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-fcot 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 1% feet, with finely 
curled, spreading, bright green, long 
leaves which are produced in great 
abundance and keep well. 
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. 
Kohlrabi 
One ounce will sow 200 feet; 4 pounds will sow an acre 

White Vienna Kohlrabi 
White Vienna, Short Leaf. Very early, having few leaves. 
Mild-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. 
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 Iong, 
and often 3 inches thick. The leaves are dark green. 
Keeps very well when trenched. 
Romaine Lettuce 
Dark Green Cos. Self-folding, firm, 9-inch upright heads. 
Trianon Cos. Compact, upright 12-inch heads, 
blunt at the top and solid. The long, spoon- 
shaped light green leaves are crimped, broad 
ribbed and crisp, the mner leaves blanched. 
HERBS 
Marjoram, Sweet...... 
Sage, Broad-Leaf 
Davory soummers, +7 
Thyme, Broad-Lea 
KALE. Blue Curled Dwarf Scotch 
Green Curled Dwarf Scotch 
Siberian. . 
Tall Green (enmrit : pe ade 
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KOHLRABI. White Vienna. Short leaf.. 
LEEK. American Flag........ 
Giant Italian or Musselburgh 
Vegetable Seeds 
Pkt. Voz. Oz. Ylb. Lb. 
$0 ie $0 25 
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10 lbs. 
$6 00 
150 $14 00 
175 15 00 
18 00 
15 00 140 00 
10 00 
20 00 180 00 
24509-23550 
200 18 50 
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25 600 58 00 
600 58 00 
FORBES SEEDS 
Head Lettuce 
One ounce for 2500 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 Jeaf-ribs. 
Heads are one-fifth smaller than Imperi- 
al No. 847. Highly tip-burn-resistant. 
Particularly well suited to the East. 
Imperial No. 44. For use on muck soils. Some report better results on heavy land 
than on light soils. The compact medium-sized plants, m 80 to 85 days, form 
very firm, medium-large uniform heads. Does not resist tip-burn. 
Imperial No. 456. With heavily serrated, mid-green leaves, this forms heads of 
same size as Imperial No. 847 firm and hard during hot weather and resistant to 
trp-burn. It is excellent for both early and main crop. 
Imperial No. 847. The large-framed plants have large, rounded, medium-green 
heads with abundant wrapper Ieaves. Shows high resistance to brown blight. 
Specially recommended for field-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 tip-burn. 
Imperial Lettuce No. 847 
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 
heavy frilled edges. Notably uniform, 
for critical greenhouse trade. 
Oak Leaf. A semi-heading new type with 
small Jeaves somewhat resembling an 
oak leaf. It stands hot weather very well, 
Is never bitter and always ‘“‘buttery” and 
sweet. A nice home garden variety. 
Slo Bolt. A new strain of Grand Rapids 
and, as Its name implies, it is very 
slow to bolt to seed. The upright 
clusters of light green leaves are 
heavily frilled and attractive. 






LETTUCE, HEAD. All, pkt. 10c. Voz. Oz. 









Mlb. cLD 0. & ibs eee 
Great Lakes SS SSeS oy eR RICE ya $0 25 $0 75 $200 $6 25 $30 75 $60 00 
Imperial Not44 Aires oe a ee 15 35 Tal0 32> 14 50 27 50 
Imperial Nos 456s, 6) Aen 25 75 190 600 £28 75 55 00 
ImperialoNor 847ere., et a ee 15 35 Ti 1O mks =25 (45029997450 
Newsy orksNogi2= ora) eee 15 35 1 0085953200 14 50 27 50 
New YCOE RE INOMLDD oie aetna, ae ae eae 15 35 100 300 14 50 27 50 
White Boston New Jersey Special... .. 25 715 2525" 10975) 
LOOSE-LEAF Grand Rapids.......... 20 655 ee 
rand Rapids Greenhouse Strain... .. 25 1SSaee 3D 12 30 y 30 
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ROMAINE: clrianon' Cost) aan 20 65 200 950 
Dark: Green: Cos} 2t 3 nee 20 65 200 9 50 4 a 


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