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HERBS AND SUNDRY PLANTS. 
The following, price 6d. and is. per packet. Oiir assortment of 12 varieties, 5s. ; 6 vaiieiies, 3s. 
Artichoke, Globe. — Sow on a gentle hot-bed early 
in March, plant out during May, or may be 
sown outdoors in April. 
Balm.— U sed for making l)alm lea for medicinal 
purposes, and in some districts for making wine. 
Basil, For seasoning, and flavouring soups. 
Bjrage. — Grown for salads, and also used for 
claret cup. 
Cardoon. — Sow in April or May on a sunny border ; 
transplant into well-manured trenches in August or 
September, earth up and blanch in the same way 
as for Celery. The midrib of the leaf used in 
salads and soups. 
Cklekiac or Turnip-Kootrd Celery, seepage 35. 
Capsicum, Long Red 
„ Mixed ... 
Cnii.i, Small Red ... 
Sow in heat end of Feb- 
ruary or beginning of 
March, prick out into 
small pots for growing 
on in greenhouse or 
frame, or they may be 
transplanted to a warm 
bolde^ 
Chervil. — Sow in March or April flu* summer, and 
again in July for winter use ; thin out to about 
6 inches apart. Excellent for garnishing and 
valuable for soups and salads. 
Corn Salad or Lamb’s Lettuce. — Sow in March 
and April for summer use, and during August for 
winter salads, in drills 8 inches apart and thin 
'I plants to 4 or 5 inches apart. 
Chicory, Carters’ Improved.— S ow in April ami 
May in good soil ; thin out to about 6 inches 
apart. A splendid acquisition for salads. 
Dandelion. — Very useful for winter .salads. Sow 
in May, and thin to from 9 to 12 inches apart. 
Egg Plant, Purple 
„ ,, White 
Sow during March in heat, 
I pot off u hen 3 or 4 inches- 
' high, and when established 
( ' harden off and place in 
greenhouse for fruit l«) 
colour. 
Fennei.. — Used for fish sauce and for garnishing. 
Lave.nder. — Grown for its aromatic flowers. 
Marjoram, Pot ... ...} Used for stuffings and 
,, Swee t Knotted) for flavouring soups. 
Potato Seed. — Will produce some seedlings of 
great merit. 
Pumpkin, King ok the Mammoths.— A giant 
form, in great request for show purposes. 
Purslain, Golden)_ The young shoots and leaves 
,, Green ) are used in salads. 
Rampion. — Sow on very fine soil in April or May. 
The leaves are used for salads and by some cooked 
as Spinach, and the roots used as Radishes. 
Rosemary. — Used for garnishing, and in some 
districts an infusion of the leaves is held to be 
very beneficial for relieving headache. 
Sage.— O ne of the best known of savoury herbs for 
.sauces and stuffings. 
Savory, Summkr { .flavouring soups, ami 
la sp 
Winter 
1 sprig will be found to imparl 
. piquancy 
land Beans. 
*)a piquancy if boiled with Peas 
f an ' 
Seakale. — Sow in drills during March and April 
from 12 to 15 inches apart, an(l thin out to 8 inches 
apart. Transplant in the following spring to u ell- 
manured ground. J’er o/.., gd. 
Sorrel, Broad Leaved ) Leaves used in soups, 
,, Common ... ) salads, and sauces. 
Squash, Mi.xed. — A fine mixture of some of the 
best American varieties. 
Thyme. — P'or sauces, stuflings, and soups. 
Whitlcek. — Throws off great profusion of tender 
leaves, very useful for salads. 
Wormwood. — Used as a tonic when infused as tea 
very bitter. 
Su also page 92. 
HERB ROOTS, &c. 
Bai.m. 
Chicory. 
Chives. 
Common Thyme. 
Fennel. 
IIOREHOUND. 
Hyssop. 
Lavender. Mint. Rue. 
Lemon Thyme. Pennyroyal. Sage. 
Marjoram. Rosemary. Sorrel. 
Strong Clumps of the above, 6d. each; 5s. per doz 
Horse Radish Sets, as. 6d. per doz. 
=37i 238, & 97, High Holborn, Lonoon. — iqoS. 
Tarragon. 
Winter Savory. 
Wormwood. 
