Catalogue of tl?e Joseph Harris $<^d Qompapy, 
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A garden is not a garden without a bed of Sweet Herbs. The following kinds are easily grown and are well 
worthy of cultivation : 
Borage. 
Sow in rows, fifteen inches 
apart, and drop one seed to 
each inch of row. It is a har¬ 
dy and easily grown plant 
and is used only in the green 
state, and principally for 
flavoring cooling beverages. 
Borage— Per lb., $1.25; 
Y lb., 40c.; oz., 20c.; pkt., 5c. 
Garaw’ay. 
Sow Caraway in the fall or 
spring in rows 15 to 20 inches 
apart; thin out to six or eight 
inches apart in the row. The 
Borage. plants are hardy and easily 
grown. Caraway seeds are used for flavoring bread, cake, 
cookies, etc., and are healthy and agreeable. 
Caraway— Per lb., 75 cents; Y lb., 25cents; oz., 10 cts.; 
packet, 5 cents. 
SWeet M aI *joraxp 
Cultivation of Sweet Marjoram 
is similar to that of Sage and 
Summer Savory. Sow in rows 
fifteen to twenty inches apart, 
dropping four or five seeds to 
each inch of row. Thin out the 
young plants for use and leave 
one plant to grow in a place ten 
to fifteen inches apart. 
Sweet Marjoram— Per lb., 
$1.75; Y lb., 55 cents; oz., 20 cts.; 4 
packet, 5 cents. 
Sweet Marjoram. 
Shipiper SaVory. 
.Summer Savory. 
The cultivation of Summer 
Savory is similar to that re¬ 
commended for Sage. 
Summer Savory— Very 
choice seed. Per lb., $1.40: 
Y lb., 40c.; oz., 20c.; pkt., 5c. 
Sage. 
Sage is a profitable crop. 
It is used extensively for 
flavoring sausages, and for 
stuffing ducks and geese. 
The seed can be sown in a 
box in the house, as recom¬ 
mended for Thyme, or it may 
be sown out of doors, early 
in the spring, in rows fifteen 
to twenty inches apart and 
dropping two or three seeds in 
each inch of row. 
The young plants can be drawn 
out for use as required, till you 
have thinned them out to a foot 
apart in the row. Keep the 
ground well hoed and nothing 
more is required. 
Sage— Per lb., $1.25; % lb., 4flc; 
oz., 15c.; packet, 5c. 
Thyipe. 
The seeds of Thyme are re¬ 
markably small, and must be 
sown on the finest and best of 
land. They may be sown in a 
box in the house early in the 
spring and the plants set out in 
the garden as soon as the weath¬ 
er is suitable. In this case be 
careful to water the box thor¬ 
oughly before taking out the 
plants, and leave as much earth 
adhering to the roots as possible. 
Set out the plants 15 or 20 inches 
apart each way. 
If sown in open ground, select 
the warmest and lightest soil and 
sow in rows fifteen inches apart, 
dropping three or four seeds to 
each inch of row; pat the earth 
smooth and firm with the back 
of the spade to keep it moist, and this is all the covering 
that will be needed. 
Thyme—Per lb., $3.75; % lb., $1.10'; oz., 40c.; pkt., 5c. 
Roseiqary. 
Sow in rows fifteen inches apart, 
and drop fh e or six seeds in a place, 
fifteen inches apart i n the row. 
Cover with not more than a quarter 
of an inch of fine soil and pat it 
o wa firm an smooth with the back 
of the spade. 
Rosemary— Per lb., $2.25; Y lb., 
70 cents; oz., 20 cts.; packet, 5 cents. 
(7oriandcr. 
The young and tender leaves of 
Coriander are used for flavoring 
soups and salads. The seed is round 
and nearly as large as a Sweet Pea. Rosemary. 
The plants are easily grown in the open ground, in rowa 
fifteen inches apart and two inches apart in the row. Use 
the plants before they run up to seed. Sow at intervals of 
two or three weeks for succession. 
Coriander— The best of seed. Per lb., 75 cents; Y lb., 
25 cents; oz., 10 cents; packet, 5 cents. 
