MarshaWs Matchless Seeds 
W. E. Marshall 8c Co., New York 
HERBS 
Plant in the spring, when the ground is warm, in drills, covering 
lightly. When the plants are well up, thin out or transplant to 
about 4 inches apart. They should be harvested on a dry day just 
before the blossom develops, dried quickly and bottled, or closely 
packed in dry boxes with the air entirely excluded. 
Pkt. Oz. 
Anise. Annual. Used for flavoring and garnishing. .. .$0.1 5 $0.40 
Balm. Perennial. Leaves have a fragrant odor and 
are used medicinally.15 .50 
Basil, Sweet. Annual. Used for flavoring soups, stews, 
etc.10 .50 
Borage. Annual. Leaves are used for flavoring, and 
bees are attracted by the flowers.10 .50 
Caraway. Perennial. Used for flavoring confectionery, 
bread, etc.10 .40 
Catnip. Perennial. Sometimes used in medicine.15 .75 
Chives. Valued for their mild onion-like flavor.10 .75 
Coriander. Annual. Used in the manufacture of con¬ 
fectionery, .15 .50 
Mint. Plants only. 
Rosemary. Perennial. Leaves fragrant, with warm, 
pungent, bitterish taste . 
Sage. Perennial. More used than any other herb for 
dressings and seasoning. 
Summer Savory. Annual. Used for flavoring soups and 
dressings . 
Tarragon, or Estragon. 
Thyme. Perennial. Used for seasoning. Also used medi¬ 
cinally . 
Wormwood. Perennial. Used medicinally and is benefi- 
PLANTS OF HERBS 
To meet the increasing demand for plants o 
herbs, we can supply the following: 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
'$0.15 
$0.75 
.10 
.50 
I 
.15 
.75 
.25 
3.00 
.15 
1.00 
.15 
.60 
most 
popular 
Dill. B iennial. The seeds are aromatic and pungent. 
Used in pickling.10 .30 
Fennel, Florence. The roots are boiled, also used as 
salad .10 .40 
Fennel, Sweet. Perennial. Leaves when boiled are 
used in sauces.:.10 .40 
Horehound. Perennial. Used medicinally, also for sea¬ 
soning .15 .60 
Hyssop. Perennial. Used medicinally. The leaves have 
a pungent taste.15 .50 
Lavender. Perennial. Yields an oil used in medicine 
and perfumery .10 .50 
Marigold, Pot. For medicinal purposes.10 .50 
Marjoram, Sweet. Annual. Aromatic and fragrant. 
Much used in flavoring.15 .75 
Balm (Melissa officinalis). 
Catnip (Nepeta cataria). 
Chives (Allium Schaenoprasum). 
Hap (Humulus lupulus). 
Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis). 
Lavender (Lavandula vera). 
Mint (Mentha viridis). Spearmint. 
Peppermint (Mentha piperita). 
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis). 
Rue (Ruta graveolens). 
Sage (Salvia officinalis). 
Spearmint (Mentha spicata). 
Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus). 
Thyme (Thymus vulgaris). 
Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium). 
Plants of any of the above: 3 for 90c; 10 for $2.50. Not less 
than three of one variety sold. 
Farm and Field Seeds 
BARLEY. 48 lbs. to the bushel, 2 bushels to the acre. 
Bu. 
Oderbrucker. A six-rowed bearded variety.$3.50 
BEANS. Sow Vi to % bushel to the acre. 
Soja Bean, E. Black Wilson. Valuoble as a forage crop and for 
fertilizing the soil. Thrives well in hot and dry weather. . . .$5.00 
BEET, MANGEL-WURZEL. Sow 6 to 8 pounds to acre. 
Lb. 
Champion Yellow Globe. Bright orange color; globe-shaped 
and of excellent quality.$0.75 
Golden Tankard. An enormous yielder per acre. Flesh deep 
yellow .75 
Mammath Long Red. The largest and heaviest cropper of all 
the Mangels.75 
BUCKWHEAT. 48 pounds to the bushel. Sow 1 bushel to the acre. 
Peck Bu 
Japanese. Earliest and most productive of the Buck¬ 
wheats .$1.00 $3.00 
100 
Bu. Lbs. 
Japanese. Grows very tall, 6 to 7 ft.; makes valuable 
forage. Sow about 15 lbs. per acre, 35 lbs. to the 
bushel .$5.50 $15.00 
OATS. Sow 2 to 3 bushels to the acre, 32 lbs. ta the bushel. 
