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THE O & M SEED CO ., GREEN SPRINGS, OHIO 
HERBS 
Culture—Everyone should have a few herbs around the edge or in fence corners to 
supply the finishing' touch of soups, meats, and most everything that needs a little 
touch of aromatics. 
Mammoth Dill—Used extensively in making dill pickles. 
Thyme—An aromatic perennial herb 8 to 10 inches. Used 
for seasoning. 
Caraway—The seed of this herb is used extensively on 
breads. 
Cress—Is used principally for garnishing dishes and should 
have a rather moist place to grow, preferably along small 
streams and in a partly shaded location. The true water¬ 
cress needs a shady place and must be watered often. 
Iiroad Leaved Sage—Used extensively in making sausage. 
Florence Fennel—Used extensively for home and market 
garden and for shipping. Sweet and aromatic. 
Corn Salad—A small, quick growing plant used princi¬ 
pally as salad in the late fall or winter. Also is a good sub¬ 
stitute for lettuce and spinach. Plant in August for spring- 
use and in early spring for fall use. 
Anise—The leaves are sometimes used for garnishing and 
flavoring. 
Sweet Fennel—A perennial or annual seed. Is aromatic 
and very pungent. Used for flavor and medicinal purposes. 
KALE 
Culture—1 ounce for 5000 plants, 4 ounces per acre. Very hardy and used mostly dur¬ 
ing the winter. Sow in rows 2 y 2 feet apart and thin to 2 inches to the row. Cultivate 
often. 
Dwarf Green Curled—Very hardy variety, about 1 to IV 2 
feet high, spreading growth, finely curled, long leaves. 
Can be used as a vegetable or for garnishing. 
Dwarf Siberian—A most vigorous and spreading variety; 
leaves are large and plain in center but cut and frilled at 
the edges. Color is bluish-green. 
K O H L - R A B I 
Culture—1 ounce sows one hundred feet and 4 lbs. plant an 
acre. Sow in 24 inch rows, thin to 4 inches apart and use for 
the table when small. A relative of the cabbage. 
Early White Vienna—An early variety, giving a spherical bulb 
of pale green color. White flesh. Can be used in about 2^2 months 
after being planted. 
LEEK 
Culture—One third ounce to 100 ft. rows; 5 lbs. to one acre. 
Requirements similar to that of onions. Transplant or thin to 
6 inches apart in row. If tx-ansplanted, set the plants deep so 
that the bottom will be bleached. 
American Flag—The gardener’s favorite variety. Strong grow¬ 
ing, broad leaved and very productive. 
Early White Vienna 
