HERBS for Fragrance and Seasoning 
Plant an Herb Garden—most fascinating of garden hobbies. Do you know 
the lore of herbs, the indefinable allure of their beauty and fragrance? A new- 
old garden delight awaits you full of romantic associations with gardens of 
yesterday and the gentle arts of cookery and healing. 
The leaves of nearly all of them retain their flavor when dried and can be 
preserved for winter use in jars or bottles. Those with an asterisk are perennials; 
the others are annuals and must be resown in spring. 
Anise. For seasoning. 
Borage. The flowers are used for garnishing salads; leaves for making claret 
cup and in cordials. 
Caraway. Seeds used in breads, pastries and liqueurs. 
*Camomile. Has medicinal qualities. 
*Chives. For salads, seasoning, and flavoring. 
Coriander. Seeds are strongly aromatic. 
Curled Chervil. For salads, garnishing, and flavoring. 
Cress, Curled. For salads and garnishing. A mixture of Cress and mustard is 
a favored salad in England. 
*Cress, Sweet Water. Excellent for salads. 
Dill. Both foliage and seeds are used in flavoring. 
Fennel (Finocchio). For garnishing and in making sauces for fish. 
base may be eaten raw or boiled 
Fumitory. Medicinal herb of the ancients. 
*Horehound. Leaves used for seasoning: also a popular cough remedy. 
*Hyssop. Leaves and young shoots are used for flavoring. Has medicinal 
qualities. 
*Lavender, Common (Lavandula spica). 
*Lavender, True (Lavandula vera). 
sachets for perfuming linens, etc. 
*Mugwort. Very aromatic and decorative. 
Mustard, White London. For salads and garnishing. 
*Rosemary. Symbol of remembrance and fidelity. Leaves used in making tea 
for relieving headaches. 
*Rue. For seasoning; bitter and very pungent. 
*Sage. For flavoring dressings and sauces. 
*§t. John’s-wort. Highly aromatic. 
Summer Savory. For flavoring and seasoning. 
Sweet Basil. For seasoning. Very aromatic. Agreeable perfume. 
*Sweet Marjoram. A popular herb for seasoning and salads. 
*Sweet Woodruff. Aromatic leaves used for making may-bowl. 
*Tansy. Used for seasoning and in bitters. 
*Thyme, English. For flavorings, dressings, and sauces. 
*Wormwood. For flavoring and manufacturing ccrdials. 
Any of above. 25c per packet. 
COLLECTION: One pkt. each of the above 29 Herbs (value $7.25) for $6.50. 
Herb Plants 
Apple Mint. (Mentha ratundifolia). Leaves are used to flavor drinks. 
Beebalm (Monarda d.dyma). The fragrant seeds scent a potpourri. 
Camomile, False (Matricaria officinalis). A soothing tea is made from dried 
flowers. 
Chive (Allium schoenoprasum). Finely chopped leaves give a delicious flavor 
to hors-d’hoeuvres particularly Schmierkase. 
Citron Thyme (Thy.nus citriodorus). Lemon-scented, mat-like plants. 
or nee Balm (Melissa officinalis). Lemon-scented leaves flavor teas and 
iqueurs. 
Commoa Thyme (Thymus vulgaris). Dried leaves season meat dishes, gravies, 
and aressings; fresh leaves excellent in salads. 
Garden Sage (Salvia officinalis). Dried leaves season meats, sausages, stuffings, 
and cheese. 
Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis). Leaves used for medicinal purposes and to 
season vegetables. A good edging plant. 
Peppermint (Mentha piperita). Leaves and tender tops may be infused in 
cooling drinks. 
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis). Fragrant leaves scent potpourris. 
Rue (Ruta graveolens). Bits of the nungent blue-green foliage may be used 
to flavor salads or vegetables, with discretion. 
Spearmint (Mentha spicata). Fresh leaves used to flavor sauces and iced 
drinks, particularly juleps. 
Sweet Marjoram (Origanum majorana). Fresh leaves season sausages, vege- 
table dishes, and salads, or scent potpourris. 
Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus). Tops and leaves used in salads and sauces 
and to make a vinegar. $1.50 for 3; $5.00 per doz. 
True Lavender (Lavandula officinalis). Dried flowers commonly used for scent- 
ing linens and in potpourris. 
Watercress (Radicula nasturtium-aquaticum) . 
and salads. Must have running water. 
