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H. G. FAUST & CO., PHILADELPHIA. 



Ci-imson Clover {Trifolium Incam&tum). 



The accompanying illustration was drawn and engraved 

 from a single plant of this popular cloTer. All who have 

 sown it have been well pleased, and have sown double the 

 amount planted the next season. There is no clover that can 

 be sown that is so valuable as a fertilizer. September is the 

 best time to sow ; it will germinate quickly, and by the time 

 winter sets in will make a thick green carpet, staying green 

 all winter, even though the ground may be frozen. In the 

 spring it makes rapid growth, and by May will stand 2 or 3 

 feet high and is in full bloom, ready to turn under as green 

 manure. For ensilage it is grand and can be cured as easily 

 as the common red clover, being the earliest crop for this pur- 

 pose. Succeeds well on any kind of soil. Bears a beautiful 

 scarlet flower. Ten to 12 pounds are required to the acre. 

 Per lb., 20 cts.. postpaid. Bv express or freight, 10 lbs., ^1.00,- 

 bush., 60 lbs., S2.75. 



Jerusalem Corn. 



This corn comes from Palestine, and was brought to this 

 country by a missionary, who gave 2 grains to a farmer in 

 Kansas ; these 2 grains made 5 heads for the first year, the 

 grains from which he planted the next season and got 5 

 bushels : the following season he planted 8 acres and gathered 

 200 bushels. It matures and grows well in all portions of the 

 United States, and is especially valuable in dry countries and 

 seasons, surpassing Bro'wn Dhoura, Kaffir Com and ililo 

 Maize. Grows about 4 feet high, makes one large head on 

 main stalk, and several smaMer heads on side shoots, and as 

 many as 8 heads have been counted on one stalk. The grains 

 are nearly flat and pure white. The finest thing for chicken 

 food ever'introduced. It requires 3 pounds of seed to plant 

 an acre. Per large pkt., 10 cts.; lb., 30 cts.; 3 lbs., 75 cts., 

 postpaid. 



New Brazilian Flour Corn 



Has given general satisfaction throughout the South ; it is 

 not suitable for planting north of Pennsylvania, except for 

 fodder. It grows rapidly, matures meditun early, and pro- 

 duces ears 7 to 9 inches'long, with small cob and beautiful 

 white grain, which, when ground, yields a flour in every 

 respect equal to the best wheat. It should be cultivated the 

 same as other field corn, and grows from 8 to 10 feet high and 

 bears from 6 to 7 full ears on a stalk. As a forage plant it is 

 one of the most valuable, either in a green or dry state. It 

 will make 5 times as much flour to the acre as wheat. Large 

 sized pkt., 10 cts.; lb., 30 cts., postpaid. Bv express or freight, 

 2 qts., 50 cts.; peck, 80 cts.; bush., S2.50. 



Faust's Seeds sell on their merits and give perfect satisfac- 

 tion ; no cheap books, etc. . are offered to induce you to pur- 

 chase. We give you Full Value in Pure, Fresli Seeds. 



POT, SWEET AND MEDICINAL 

 HERBS. 



Every garden should contain some of the following varie- 

 ties of" herbs, both for culinary and medicinal purposes, as 

 thev are easilv grown, and, when preserved by drying, are 

 readv for use at any season of the year. Care should be taken 

 to harvest them properly. Cut just before they are in ftdl 

 bloom, on a drv dav, and, after having been thoroughly 

 dried, thev should be entirely excluded from the air. Sow 

 in spring, 'in shallow drills, covering lightly, and when well 

 up thin out or transplant to a proper distance apart. 



The varieties marked with an * are perennial. Pkt. Oz. 



cts. cts. 



