HERBS AND SUNDRY PLANTS. 
The following price 6d. and is. per packet. Our assortment of 12 varieties, 5s. ; 6 varieties, 3s. 
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Artichoke, Globe. — Sow on a gentle hot-bed early in 
March, plant out during May, or may be sown outdoors 
in April. 
Balm. — Used for making balm tea for medicinal purposes, 
and in some districts for making wine. 
Basil, Sweet I „ , ,, 
Bush i * r ° 1 ’ seasomn g> and flavouring soups. 
Borage. -Grown for salads, and also used for claret cup. 
Cardoon. — Sow in April or May on a sunny border ; trans- 
plant 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. 
Celeriac, or Turnip-Rooted Celery, 
see pages 41 and 106. 
Capsicum, Long Red 
„ Mixed ... 
Chili, Small Red 
Sow in heat end of February 
or beginning of March, prick 
out into small pots for growing 
on in greenhouse or frame, or 
they may be transplanted to a 
warm border. 
Chervil. — Sow in March or April for 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 plants to 4 or 5 
inches apart. 
Chicory, Carters Improved.— Sow in April and 
May in good soil ; thin out to about 6 inches apart. A 
splendid acquisition for salads. 
Egg Plant, Purple \ 
„ „ White ( 
Sow during March in heat, pot off 
when 3 or 4 inches high, ancl when 
established harden off and place in 
greenhouse for fruit to colour. 
Fennel. — Used for fish sauce and for garnishing. 
Lavender. Grown for its aromatic flowers. 
Marjoram, Pot ) Used for stuffings and 
,, Sweet Knotted ) for flavouring soups. 
Potato Seed. — Will produce some seedlings of great merit. 
Purslain, Golden ) The young shoots and leaves are 
,, Green ) 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. — One of the best known of savoury herbs for sauces 
and stuffings. 
Savory, Summer j Used for flavouring soups, and a sprig 
y will be found to impart- a piquancy if 
,, Winter ... J boiled with Peas and Beans. 
Seakale. —Sow in drills during March and April from 12 
to 15 inches apart, and thin out to 8 inches apart. Trans- 
plant in the following spring to well-manured ground. 
Per oz. , 9d. 
Sorrel, Broad Leaved ^ Leaves used in soups, salads, 
,, Common ... ) and sauces. 
Thyme. For sauces, stuffings, and soups. 
Whitloef. — Throws off great profusion of tender leaves, very 
useful for salads. 
Dandelion. — Very useful for winter salads. Sow in May, 
and thin to from 9 to 12 inches apart. 
Wormwood. Used as a tonic when infused as tea; very 
bitter. 
See also page 106. 
Bai.m. 
Chicory. 
Chives. 
Common Thyme. 
HERB ROOTS, &c. 
Fennei,. 
IIoRKHOUND. 
Hyssop. 
Lavender. 
Lemon Thyme. 
Marjoram. 
Mint. 
Pennyroyal. 
Rosemary. 
Rue. 
Sage. 
Sorrel. 
Tarragon. 
Winter Savory. 
Wormwood 
Strong Clumps of the above, 6d. each; 5s. per doz. Horse Radish Sets, 2S. 6d. per doz. 
STRAWBERRY SEEDS. 
Per packet — s. 
Alpine and Perpetual Strawberries.— Best grown from Seeds. Sown very early in heat and planted out 
in May they fruit the same Autumn, sown in April they fruit profusely the following year. 
Alpine, Improved Red. — Bright red, large fruit of exquisite flavour, robust ; Improved White, excellent each 
St. Antoine de Padoue.— Fine large fruit, of rich flavour, very prolific, and perpetual bearer 
Saint Joseph. -New large fruited, perpetual, abundant cropper, dark red fruit of excellent quality 
^arge Fruited Varieties. — Mixed, from the best sorts 
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