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RISLEY’S PLANT HOUSE, HAMILTON, N. Y. 
HERBS 
Every year there is more call for Herbs. They are easy to grow and add a great deal 
to the menu in flavoring soups, salads and cold drinks and in other ways. pkt. 
Anise. An annual seed used in flavoring leaves in salads. .05 
Balm. Perennial.^Reaves have a minty lemon odor in soft drinks. .05 
Sweet Basil. Annual. Leaves give a spicy taste to salads, dishes containing cheese 
or tomatoes, soft drinks or soup. .05 
Borage. Leaves give an unusual flavor to soft drinks. Annual. .05 
Caraway. Biennial. Have you forgotten the caraway cookies you used to steal 
from Grandma’s cookie jar?. .05 
Coriander. Annual. Used in flavoring candy. .05 
Lavender. Perennial. Why pay $2.00 a bottle for perfumes. .05 
Sweet. Marjoram. Annual for poultry dressing, salads or soup. .05 
Sage. Don’t forget the Thanksgiving turkey. .05 
Savory. Annual. Excellent for seasoning. .05 
Thyme. Perennial. Used with other herbs for seasoning. .05 
Dill. Annual. Used for dill pickles. .05 
If you want to try out a small Herb Garden we will send a half size pkt. each of the 
12 kinds for 25 cents. 
KALE 
oz. pkt. 
Curled Scotch. Another good vegetable for you to try.12 .05 
KOHL RABI 
White Vienna. Quick growing and tender. Very easy to grow and a real deli¬ 
cacy 55 days. 30 .05 
LETTUCE 
Grand Rapids. Large loose leaves very tender and crisp. 
Prizehead. Very fine flavor loose leaves tinged brown. 
Iceberg. Large crisp heads very sweet and tender. The best heading va¬ 
riety in our heavy soil. 
May King or Boston. Very fine quality and earlier than Iceberg but not 
so sure heading in our soil. 
White Paris Cos or Romaine. Close upright growing head very tender and 
fine quality. 
.13 .05 
.13 .05 
.14 .05 
.15 .05 
.15 .05 
LEEK 
lb. 
Large American Flag Early and fine quality. 
. MELON 
Muskmelon, Hales Best. After a number of years trial we find 
this the best for our soil and climate. Thick orange flesh, fine 
flavor early. 
Watermelon. Coles Early. Medium size good quality very early. 
ONION 
Yellow Globe Danvers. Large round fine quality.$3.00 
Ebenezer or Japanese. Large flat extra quality fine keeper 3.00 
Red Wethersfield. Flat mild flavor very fine. 3.00 
White Portugal or Silverskin. Very mild tender fine quality 3.00 
ONION SETS 
Ebenezer. Delivered . 
ilverskin. Delivered. 
rices at the store somewhat less than those quoted 
PEAS 
Gradus. Large podded sweet fine quality big producer.58 days.... 
Laxlon Progress. Dwarf early fine quality productive 60 days .. 
Alderman. Immense producer of fine quality. The best late 73 ds 
R. P. H. Telephone. An improved strain of this old standard 73 ds. 
Note: —For quantity prices ask us. 
Lflb. 
oz. 
pkt. 
.40 
.05 
.20 
.05 
.15 
.05 
$1.00 
.35 
.05 
1.00 
.35 
.05 
1.00 
.35 
.05 
1.00 
.35 
.05 
8 lbs. 
4lbs. 
lb. 
$1.75 
$1.00 
.30 
..2.00 
1.10 
.35 
lb. 
i^lb. 
pkt. 
.25 
.10 
.05 
.25 
.10 
.05 
.25 
.10 
.05 
25 
.10 
.05 
