A Garden Is Not Complete without Herbs 

Peppermint 
EGGPLANT 
One ounce will produce about 1,000 plants 
Cutture. Eggplant seed will not vege- 
tate freely without a strong, uniform heat, 
and if the plants get the least chilled in the 
earlier stages of growth, they seldom recover. 
Therefore, repeated sowings are sometimes 
necessary. 120 days. Soil B. 
Black Beauty. The earliest large variety. 
Fruits rich, dark purple. 
M.-S. EBONY KING. As indicated by its 
name, the large, perfectly formed fruit is 
almost black, and of top quality. The 
plants are thornless, great drought-resis- 
ters, and splendid bearers. 
New York Improved Purple. Large 
smooth, deep purple fruits free of thorns; 
flesh white, of excellent quality. Very 
productive. 
Florida High Bush. Upstanding; bears 
oblong purple fruit off the ground. 
EGGPLANT PLANTS. See page 23. 
ENDIVE 
Cutture. Sow in March for an early crop 
and in July for a second one. Space the plants 
about 8 inches apart in rows 114 feet apart. 
Soil B. 
Broad-leaved Batavian. Escarolle. This 
variety is chiefly used in soups and stews. 
It requires to be tied up for blanching. 
Green Curled. Tender and crisp. 
White Curled. Self-blanching. Very tender 
when young. 

Black Beauty Eggplant 

Lavender 




Fennel, Sweet 
Sage 

Summer Savory 
HERBS 
Curture. Herbs delight in a rich, mellow soil. Sow seed early in spring in shallow drills, 1 
foot apart; when up a few inches, thin out to proper distances, or transplant. They should be 
cut on a dry day just before they come into full blossom, tied in bunches and hung up or 
spread thinly where they can dry quickly. 
Anise. 
Balm. 
Borage. 
Caraway Seeds. 
Catnip. 
Coriander. No supply. 
Dill. The seeds are used as a condiment and 
for pickling. 
Fennel, Sweet. 
Horehound. For medicinal purposes and 
flavoring. 
Lavender. For flavoring and perfumery. 
Martynia. The young seed-pods make ex- 
cellent pickle. No supply. 
Peppermint. No supply. 
Rosemary. Leaves used for seasoning. 
Rue. No supply. 
Sage. For seasoning and dressing. 
Saffron. For medicinal and coloring pur- 
poses. 
Spearmint. For flavoring. 
Summer Savory. Used for flavoring. 
Sweet Basil. For flavoring soups. 
Sweet Marjoram. Leaves and ends of 
shoots used for seasoning. 
Used to flavor bread. 
EGGPLANT 
M.-S. Ebony King. . 
Black Beauty. . 
Fla. High Bush... 
ENDIVE 
Green Curled. 
White Curled 
HERBS 
Spearmint. . 
Borage. ... 
Caraway Seeds.. 
Coriander. . 
Dill. a 
Fennel, “Sweet.. 
Tansy. . 
Horehound. 
Lavender. . 
Rue.. 
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Summer Savory. . 
Sweet Basil. . 
Saffron. ... 
Thyme (Broadleaf) . . 
Wormwood. 
Woodruff (Waldmeister) . . 
1-3-5 E. Lombard St., Baltimore 2, Md. 

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Tansy. The young leaves are used for sea- 
soning 
These (Broadleaf). For seasoning, also 
for making tea for nervous headache. 
Wormwood. No supply. 
Woodruff (Asperula odorata; Waldmeister). 
A delightful, fragrant little herb which 1s 
used m the well-known German drink 
“Maitrank.”’ No supply. 
FINOCCHIO . 
Fennel 
A delicious vegetable which is extensively 
used in Italy as a salad, but is particularly 
palatable when served boiled, with a cream 
ce When the enlargement of leaf- 
stalk, at base of stem, is about the size of a 
hen’s egg it should be earthed up S0 as to 
cover half of it, and in about 10 days cutting 
for use may be commenced and continued 
as the plants increase in growth. The flavor 
is somewhat like celery, but it has a sweeter 
taste and delicate odor. 60 days. Soil A. 
All seeds on this page postpaid in local and 
lst and 2d Zones. 
Pkt. 1402. Oz. IAlb. Lb. 
na 10 $0 35 $060 $200 $7 00 
10 35 60 2 00 7 00 
10 35 60 200 700 
10 35 60 2 00 7 00 
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15 60 
15 
15 90 
15 60 
15 75 
15 30 
10 15 40 125 
10 25 
15 = 
15 60 
15 2 00 
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All Herbs 
extremely 
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15 
15 90 
15 1 00 
15 
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10 25 75 
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