


Kitchen Herbs 
Most herbs should be cut when in full bloom, dried 
quickly in shade and when thoroughly dry packed in 
boxes with the air entirely excluded. The seed of most 
varieties is small and delicate, therefore it should be 
sown in finely prepared soil, free from weeds, to se- 
cure & satisfactory stand. 
B ASI is an annual plant, strongly fragrant, in 
all its parts, grown by some for its per- 
fume, by others as a kitchen herb and sometimes as 
a medicinal herb. Dwarf Basil grown in pots makes a 
fine house plant, emitting a pleasant perfume when its 
leaves are touched by hand, it grows in symmetrical 
compact bushes about 6 inches high. Sweet Basil is 
grown as an ornamental plant. Lettuce Leaved Baail 
is used as “greens” by many people. The two last 
named varieties grow a foot high. Basil should be 
planted out-doors when all danger of frost is past in 
rich soil and in a sunny situation and should be 
spaced $ inches apart. 
SWEET BASIL—Pkt. 10c; oz. 45c. 
DWARF BASIL—Pkt. 10c; oz. 60c. 
LETTUCE LEAVED BASIL—Pkt. 10c; oz. 45c. 
BOHNENKRAUT—See summer Savory. 
BORAGE—Leaves are used in pickles and salads; 
flowers excellent for bees. 
eee Used in flavoring liquors, breads, meats, 
etc. 
DILL—The green leaves are used for pickles and for 
flavoring sauces. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 4% 1b. 30c;11b. $1.20. 
MAW OR BLUE POPPY—tThe seed is used in pastries. 
SWEET MARJORAM— 
MAGGIORANA 
(Marjanka). An annual kitchen herb with a very 
pleasant smell much used in soups and various dishes 
as seasoning. Sow the seed outdoors when all danger 
of frost is past, in rows foot apart. Height 9 inches. 
MINT—Plants only. Per clump, 25c postpaid. Two 
varieties, Spearmint and Peppermint. 100 plants 75c; 
1,000 plants, $5.00, not prepaid. 
ROSEMARY—yYields an aromatic oi] and water. 
SAGE—Broad leaved. Leaves are used for seasoning 
and stuffing. Pkt. 15c. 
SAVORY SUMMER—A culinary herb. 
TARRAGON—Estragon (Artemisia Dracunculus). Har- 
dy perennial with slight protection over winter. Very 
aromatic. Plants only. The true variety yields no 
seed. Three for 85e, 13 for $32.80, postpaid. 
THYME—Dymian Timo o Pepolino 
A hardy perennial kitchen herb, once planted lasts 
for years. The dried leaves have a very pleasant scent. 
Height 8 inches. Pkt. 10c. 
WALDMEISTER—Used in May vine and also for scent- 
ing clothes. 
WORMWOOD—Has medicinal qualities. Beneficial for 
poultry, and should be planted in poultry yards. 
YARROW—Has medicinal qualities, 
Four Popular Herbs 
Sweet Marjoram, Sage, Summer 
Savory and Thyme. 


Produces enormous heads, meas- 
RUSSIAN uring 15 to 20 inches in diameter. 
SUNFLOWER Will yield under favorable con- 
ditions, forty to sixty bushels 
to the acre. It is highly recommended for poultry, 
and the best egg producing food known. May be 
planted on a waste piece of ound any time from 
early spring until middle of July, at the rate of 8 Ibs. 
to the acre. The thick atalks may be used for fuel. 
Price: 1 1b. postpaid, 30c; packet, 10c. By freight, your 
expense, 10 lb. lots and over, at 20c per 1b.; 100 lbs. 
$18.00 
TOBACCO 
CULTURE—Is not particular as to kind of soil. In the 
North sow the seed in March and plant in rows 8% ft. 
apart and 8 ft. apart in the row when all danger of frost 
is past. Cultivate frequently. 
BONANZA—About the best variety in the long list of 
Tobaccos suitable for light soils on which it makes high 
bright brown leaf and on heavy soils it makes fine leaves 
of mahogany brown. Leaves broad, set well apart on the 
stem. Is easily cured, of fine quality and makes first-class 
product either for wrappers, filling, or as a chewing tobacco. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; lb. $4.00. 
TREE SEEDS 
Sow Evergreen seeds early in the spring in a firm, 
sandy bed. Give the young seedlings some shade the 
first summer. The other decidious seeds can be sown 
in April or May in drills 3 feet apart. . 
Pkt. Oz. 1 Ib. 
ARBOR VITAHD AMERICAN........$ 
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BARBERRY THUNBERGI, (Jap.).. .10 20 2.20 
COLORADO BLUE SPRUCHET a. cJact 10 40 6.00 
MULBERRY RUSSIAN ..........-. .10 30 8 =8.00 
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CARAGANA ARBORESCENS 4,3Urne- 
mental fern like foliage and bright yellow flowers in 
May and June. Hasily raised from seed hardy every- 
where. Germinates promptly. Pkt. 10c; os. 456; Ib. 
$3.26. 
CORNUS KOUSA 
Who knows Cornus Kousa? Very few, yet it de- 
serves the widest use because it is a beautiful and 
extremely showy shrub blooming in June a month 
after Cornus Florida Ita fruit is pinkish round balls 
nearly an inch in diameter making the shrub as or- 
namental as when in full bloom. Does well in any 
soil and situation including shaded places under big 
trees. Hardy, easily raised from seed grown in the 
spring or fall. Height 10-20 ft. 
ELEAGNUS LONGIPES 
Valuable shrub because highly ornamental and 
easily and inexpensively raised from seed. Flowers 
fragrant, yellowish white in May, followed by bright 
red, edible cherry like fruit that hangs in bunches 
from the branches. Foliage silvery white. Perfectly 
hardy. Height 5-6 ft. 
DAMPING OFF—To prevent damage from the damp- 
ing off disease use one teaspoon full of vinegar in a 
pint of water. Or 1 level teaspoon of epsom salts 
dissolved in a pint of water. Watch your seedlings 
and apply the remedy promptly. 