Winter Sayory (Satureia montana). Leaves season meats, sausages, vegetable 
dishes, and certain liqueurs. An excellent plant for edging borders. 
Germander (Teucrium chamaedrys). Enclose the herb-garden with a dwarf, 
Bulb-like 
For seasoning. 
Chiefly grown for its flowers. Dried in 
Spicy leaves flavor sandwiches 
clipped hedge of this shiny-leaved herb where box proves unsuccessful. 
All Herb Plants, except where otherwise noted, $1.25 for 3, $3.75 per doz. 

KOHLRABI 
The bulbs should be used when the size of a small apple, as they 
become woody when very old (except our Silver-Flesh Giant). For this 
reason, successive sowings should be made until the middle of August. 
Set plants 6 inches apart. 
One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill. 
SCHLING’S SILVER-FLESH GIANT. A beautiful blue-skinned Kohl- 
rabi of enormous size, with fine-grained, silvery white flesh that re- 
mains tender and juicy in full-grown bulbs. Pkt., 25c; Y% oz., 
DiPOOe Vonozemoilhi or OZ moS.O0s 
Early White Short-Leaved Vienna. Matures in 6 weeks from sowing. 
PK Ocmoze > OG a/Amllbeeeb lms O: 
Early Purple Short-Leaved Vienna. 
ZOG Roz es OG au lbees la Os 
LEEK 
For flavoring soups and stews. Sow in drills a foot apart as soon as 
the ground opens, and thin out, when plants are large enough, to 4 
inches. 
Purple skin; white flesh. Pkt., 
One ounce will plant 75 feet of drill. 
Sutton’s Prizetaker. (Imported seed.) Immense size, thick, pure 
white stems, and green, narrow, erect leaves; mild and very tender. 
Prize medals at exhibitions. Pkt., 25c; Y4 oz., 50c; oz., $1.50. 
LARGE BROAD AMERICAN FLAG. The popular American variety. 
Very fine quality. Pkt., 25c; V2 oz., 60c; oz., $1.00; 1% Ib., $3.50. 
SCHLING’S CRISP LETTUCE 
To produce solid heads, plant in very rich soil. For first-early crop, 
sow in hotbed in March, and transplant outside the middle of April. 
Sow outdoors as soon as the ground opens, in drills from 1 to 2 feet 
apart, covering the seed with 14 inch of soil. Thin out to 10 inches 
apart. Lettuce should not be transplanted after May 15, or you will 
not get heads. Drop two or three seeds every 10 inches and leave the 
strongest plant to grow. 
One ounce is sufficient for 100 feet of drill. 
Imperial, No. 847. See page 39. 
Schling’s Stubborn-Headed, Yellow. The heads are large, solid as a 
rock, and remain so for a much longer time than any other variety 
before going to seed. Pkt., 25c; 2 oz., 60c; oz., $1.00. 
EARLY MAY KING. Heads 6 to 7 inches across, with broad, light 
green outer leaves, slightly tinged with brown. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; 
Wa Noy, Se 
White Boston. Similar to Big Boston in appearance, but clear green in 
color and withstands heat much better. Pkt., 15c; oz., 40c; % Ib., 
G5) 25 
Mignonette. Small, but a most dependable tight-heading Lettuce of 
russet color. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; Ya Ib., 75c. 
WONDERFUL. Reliable, sure-heading for all the year round. Solid, 
crisp and tender; stands heat well. Pkt., 15c; 0z., 40c; YW I\b., 
|) 25. 
pate Fine for summer use; large, solid heads. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; 
Wa, Mey, Uoxee Ite, 2100). 
Early Cur‘ed Simpson. The best early loose-heading variety, succeed- 
ing everywhere. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; [oy HSE: 
SCHLING’S IDEAL EARLIEST FORCING. Matures in 35 days. Choice, 
solid heads. Pkt., 20c; oz., 60c; 4 Ib., $2.25. 
Romaine or Cos Lettuce 
Plant the same as Lettuce, in very rich soil. 
SCHLING’S IMPROVED SILVER COS. 
self-folding, and very crisp. Superior in every way. 
oz o0cG Vallby $2225: 
Paris White Cos. Large size, self-folding and crisp. Pkt., 15c; 0z., 
40c; Ya |b., $1.00. 
Largest size, perfect form, 
Pkizse20G 
Schling’s Perfected White Spine 
