Herbs 
Feet of row per ounce shown below 
Basil, Sweet. (150 ft.) Branching 1-foot 
hardy annual for flavoring. 
Dill, Mammoth. (100 ft.) Hardy, 214-foot 
annual. Sow thickly in very early spring, 
pull by roots and bunch in June. The foot- 
high greens relished by Jewish people. 
Also planted to be ready with dill pickles. 
Fennel, Florence. (75 ft.) Bulb-like base, 
with numerous branching leaf-stalks and 
dense, feathery, aromatic foliage. Blanch 
bulbs with soil. An Italian delicacy. 
Marjoram, Sweet. (150 ft.) Leaves and 
stems used for flavoring. Ht. 2 ft. 
Sage, Broad-Leaf. (100 ft.) Gray-leaved, 
114-foot plant for seasoning. 
Savory, Summer. (150 ft.) Slender, branch- 
ing, 10-inch plant for flavoring. 
Thyme, Broad-Leaf. (100 ft.) An aromatic, 
10-inch plant for seasoning. 
Kale 
One ounce sows 200 feet; 4 pounds sows an acre 
Blue Curled Dwarf Scotch. More hardy and 
dwarfer than Green Curled Dwarf Scotch 
and has a distinctive bluish green color. It 
is very short-stemmed, of spreading habit 
with finely curled leaves. . 
Green Curled Dwarf Scotch. Winters 
over where temperature does not go 
below zero. Low-growing, rarely 
higher than 114 feet, with finely 
curled, spreading, bright green, long 
leaves which are produced in great 
abundance and keep well. Our strain 
is very uniform. 
Siberian. Very vigorous, hardy, of dwarf 
spreading habit, with bluish green flat- 
centered leaves, coarsely curled and 
crumpled at the edges. Will stand longer 
in the spring than any other before bolting. 
Eastern Special Dwarf Green Curled. An extra-select 
strain of Dwarf Green Curled Scotch. The plants 

White Vienna Kohlrabi 
grow extra flat to the ground, having a very wide 
spread of finely curled leaves and a very full heart. 
Kohlrabi 
One ounce will sow 200 feet; 4 pounds will sow an acre 
Purple Vienna. Green, purple-veined leaves and purple 
stems. The round bulbs, best when 2 inches across, are 
purple skinned but the flesh is white and tender. 
White Vienna. Very early, having few leaves. Miuld- 
flavored, smooth white bulbs of medium size and fine 
quality, ready 75 days after sowing. A fine forcing sort 
and can be planted closely. The bulbs are best when 
about 2 inches in diameter. The most popular variety. 
Leek 
One ounce will sow 100 feet; 4 pounds will sow an acre 
American Flag. A very fine, early, productive variety, 
being a strong, quick grower. Stems are 2 inches in 
diameter and blanch 10 inches from the root. Some- 
what sensitive to cold and best used for late summer. 
Giant Italian or Musselburgh. Very hardy, long keeper, 
good for winter or fall crop. Stem 6 to 8 inches long, 
and often 3 inches thick. The leaves are dark green. 
Keeps very well when trenched. 
Head Lettuce 
One ounce for 2,500 plants; 3 pounds per acre 
Great Lakes. With large leaves and 
heavy midribs, the firm heads, 5 days 
later than No. 44, are larger than 
No. 456. Withstands heat and sun, Is 
slow to go to seed, very resistant to 
tip burn. Also fine for cool weather. 
New York No. 12. An early strain doing 
well right up to July. 
New York No.-55. Earliest New York 
with deep, round medium green, 
crisp heads, closely formed at the base 
and free from large, base leaf-ribs. 
Heads are one-fifth smaller than Imperi- 
al No. 847. Highly tip-burn-resistant. 
New York No. 515 Improved. Early but 

Imperial Lettuce No. 847 
sure heading. A big, solid head, slightly darker than No. 12 and rounder. 
Imperial No. 44. For use on muck soils. Some report better results on heavy Iand 
than on light sorls. The compact medium-sized plants, in 80 to 85 days, form 
very firm, medium-large uniform heads. Does not resist tip-burn. 
Imperial No. 456. . With heavily serrated, light green leaves, this forms heads of 
same size as Imperial No. 487 firm and hard durmg hot weather and resistant to 
tip burn. It is excellent for both early and mam crop. 
Imperial No. 847. The large-framed plants have large, rounded, meditum-green 
heads with abundant wrapper leaves. Shows high resistance to brown blight. 
Specially recommended for freld-drilled summer and fall production, as well as 
spring transplanted crop. Later than New York No. 12 but stands longer. 
White Boston N. J. Special. A high-class pale green-leaved Big Boston type with- 
out the red-tinged leaf-edge. Dependable for growing in coldframes, for first field- 
planting in the early spring, and for fall. Comparatively free from trp-burn. 
Romaine Lettuce 
Dark Green Cos. Self-folding, compact, 9- 
inch upright heads which resist heat well. 
Trianon Cos. Earlier maturing than any 
other Cos. The compact, upright 
heads, 12 inches high, are blunt at the 
top and solid. The long, spoon-shaped 
Loose-Leaf Lettuce 
Black-Seeded Simpson. Early, large, broad, 
frilled, light green, crisp, smooth leaves. 
Grand Rapids. Very hardy, upright plants of 
loose, bright green leaves, savoyed and 
crimped at edges. Early; stands extremes. 
Grand Rapids Greenhouse Strain. (Tip- 
Burn Resistant.) Forms upright com- 
pact clusters of light green leaves with 
licht green leaves are crimped 
HERBS Pkt. \4oz. Oz. lb. Lb. 10 lbs. 7 6 1P : broad 
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ribbed and very crisp, the inner leaves 
perfectly blanched. 
heavy frilled edges. Notably uniform, 
for critical greenhouse trade. 
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Masiprainie SWeel nos oe sin egoce 200 6 90 00 
Sages broad: ltealer i ctagsu sas: - 200 6 90 00 
Savory, Summer 130 :4-25 00 
Thyme, Broad-Leaf 200 690 
KALE. Blue Curled Dwarf Scotch..... 
Eastern Special Dwarf Green Curled.. 
Green Curled Dwarf Scotch.......... 
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LETTUCE, HEAD. All except*, pkt. 10c. 1/02. Oz. Y4lb. Lo eos 
Great Lakes* Pkt. 20c..$0 30 $0 85 $2 10 images 
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Imperial No. 456 
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New York No. 55..... ReeeSald out eet 
New York No. 515 Improved....... 15 if ales 
White Boston New Jersey Special 80 
LOOSE-LEAF Grand Rapids 
Grand Rapids Greenhouse Strain... .. 95 
Simpson, Black-Seeded 65 
ROMAINEZ = rianon Gos. 4.550 eon. 65 
Dark Green; Cost ar aera ee oe y 65 
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KOHLRABI 
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White Vienna 
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Giant Italian or Musselburgh........ 10 
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