Have a Row of Herbs for Flavor'mg and Medicine 



TOMATO, Red Varieties, continued 



209. EarlJana Improved. (00 days.' This 

 is Boliiiano's special strain and produces 

 heavier crops of smoother fruit than the 

 oJd typ>e. Fruits are medium size, flat- 

 tened, firm, bright red. Reaches market 

 when a crop means real money. Pkt. 10c.; 

 oz. 5Sc.; '41b. $1.75; lb. $6.50, postp)aid. 



173. I.X.U Extremely Early. (90 da>^.> 

 The largest, most prolific earlv Tomato. 

 Pkt. tOc.; oz. 55c.; l^Ib. $1.75; lb. S6.50, 

 posTpaid. 



331. Marglobe. RestUcted and improred 

 JTom oriitnalor's strain. (100 da,\-s.) 

 "Best-in-Garden" variety. A second-early 

 Tomato with strong, disease-resistant 

 plants which bear fine fruit long after other 

 varieties. Fruits are beautiful red globes 

 with meaty flesh of delicious flavor, free 

 from acid. \ good shipper and should be in 

 e\-erv home-garden. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 40c.; 

 141b; 51.40; Ih. ?5.00, postpaid. 



242. Pan America. (75 days.) Highly re- 

 sistant to fiisarium wilt. Fruit is bright 

 scarlet inside and out, and weighs about 

 7 ounces. Good for all uses and worth a. 

 trial. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 75c.; '^Ib. S2.15; 

 lb. S.S.0<X postpaid. 



IGO. Pritchard or Scarlet Topper. (95 



davs.i " Best-in-Garden" variety. Another 

 U. S. Department of .Agriculture intro- 

 duction with self-topping plants resistant 

 to fusarium wilt and nail-head rust. 

 Globular, thick-wallcd, light scarlet fruits. 

 Pleases both home and market gardeners 

 and long-distance shippers. Pkt. 10c.; 

 oz. 45c.: '41b. SI. 50; lb. $5.50, postpaid. 



182. Red Cherry. (115 davs.i Little 

 cherrv-Iikf, scirlet-red fruits for preserving. 

 Pkt. Ilk.; oz. 75c.; U\b. $2.00, postpaid. 



291- Rutgers. (100 da\^.) Fruits are 

 medium to large. globe-shap)ed, slightly 

 flattened at the stem end. Flesh very firm 

 and red. This variety ripens from the 

 inside, or gets its color on the inside before 

 it fully ripwns up on the outside, which 

 makes it especiallv desirable for canning 

 and for juic-e. The vines are vigorous 

 and more resistant than some other sorts 

 to blight and other diseases. Pkt. 10c.; 

 oz. 55c.; 'i\h. 51.75; lb. 56.50, postpaid. 



207. Scarlet Dawn. (90 days.) An extra- 

 earlv Tomato for garden, shipping, and 

 canning. Plants are of average size and are 

 good producers. Medium-sized fruits of 

 bright scarlet. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 40c.; J^lb. 

 $1.40: lb. $5.00, postpaid. 



299. Stone. (115 days.) .Makes a good main 

 crop of large, solid, scarlet-red fruits which 

 keep well and do not crack. Pkt. 10c. ; 

 oz. 4^Jc.; ^jlb. 51.15; lb. S4.(XJ, postpaid. 



238. The Bolgiano or Potato-leaf Tomato. 

 (90 days.; Blossoms continually. Every 

 vine is just loaded with jjerfect red solid 

 Tomatoes all during the season. The 

 Bolgiano Tomato is two weeks earlier than 

 Marglobe. First fruit just as perfect as 

 the prime fruit of the season. Its heavy 

 jxjtato-leaf foliage protects the fruit from 

 sun-scalds and blisters. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 55c.; 

 J^Ib. $1.75; lb. $6.50, postpaid. 



Pink Varieties 



227. Oxheart. (118 days.; Great rosy 

 pink, heart-shaped fruits up to 2 p)Ounds 

 each. They are very solid, with few seeds, 

 and are mildly acid. Pkt. lOc; oz. $1.15; 

 i^Ib. ^.fX); lb. $15.00, postpaid. 



326. Ponderosa. fllSdays.; Thelargestof 

 all Tomatoes. Has few seeds and its flesh 

 is sweet and mild. Quite often called the 

 "Beefsteak" Tomato. Pkt. lOc; oz. 90c.; 

 iilb. $2.65; lb. $10.00, postpaid. 



