GROW HERBS FOR WINTER USE 
Early White Vienna it-ohirabi 
New York No. 12 Lettuce 
May King Lettuce 
Sweet and Medicinal Herbs 
Anise. Used for garnishing and flavoring. The 
seeds have an agreeable and aromatic flavor, 
and are used in medicine. 
Balm. Leaves possess a fragrance similar to 
lemons. Made into Balm tea for fever, and 
into a beverage called “Balm wine.” 
Basil, Sweet. For stews, soups, and sauces. 
Borage. Excellent for bees. Flowers used to 
flavor cool drinks. 
Burnet. Leaves slightly astringent. Used in 
salads and soups. 
Caraway. The seeds are used in cakes, con¬ 
fectionery, etc. 
Catnip. Used for bee food and seasoning. 
Coriander. Grown for its seeds, which are used 
in confectionery. 
Dill. Used for pickling. Has an aromatic odor 
and a warm, pungent taste. 
Horehound. Valuable for medicines. 
Lavender. Used for perfume. 
Marjoram, Sweet. Used for seasoning. 
Peppermint. Leaves used for flavoring. 
Rosemary. An aromatic, ornamental herb. 
Rue. Used for seasoning; also as a remedy for 
roup in poultry. 
Saffron. The flowers are used in dyeing. 
Sage. Medicinal, but used for flavoring. 
Savory, Summer. The dried stems, leaves, 
and flowers are used extensively for flavoring. 
Tansy. Thrives in all common garden soils 
which are not too wet. Used for ornamental 
and medicinal purposes. 
Thyme. The young leaves and tops are used 
for sauces, soups, and dressings. Also good for 
nervous headache when made into tea. 
Wormwood. Grows readily. Used medicinally. 
Of benefit to poultry; plant freely in the 
poultry yard. 
Tobacco, Connecticut Seed-leaf or Havana. 
Any of above, 10 cts. per pkt. 
Kale or Borecole 
Sow the seed in beds in April or May and 
transplant and cultivate the seedlings like cab¬ 
bage. They grow in almost any soil. 
One ounce will produce 3,000 plants or 200 feet of drill; 
x h pound, an acre 
Price: Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 
>/«lb. 50 cts.; lb. $1.50 
©Dwarf Green Curled Scotch. 55 days. A 
dwarf, spreading variety, seldom exceeding 
a foot in height, but rounding out to a 
diameter of 2 feet under good cultivation. 
The leaves are bright green, tender, and 
elegantly curled. The variety is very hardy 
and one of the best grown. Two weeks later 
than Tall Scotch, but stands longer before 
going to seed. 
©Siberian. Large and vigorous plants, very 
spreading. Leaves large, coarse, plain at 
center, with cut and frilled edges deep bluish 
green in color. Very hardy. 
©Tall Scotch. 65 days. A very hardy, upright 
variety 3 feet tall. Tender, bright green, 
finely curled leaves of excellent flavor. 
Kohlrabi 
If the weather is favorable, the seed should be 
sown in April, in rows 1 Y feet apart, and the 
seedlings thinned to stand a foot apart for large 
varieties, and 6 to 8 inches apart for other sorts; 
they are somewhat difficult to transplant. The 
stems swell into large bulbs above the ground, 
and are fit for use when 3 to 4 inches in diame¬ 
ter. For late crops, sow in June or July. 
Sow ounce to 100 feet of drill; 2 pounds per acre 
©Early White Vienna. 60 days. The best and 
earliest market sort. The plants grow 
rapidly, have small foliage, and mature their 
fine, round, white bulbs quite early; flesh 
fine-grained, white, tender, and good; tips 
quite short. Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 20 cts.; oz. 
30 cts.; V£Ib. 75 cts. 
Lettuce 
Lettuce is a plant of most simple culture when 
grown in the open air. It requires rich soil, 
plenty of well-rotted manure, and abundant 
moisture. Seed may be sown in a frame in 
February or March, not much bottom heat 
being required. The plants may be set out as 
early as the ground can be worked, as light frosts 
will not injure them. Set in rows about 1 Y feet 
apart, leaving 8 to 10 inches of space between 
the plants. For successive crops, sow every two 
weeks up to July. 
Sow Vi ounce to 100 feet of drill; 3 pounds per acre 
Price: Unless noted, pkt. 10 cts.; V 20 Z. 15 cts.; 
oz. 25 cts.; Vilh- 40 cts.; lb. $1.25 
Big Boston. 50 days. Similar to the Boston 
Market, with heads twice as large and a 
week later in maturing. 
Grand Rapids. 38 days. One of the best 
loose-leaved varieties. Excellent for green¬ 
house forcing and good for outdoors. Large, 
light green, curled leaves; crisp and tender. 
©May King. 45 days. Will head with heat as 
well as outdoors, though it attains a better 
size with open-air culture. Globular-shaped 
heads of enormous size, hard and well closed. 
©New York No. 12. 60 days. Larger than Ice¬ 
berg and about ten days later. The outer 
leaves are a distinct dark green compared 
to Iceberg. Pkt. 10 cts.; Moz. 15 cts.; oz. 
25 cts.; J^Ib. 50 cts.; Ib. $1.50. 
©Romaine or White Paris Cos. 55 days. A 
sort with long, narrow, upright leaves; does 
not head, but when tied up blanches very 
nicely; bears close planting. A splendid sort. 
Salamander. 50 days. Valuable outdoor 
Lettuce. Large, solid; good color; stands well 
during the hot months. 
Tomhannock (Crisp-as-lce). 50 days. Leaves 
almost white, crisp, and tender; edges of the 
outer leaves reddish bronze. 
©White Boston. 75 days. Similar to Big 
Boston but with leaves slightly lighter green 
and free from a brown tint; heart buttery 
yellow; excellent quality. 
Leek 
The Leek is generally considered superior to 
the onion in flavor, and is much used for season¬ 
ing soups and boiling with meats. The plants 
are easily cultivated and very hardy, enduring 
the severest winter weather without protection. 
The seed should be sown in hotbeds in early 
spring, and the seedlings transplanted later to 
the open ground, 8 inches apart, in rows from 
12 to 15 inches apart. For a winter supply of 
this, sow seed in the open ground in early spring 
and thin the seedlings until they have room for 
development, or transplant them as above. They 
should be stored like celery for winter. 
Sow H ounce to 100 feet of drill; 4 pounds per acre 
©Elephant. 90 days. The stalks are large and 
the leaves grow from their sides, as in the 
flag. Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 30 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; 
Ltlb. $1.50; Yz Ib. $2.50; lb. $5. 
Mustard 
White London. 60 days. A variety with small, 
smooth, dark green leaves, which are greatly 
relished as salads, or when cooked like spinach. 
The seed should be sown in shallow drills as 
early as the ground can be prepared in spring. 
Oz. 10 cts.; J41b. 25 cts.; Ib. 75 cts. 
Grand Rapids Lettuce 
22 Vegetable Seeds 
W. E. BARRETT CO., Providence, R. I. 