Storm King. The heads measure from 8 to 10 in. and the kernels 
are of immense size, thick, plump and heavy. It is very early 
has great length of straw. Bu. $2.25, 10 bus. or over $2.00 
per bu. 
Canada Cluster. A true side Oat and heavy cropper. Bu. $2.25, 
10 bus. or over $2.00 per bu. 
PEAS, Canada Field. Valuable for cattle feeding and ensilage. Sow 
broadcast in the Spring at the rate of two bushels to the acre. 
$1.50 pk., $4.50 bu. 
Cow Peas, Whippoorwhill. A very early maturing variety of upright 
or bush growth. Sow 2 bushels per acre, 60 lbs. per bushel. 
Bu,, $6.00. 
FIELD CORN. 8 quarts will plant 1 acre in hills. 3 bushels will saw 
1 acre broadcast. 
FLINT VARIETIES 
Peck Bu. 
Longfellow. A large-eared Flint variety. Ears 8-rowed, 
often 14 to 15 in. long.$1.00 $3.50 
Luce's Fovorite. Ears large and abundant foliage. Valu¬ 
able for ensilage or as a shell corn. 1.25 4.00 
DENT VARIETIES 
Improved Learning. Large ears, deep-grained and of 
deep orange color . 1.00 3.50-. 
Lancaster County Sure Crop. A good variety for crib or 
silo. Long ears with deep yellow grains. 1.00 3.50 
FODDER AND ENSILAGE VARIETIES 
Golden Eureka. The plants grow 12 to 15 ft. high. 
Valuable for ensilage or as a yellow Dent Corn. 1.25 
Southern Horse Tooth. A large, leafy grower, especially 
valuable for ensilage. 
Sweet Fodder. Succulent and nutritious for feeding 
green . 
1.50 
Bu. 
MILLET, Golden. Very large crop, though not so early 
as Hungarian. Grows 3 to 5 ft. high. Sow 1 bushel 
to the acre, 48 lbs. to the bushel.$4.25 
Hungarian. A favorite summer forage crop. Sow in 
June. Withstands heat and drought well. Plant 
about 3 pecks to 1 bushel per acre, 48 lbs. to the 
bushel ..... 4,00 
4.00 
l.-Qft; 3.00 
5.00 
100 
Lbs. 
$8.00 
7.50 
RAPE, Dwarf Essex. Fine for sheep pasture; valuable as a soil en- 
richer. Plant in June or July in drills at the rate of 3 lbs. per 
acre, broadcast .5 lbs. per acre. Lb. 25c, 100 lbs. $15.00. 
RYE. For grain, 1 bushel to the acre; for foliage or soiling, 1 Vz 
bushels, 56 lbs. to the bushel. 
Giant Winter. Popular as a cover crop. If allowed to mature will 
produce a heavy crop of grain, and a fine quality of straw if cut 
■ about July 1. Pk., $1.00; bu. $3.00. 
SUNFLOWER, Mammoth Russian. Very productive, large heads with 
large seeds. Valuable for poultry; 5 lbs. will plant 1 acre. Lb. 
25c, 25 lbs. $4.50, 100 lbs. $16.00. 
VETCHES, OR TARES. Spring Vetches (Vicia sativa). Highly valu¬ 
able for soiling or for green manuring. Sometimes grown with 
Dots for mowing and feeding to stock. Use 40 to 60 lbs. to the 
acre. Lb. 20c, 100 lbs. $12.00. 
Winter Vetches (Vicia villosa). Also called Sand Vetch, or Hairy 
Vetch. Recommended for fall sowing with Rye. A valuable food 
for stock'•!« early Spring. Use 30 to 50 lbs. per acre. Lb. 40c, 
100 lbs. $25.00. '7 
WHEAT. The seed Wheat we offer is grown in Pennsylvania by a 
very reliable grower, especially for seed purposes. Sow 1 Vi bushels 
to the acre. 
Marquis Spring. A very early beardless Wheat producing larger 
yields than any other kind. Sow early about 2y2 bushels per acre 
Bu. $3.50. 
Leap's Prolific. A very hatdy, beardless white chaff and dark amber 
grain. Market price. 
Prices on all Farm Seeds are subject to ntarket fluctuations. 
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