Yellow Varieties 



213. Golden Queen. (110 days.) I^rge 

 golden yellow fruits of mild flavor; smooth 

 and solid. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 75c.; KIt>. $2.50, 



postpaid. 



TOMATO, yellow Varieties, continued 

 249. Jubilee. {,72 d.iys.) Fruits arc large, 

 bright golden orange, globular, thick- 

 walled, with few seeds. Very attractive 

 when sliced, as they do not leak when cut. 

 Compares favorably with the best of the 

 red varieties as to shape, smoothnes.s, 

 qualitv and solitlitv. Pkt. 15c.; oz. SI. 35; 

 ^ilb. $4.00: lb. 515.00. postpaid. 

 154. Pear-shaped. (100 days.) A bright 

 vellow pear-shaped Tomato usc<l for 

 preserves. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 75c.; U^^- $2.50, 

 postpaid. 

 196. Plum-shaped. (100 days.) Oval, 

 plum-shaped, ^cllow fruits. A preserve 

 varietv. Pkt. lOc.; oz. 75c.; J^lb. $2.50, 

 p>ostpaid. 



TURNIPS 



One ounce will sow 100 feet of row; 



2 pounds, an acre. 

 Prices include postage on pkts., ozs., 

 ', 4lbs., and lbs. 

 Turnip roots provide vitamin C but Turnip 

 tops not only rate excellent as suppliers of 

 vitamins A and C but contain goodly quan- 

 tities of calcium and iron. Never discard 

 Turnip tops. Used as fresh "greens" they 

 are palatable and highly nutritious. 



CuLTiRE. They do best in highly en- 

 riched, light, sandy or gravelly soils. Com- 

 mence sowing the earliest varieties in April 

 in drills from 12 to 15 inches apart, and thin 

 out early to 6 to 9 inches in rows. For a suc- 

 cession sow at intervals of a fortnight until 

 the last week in July; from then until the end 

 of August sowing mav be made for the fall 

 and main crop. Turnips may be preserved 

 until spring by cutting off the tops about 

 1 inch from the bulb, storing in the cellar or 

 cold shed during the winter, covering the 

 roots with dry sand. Thev should be har- 

 vested before the severe frost sets in, for, 

 though comparatively hardy, few will sur- 

 vive the winters of the Northern States in 

 the ofjen ground. 



323. Amber Globe. (75 days.) A yellow- 

 fleshed variety; fine-grained, tender and 

 sweet; top bronzy green. Roots most 

 desirable for table use when 3 to 4 inches 

 indiameter. Pkt. 5c.; oz. 1 5c. ; '.ilf>- 25c.; 

 lb. 6f)c., postpaid. 

 139. Early Red or Purple-Top Strap-Lsaf. 

 (46 days.) A medium-early Turnip. Flat 

 roots, purple- red above, white below. 

 Medium small tops. Flesh white and line- 

 grained. Pkt. lOc; oz. 15c.; Jilb. 25c.; 

 lb. 60c., postpaid. 

 226. Extra-Early Milan Purple-Top. 

 (40 days.; Small flat while roots 



with very small purplish tops. Flesh 

 white, sweet and tender. Pkt. 10c. ; Oz. 

 15c.; Hlh. 30c.; lb. 75c., postpaid. 

 179. Extra-Early White iVIi^an. (40 days.) 

 An extremely early Turnip valuable for 

 forcing. The very flat white roots are 

 sweet and tender. Pkt. lOc; oz. 15c.; 

 lilh. 30c.; lb. 75c., postpaid. 

 177. Golden Ball or Orange Jelly. (60 

 days.; An attractive Turnip with small 

 erect tops and medium-sized round yellow 

 roots with yellow flesh of unusually fine 

 texture and flavor. Pkt. lOc; oz. 15c.; 

 l^lh. 25c.; lb. 60c., postpaid. 

 232. Pomeranian Globe or White Globe- 

 Norfollt. (75 days.; A Southern favorite. 

 Large tops with globular white roots. A 

 heavy cropper. Pkt. lOc; oz. 15c.; J^lb. 

 25c.; lb. 60c., postpaid. 

 273. Purple- Top White Globe. (55 days.) 

 "Best-in-Garden" variety. The most 

 popular Turnip for home and market 

 gardens. Dark green, erect tops and large 

 smooth globes, purple-red above, white 

 below. The white flesh is sweet, crisp and 

 tender. Pkt. 5c.; oz. 15c.; }^Ib. 25c.; lb. 

