oz. 

 5 cts., 14 lb. 10 cts., lb. 25 cts., by express, 

 10 lbs. $1.75. 



