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HERBS — Continued. 



PKT. . OZ. LB. 



Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis). Perennial $0.05 $0.25 $2.50 



Lavender (Lavendula vera). Perennial 05 .20 1.50 



Rosemary {Rosemary officinalis). Perennial 05 .40 2.50 



Rue [Ruta graveolens). Perennial . . . . 05 .20 2.00 



Saffron (Carthamus tinctorius). Annual 05 .20 2.00 



Tansy (Tanacetum vulgaris). Perennial 10 .50 3.00 



Worm TTOOd (Artemisia absinthium). Perennial . . . . . . .05 .25 2.50 



MISCELLANEOUS SEEDS. 



PKT. OZ. LB. 



Caraway. For flavoring, etc $0.20 



Celery Seed. For flavoring .50 



Garden Burnet. Used as a salad ; also to flavor soups .... $0.05 $0.20 2.00 



Garden Rocket. For salad 05 .30 3.00 



Golden Parslane. Fine for greens 05 .15 1.50 



Herb Seeds. For flavoring; at reduced prices. {See general list for varieties.) 



Pop Corn. For parching .05 



Rape, English. Tops valuable for feeding stock .05 .20 



Tobacco, Connecticut Seed-Leaf 05 .30 3.00 



Kenney's Early Amber Sugar-Cane. Sow one and a half bushels broad- 

 cast for one acre (fifty-six pounds to the bushel). 



PKT. QT. BUSH. 



Flax Seed -25 3 00 



Sunflower, Russian Mammoth 05 .25 3.00 



Tetches, or Tares. Spring or fall ; for feeding to stock; also fine for soups, 



etc. Sow two to three bushels broadcast for one acre .... .25 4.00 



RASS SEEDS. 



For general grass-seeding for mowing-lands, sow Clover, Timothy, Red-Top mixed 

 together; for one acre, 8 pounds Clover, % bushel Timothy, 1 bushel Red-Top. 



(prices subject to market changes.) 



QT BUSH* 



Blue Grass, Kentucky (Poa prate nsis). Also called June Grass. This does well " 

 on light, dry soils, and is highly recommended for permanent pasture. It 

 requires two or three years to form a good sod, and does not arrive at its 

 perfection as a pasture grass until it is much older. It is valuable in mixtures 

 for lawns. It withstands the heat of the hottest summers. Double extra 

 clean. Blossoms in June. Two to three bushels to the acre (fourteen pounds 

 to a bushel) x ^ x> cj 0 



Blue Grass, Kentucky. Fancy extra cleaned seed (fourteen pounds to a bushel), .15 1.75 

 Crested Bog's Tail [Cynosurus cristatus). Good for permanent pasture for sheep ; 

 is productive and early ; suffers but little from dry weather, and is .one of the 



best grasses for lawns. Twenty-five pounds to the acre (twenty-six pounds to lb. 



a bushel) .40 



Fowl Meadow Grass [Poa serotina). Succeeds best in low, moist land ; and, when 



sown with other grasses, is valuable either for pasturing or curing for hay. bush. 



Blossoms in July or August. Two bushels to the acre (eleven pounds to a 



bushel) ...... 20 2 25 



