A Garden Is Not Complete Cbiehnid Herbs 


Thyme 
EGGPLANT 
One ounce will produce about 1000 plants 
Curture. 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 D. 
Black Beauty. The earliest large variety. 
Fruits rich, dark purple. 
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 24. 
ENDIVE 
Cuxrure. Sow in March for an early crop 
and in July for a second one. Space the plants 
about 8 inches apart in rows 14% 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 ggplant 
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14 Vegetable and Herb Seeds 

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Anise 
Lavender 

Sweet Marjoram 
HERBS, Culinary and Medicinal 
Cuxture. 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. Used to flavor bread. 
Catnip. 
Coriander. 
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. 
Pennyroyal. 
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. No supply. 
Summer Savory. Used for flavoring. 
Sweet Basil. For flavoring soups. 
Sweet Marjoram. Leaves and ends of 
shoots used for seasoning. 
EGGPLANT 
New York Improved Purple 
Black Beauty 
Fla. High Bush 
ENDIVE 
Pennyroyal 
Peppermint 
Spearmint 
Borage 
Caraway Seeds: n35)005 5) ome eared ene 
Coriander. .... 0. 66.602 122s essere eee nee 
Dill 
Fennel, Sweet 
Tansy 
Horehound 
Lavender 
Sage. ae. 
Summer Savory 
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Tansy. The young leaves are used for sea- 
soning. 
Thyme (Broadleaf). For seasoning, also 
for making tea for nervous headache. 
Wormwood. No supply. 
Woodruff (Asperula odorata; Waldmeister). 
A delightful, fragrant little herb which is 
used in 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 
dressing. When the enlargement of leaf- 
stalk, at base of stem, is about the size of a 
hen’s egg it should be earthed up so 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. 
Packets, ounces, and 14 pounds postpaid. 
For larger quantities consult chart on page 1. 
Pkt. Thoz. Oz. I/lb. Lb. 
$0 10 $0 30 $050 $175 $6 00 
1 30 50 175 600 
30 175 600 
1 50 
1 50 
1 50 
All 
Herbs 
extremely 
Scarce 
Sweet’ Basil if.:.. coco cos ee ne ee 
Sweet Marjoram 
Saffron 
Thyme (Broadleaf) 
Wormwoo 

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