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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. 
“Calture—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. 114 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. 11 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. 10c 
CATNIP. Perennial. 1 ft. Leaves used for medicine, 
seasoning and tonic for animals........... Pkt. 
CHERVIL. Double or Plain. Annual. 1 ft. Leaves 
Beran s0r SeasOning so ee oss cee sees Pkt. 10c 
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. 10¢ 
DILL, MAMMOTH. Annual. 2 to 3 ft. Seeds and 
leaves used for dill pickles and dill sauce. 
Oz., 20c3 A Ib., BOC. wee crcccccvcese sFKt. 10e 
FENNEL, SWEET. Biennial. 3 to 4 ft. Edible stalks 
like celery. Leaves for flavoring sauces and soups. 
Seeds to flavor candy and medicine, 
Oz., 25c3 yy Ib., eed iclane chee giens eeveeeee . Pkt. 10c¢ 
HOREHOUND. Perennial. 2 to 3 ft. Used for flavor- 
ing cough syrups and candy........ weve oee 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. 10¢ 
MINT. , Perennial. 2 ft. Leaves used to flavor sauces, 
Poa mmaT Cr MOTICIIUS ¢ caters bieraie-e cictw, case w eiteha ee Pkt. 
3 to 4 ft. Leaves used for 
Very fragrant..Pkt. 
ROSEMARY. Perennial. 
seasoning meats and soups. 
RUE. Perennial. 1 ft. Bitter leaves used by Italians 
inesalads”and for seasoning. .s.ssi vee sicccs Pkt. 
SAFFRON. Annual. 1 ft. Yellow flowers used for 
coloring. and favoring) 26... os jeanne eT ets Pkt. 
SAGE. Perennial. 1 ft. 
meats and poultry dressings..... Srectel chats 
SAVORY, SUMMER. Annual. 10 ins. Leaves and 
shoots used in salads and for flavoring dressings, 
soups, stews, shap beans, ¢tc. <.sses toes Pkt. 10c 
THYME. Perennial. 10 ins. Leaves used in combi- 
nation with other herbs for seasoning meat, gravy, 
Weld ny ess". CO NeLs oe ates osc eekete peetere ... Pkt. 10c 
WORMWOOD. Perennial. 4 to 5 ft. Bitter leaves 
used for medicines: and liqueurs.........+.++Pkt. 
Leaves used for seasoning 
. Pkt. 10¢ 
Items without price not obtainable this year. 

To bacco 
1 Oz. 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 
vlant-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 and weather is settled during May or June, 
set the plants out in highly manured or fertilized soil 
in 314 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 
of the plant about the third branch below 
the seed head. remove suckers frequently and be on 
constant guard for worming. Tobacco may be sun or 
flue-cured. 
BONANZA. Especially adapted to sandy soils. It will 
make either a bright or a mahogany of good weight. 
heaf 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. 
_ ANY OF THE ABOVE TOBACCO SEED. .. .Pkt. 10c; 6 
es 
. 
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-cure 
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. 
Oz. 30c; Oz. 50c; 144 Lb. $1.75 