 60c., postpaid. 

 307. Seven-Top. (50 days.) Grown for 

 "greens" and forage. Tops are tender but 

 roots are unsuitable for food. Pkt. 5c.; oz. 

 lOc; }4lb. 20c.; lb. 50c., postpaid. 



TURNIPS, continued 



171. Shogoin. (42 days.) Grown in the 

 South where the tops arc used for early 

 "greens." The small globular white roots 

 are very tender. Pkt. lOc; oz. 15c.; 

 '^Ih. 25c.; lb. (lOc, postpaid. 



143. White Egg. (53 days.) Medium-sized 

 tops with egg-shaped white roots of fine 

 quality. Pkt. 10c. ; oz. 15c.; 3'4lb. 25c.; 

 lb. 60c., postpaid. 



RUTAB AC3 A Swede Turnip 



219. Golden Neckless. (85 days.) A 

 splendid winter Turnip with large globular 

 yellow roots. The yellow flesh is fine- 

 grained and sweet. Pkt. lOc; oz. 15c.; 

 '41b. 25c.; lb. 60c., postpaid. 



329. Long Island Special. (90 days.) The 

 larfic roots have \'ery sweet golden llcsh 

 which is neither stringy nor tough. A splen- 

 did winter Turnip which keeps solid and 

 crisp until spring. Pkt. 5c.; oz. 15c.; }4't). 

 25c.; lb. 60c., postpaid. 



HERBS 



Every year more housewives are turning 

 to old-time Herbs for flavor in preparing 

 food, fragrance in the living-rooms and 

 simple remedies for the medicine closet. Our 

 ancestors depended greatly on garden Herbs 

 for their well-being, and now is a good time 

 for everyone with a garden to plant these 

 useful Herbs and get busy looking up 

 recipes for their use. They are easy to grow in 

 common garden soil and require very little 

 care. Some may be potted and grown indoors 

 in the winter. 



Annuals are marked (A); Perennials (P); 

 and Biennials (B) 



635. Anise. (A) Leaves used for garnishing 

 and flavor. Seeds for flavoring bread, cake, 

 etc. Sow where plants are to grow. 14 in. 

 Pkt. 10c. , postpaid. 



636. Basil, Sweet. (A) Foliage provides a 

 spicy flavoring for salads, soups, stews, etc. 

 Pkt. lOc, postpaid. 



637. Caraway. (B) Seeds are used for 

 flavoring bread, cake, etc. 1 to 2 ft. Pkt. 

 25c., postpaid. 



638. Catnip. (P) Leaves have medicinal 

 value and are sometimes used for season- 

 ing. 1 ft. Pkt. 35c., postpaid. 



639. Chives. (P) Tops used to give a mild 

 onion flavor to many dishes. 1 ft. Pkt. 

 25c.; oz. 31.50, postpaid. 



640. Coriander. (A) Seed used in candy 

 and for flavoring. 2}4 ft. Pkt. 15c., 

 postpaid. 



641. Dill. (A) Both leaves and seeds are 

 used to flavor pickles. 2 to 3 ft. Pkt. lOc. ; 

 oz. 30c., postpaid. 



642. Fennel, Florence. (A) The tender 

 stems are eaten like celery. 2J^ ft. Pkt. 

 lOc; oz. 30c., postpaid. 



643. Fennel, Sweet. (P; Stems and leaves 

 have a licorice-iike flavor and are used in 

 soups, stews, etc. Seeds are used to flavor 

 candy and medicines. 2 to 4 ft. Pkt. 15c., 

 postpaid. 



644. Lavender. (P) Flowers, leaves and 

 stems provide a perfume loved by every- 

 one. 1 to 2 ft. Pkt. 25c., postpaid. 



645. Sage. (P; Leaves furnish flavoring 

 and seasoning especially for poultry and 

 meats. 15 to 18 in. Pkt. 25c.; oz. 75c., 

 postpaid. 



646. Summer Savory. (A) A flavoring for 

 salads and various meat dishes. 10 in. 

 Pkt. 20c., postpaid. 



647. Sweet Marjoram. (P) The tender tops 

 and leaves are used for flavoring; leaves are 

 also dried for winter use. 2 ft. Pkt. 25c.; 

 oz. 75c., postpaid. 



648. Thyme. (P) Used for seasoning and 

 old-time home remedies. Leaves should be 

 dried for winter use. 10 in. Pkt. 25c., post- 

 paid. 



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