Make Herbs Your Hobby a 
Useful for Fragrance—Flavoring—Medicinal and Ornamental Purposes 
ERBS take but little room in the garden. 
‘They are valuable in flavoring, for the 
fragrance they impart to the home and for the 
ornamental qualities of some varieties when 
used in the flower garden. 
Culture—Plant in rich, mellow soil early in 
the Spring in very shallow drills 1 ft, apart 
and thin out or transplant to 6 ins. apart in the 
row. The varieties used in dry form should 
be cut on a dry day before they have come 
into full bloom. Tie in bunches and hang in 
the shade. Dry quickly, bottle or pack tightly 
in boxes with the air entirely excluded. 
ANISE. Annual. 14 to 16 ins. Seeds used for flavor- 
ing bread, cakes, cordials and garnishing....Pkt. 10c 
BALM. Perennial. 11/4 ft. Lemon scented leaves used 
for seasoning, fruit drinks and liqueurs.....Pkt. 
BASIL, SWEET. Annual. 1 ft. Leaves used for sea- 
soning, salads, soups and fruit drinks......Pkt. 10c 
BORAGE. Annual. 114 ft. Leaves used! for garnish- 
ing and cordials. Also cut flowers........Pkt. 10c 
CARAWAY. Biennial. . 2 ft. Seed used for flavoring 
bread, pastry, baked fruits and liqueurs....Pkt. 
CATNIP. Perennial. 1 ft. Leaves used for medicine, 
seasoning and tonic for animals...........-Pkt. 
CHERVIL. Double or Plain. Annual. 1 ft. Leaves 
Uded “for seasoning Jc v e's os ples s.080 8 elec ee seb Kts 
CHIVES. Perennial. 6 ins. Leaves of onion-like 
flavor used for salads, soups and stews.....Pkt. 10c 
CORIANDER. Annual. 2 ft. Seeds used for flavoring 
candy, medicine and cordials.....Oz., 25c; Pkt. 10c 
DILL, MAMMOTH. Annual. 2 to 3 ft. Seeds and 
leaves used for dill pickles and dill sauce. 
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FENNEL, SWEET. Biennial. 3 to 4 ft. Edible stalks 
like celery. Leaves for flavoring sauces and soups. 
Seeds to flavor candy and medicine. 
Oz.,; 30c3 y, Ib., QO Baie e nies clobes «Dit: 10c 
HOREHOUND. Perennial. 2 to 3 ft. Used for flavor- 
ing cough syrups and candy..ccececeeees Pkt. 
LAVENDER. Perennial. 2 ft. Extracted oil is used 
for perfumes and soaps. Dried leaves to scent linen 
«closets. Also a moth repellent...........Pkt. 
MARJORAM, SWEET. Perennial. 2 ft. Leaves used 
for seasoning salads, soups and poultry dressings. 
Pkt. 
MINT. Perennial. 2 ft. Leaves used to flavor sauces, 
tea and LEGUCUIEs cas c acare'eaanie Craven eae cares ole t. 
ROSEMARY. Perennial. 3 to 4 ft. Leaves used for 
seasoning meats and soups. Very fragrant. .Pkt. 
RUE. Perennial. 1 ft. Bitter leaves used by Italians 
in salads and for seasoning..... 
SAFFRON. Annual. 1 ft. Yellow flowers used for 
colorings and favoring .ccccseeee mene ecie sick kts 
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SAGE. Perennial. 1 ft. Leaves used for seasoning 
meats and poultry dressings....eecvscccee Pkt. 
SAVORY, SUMMER. Annual. 10 ins. Leaves and 
shoots used in salads and for flavoring dressings, 
soups, stews, snap beans, etc.... .. Pkt. 10c 
THYME. Perennial. 10 ins. Leaves used in combi- 
nation with other herbs for seasoning meat, gravy, 
fillings, etc. eeeeveeeee ee eeeeeve eeeoeoeeoees . .Pkt. 
WORMWOOD. Perennial. 4 to 5 ft. Bitter leaves 
used for medicines and liqueurs...... Sains cht 
‘Items without price not obtainable this year. 

To bacco 
1 Ox. for 5000 Plants Sufficient for 1 Acre 
Culture—A very clean piece of land is best for tobacco 
plant beds. It is customary to burn a piece of land in 
the woods for plant beds. This destroys grass, weeds 
and insects, adds fertility through the action of the 
wood ashes and leaves the ground in good order. Sow 
the seeds in the South about February and protect by 
plant-bedcloth to keep off tobacco flies. In the North 
plant from the middle of March to the middle of April. 
For an even distribution of seed sow at the rate of an 
even teaspoonful of seed mixed with two quarts of 
sand for 100 sq. ft. of bed. Press them into the surface 
with a roller or plank rather than cover with soil. When 
large enough Bad weather is settled during May or June, 
set the plants out in highly manured or fertilized soil 
in 3% ft. rows, 3 ft. between the plants. Shallow cul- 
tivation to maintain a loose, fine, mulch about the 
plant, with frequent hoeing to keep down weeds is es- 
sential. To develop the lower leaves more fully, break 
off the top of the plant about the third branch below 
the seed bead, remove suckers frequently and be on 
constant guard for worming. Tobacco may be sun or 
flue-cured. 
BONANZA. Especially adaptedeto sandy soils. It will 
make either a heck or a mahogany of good weight. 
Leaf medium long, rather broad tapering and easily 
- cured. Popular in the South. 
CONNECTICUT SEED LEAF. A very desirable cigar 
variety used extensively in all the Northern cigar leaf 
States. A handsome leaf, ripening uniformly and 
possessing a choice texture and delightful flavor. 
PENNSYLVANIA SEED LEAF. The same in every 
respect to the Connecticut Seed Leaf except the 
strain is adapted to Pennsylvania. 
IMPROVED GOLD LEAF. The popular flue-cured 
tobacco so widely used in the Southern bright tobacco 
belt. Likes a sandy soil. Plant upright with long, 
broad, tapering ~ leaves. Ripens uniformly. The 
easiest of all to cure into a high grade, bright leaf of 
rich golden yellow. 
SWEET or LITTLE ORONOKO. The best variety to 
grow in the South for sun curing which makes a 
natural chewing tobacco. Also used for wrappers and 
fillers. Leaf very long, narrow and pointed. Cures 
bright. 
WARNE. One of the best bright flue-cured varieties. 
Adapted to a wide range of soils and produces a good 
crop over the entire bright tobacco belt of the South. 
Next to Gold Leaf in popularity. Leaf long, medium- 
broad, pointed and fine texture. Cures bright with 
fine silky quality. 
IMPROVED WHITE BURLEY, A variety adapted to 
a wide range of uses and almost all kinds of soils in 
the tobacco sections of the South. Leaf medium long, 
broad, fine texture and easily cured. Makes an ex- 
cellent chewing tobacco or a fine pipe smoke. 
IMPROVED YELLOW ORONOKO. A. reliable 
bright sort adapted to any Southern section where 
bright tobacco will grow. Used’ for wrappers and 
fillers. Leaf medium long, wide and tapering to a 
blunt point. Easy to cure. 
ANY OF THE ABOVE TOBACCO SEED....Pkt. 10c; 14 Oz, 30c; Oz. 50c; 14 Lb. $1.75 