Anise {Plmpenella Anisum). Largely used for gar- 

 nishing and seasoning 5 10 



*Balm {^Melissa Omcinalis). Used for making balm 



tea for use in fevers 5 25 



Basil, Sweet {Ocyunnn Ba-siUcum). Used in soups 



and sauces; also for highly seasoned dishes . . . 5 20 



Bene {Sesamum Orientale). 'Largely used in the 

 South. Too tender for Northern growing, A 

 medicinal herb 5 15 



Borage {Borago Ojncinalis). Used for flavoring, and 



the flowers furnish excel lent bee pasture 5 15 



*Caraway (Carum Carai). Grown principally for 

 the seed, which is used in confectionery' and 

 medicine. The under leaves are very oftei'i used 

 in soups, in the spring, when tender 5 10 



Catnip {Xepeta Cataria). Young shoots and leaves 



are used for seasoning 10 40 



Coriander (Coriandum Saiivian). The seed are used 

 to a great extent in confections; also cultiva- 

 ted for garnishing 5 10 



Dill (Anethum Graveolens). Cultivated for the 

 leaves, which are used in soups and sauces, and 

 also to put vnxh. pickles 5 10 



*Fennel {Anethum Fceniculum). The leaves, when 

 growing, are highly ornamental, and whenboiled 

 are used to a great'extent in many fish sauces . . 5 10 



Hop Seed ( Harnulm Lv.pulm). ..." 2-5 1.50 



*Horeliound {MarruMum Vulgare). Used for medici- 

 nal purposes. A great remedy for coughs, colds, etc. 5 25 



-■^'Laxender [Lavendida Spica). Highly aromatic . . . 5 15 



ZVIarjoram, Sweet > Origanum Majorana). Used for 



seasoning in summer and dried for winter use 5 20 



*Roseniary (Rosemarinus Officinalis). An aromatic 



herb, leaves are used for seasoning 5 35 



*Rue iliuta Graveolens). L'sed for medicinal pur- 

 poses; also given to fowls 5 15 



^aSTon {Carthamvs Tindorius). Medicinal 5 15 



*Sage {Salvia Omcinalis). The leaves and tender 



tops are used in making dressing and sauces . . . 5 15 



Summer Savory {S'jtureia HorieJisis}. Used for 



seasoning and largely in soups and dressings . . 5 15 



*Tansy (Tanacdi/??! Vulgaris^. For medicinal uses . 5 30 



*Tarragon (Aiiem isia I)racurnculus). Used in salads, 

 soups and pickles. Plants 30 cts. each ; 4 for SI. 00. 



*Thym'e {Thwnus Vidgarusi. The young shootTOnd 



leaves are used for seasoning ." 5 30 



*Vi'inteT Sa.-vorj [Satureia Montana^. For seasoning, 5 20 



*Wormwood {Artemisia Ahsmihium). This should 



be cultivated in all poultiy grounds 5 25 



^acaline . . . 



The New Forage Plant. 



The claims made for this wonderful new forage 

 plant may seem extravagant, and yet they are lulTy 

 borne out by testimonials of the strongest character and 

 endorsed by horticitlturists of the greatest prominence 

 whose word cannot be doubted, seconded, as they are, 

 by the agricultural press of the entire world. 



SACALilXE is not a new plant, having been brought 

 from Russia to Paris twenty years ago by Mr. Edouard 

 Andre, and sold ever since as an ornamental plant by 

 the principal nurserymen. Its specinltles as a forage 

 plant, however, were not discovered until 18&3, when 

 the severe drouglit experienced in France, having de- 

 stroyed every other forage plant but this, it was found 

 that horses, cattle and sheep would eat it with avidity. 

 If it is considered so valuable in France, how much 

 more will it be so here Avhere the cattle interest is so 

 enormous — especially in the A\ est and South, where 

 scarcely any other forage plant than this will grow. It 

 has been recommended by the greatest horticulturists 

 in this country, notably by Prof. J. L. Budd, of the Iowa 

 Agricultural College, who has grown it for twelve years, 

 and claims that it is not only perfectly hardy, but an 

 exceedingly strong growing' plant, having made a 

 gro-»vtli of fonrteen feet \yy June, enough to prove 

 that it could be cut every month during the growing 

 season. 



Seed per pkt., 10 cts.: oz., 25 cts.; )^ lb. SI. 75, lb. S-5.0'3. 

 5 lbs., ?25.00 postpaid. 



