HERBS, Continued 
Fennel, Sweet—Biennial: Ht. 2’ to 4’. 
Leaves are used for garnishing, fresh 
stems tender, eaten raw like celery or 
in salads. Seeds used for flavoring. 60 
days to mature. 
Margoram, Sweet—Annual; Ht. 1’ to 
2’. Used for seasoning either fresh or 
dried. 70 days. 
Rosemary—Perennial used as annual; 
2’ to 4’. Fragrant odor and warm, 
pungent taste, acceptable seasoning. 
Sage-—Perennial; Ht. 14” to 16”. Used 
for seasoning either fresh or dried. 
Matures in 75 days. 
Thyme—Perennial; Ht. 8” to 12”. 
Aromatic foliage used as seasoning. 
85 days to maturity. 
KALE OR BORECOLE 
Early fall or spring sowing. Either in 
rows o? broadcast. Ta _ produce large 
plants have rows 2’ apart and thin to 
2’ in rows. Leaves are best after coming 
of cool weather in fall. 
Dwarf Blue Curled Scotch — Wide 
spreading, fine curled blue-green plant 
plume-like leaves. Use as a vegetable 
and for ornament. Exceptionally uni- 
form. 55 days. 
KOHLRABI 
Sow seed in early spring or fall and 
when well established thin to 6” apart 
in the row. Even better to start it in 
beds and transplant same as cabbage. 
Planting at intervals of 10 days gives 
tender bulbs until hot weather. Must be 
used when young. Woody when old. 
White Vienna Early (fr)—8 to 10-in. 
leaves on slender stems. Bulbs 2 to 
3-in., globular light green. Crisp, ten- 
der, clear white flesh. 55 to 60 days. 
LEEK 
Large American Flag—An early, pop- 
ular variety, with thick, long white 
stems, leaves large and drooping, 
medium green. 130 days. 
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WHAT THE GREAT SAY... 
George Washington's notebooks are replete 
with observations to improve his gardens and 
farms. "| know of no pursuit in which more 
real and important services can be rendered 
to any country than by improving its agricul- 
ture,"" he states. On soil fertility, conservation, 
and crop rotation, George Washington's ob- 
servations are as fresh as though written yes- 
terday. 
Poets and militarists alike all through the ages 
have recognized the importance of gardening 
and the healthful outdoor life it affords. 
When you have a garden 
You have a future 
And when you have a future 
You are alive.—Frances Hodgson Burnett 
God Almighty first planted a garden. And, 
indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures. 
—Francis Bacon 
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All ©e9etable seeds 
IMPERIAL No. 847 
LETTUCE 
Reep lettuce growing rapidly for best 
results. A light, rich soil needed for 
this. Earliest varieties must be started 
rom seed in cold-frame. As soon as 
open ground can be worked, transplant 
For later use, sow seed in open ground 
as soon as weather is favorable. Thin 
plants in rows 4” to 8” depending on 
variety, 
Remember that lettuce is a fast-growing, 
rich feeding crop. Give it plenty of wa- 
ter. And use your compost or well-rotted 
manure liberally on the lettuce row. A 
light sprinkling of nitrate of soda will 
pay, too, because lettuce thrives on lots 
of nitrogen. 
Heading or Cabbage 
Bibb—Early, small headed lettuce of 
excellent quality and flavor. Perfect 
for home gardens. Very smooth, dark 
green leaves, bleaching to yellow. 
Big Boston or Mammoth Boston— 
Popular for cold frame forcing and 
outside culture. Medium, compact, 
heads with creamy yellow heart. 
Smooth, glossy leaves, edges wavy, 
and slightly tinged with reddish 
brown. 75 days. 
Great Lakes—All-America award. An 
outstanding new Iceberg or Crisp- 
head type. A summer letuce that 
stands heat well and is very resistant 
to tip burn. Heads medium, solid. 
Iceberg—Late, large variety. Compact 
heads, crumpled, crisp and_ sweet. 
Leaves light green, slightly brown on 
edges. 85 days. 
Imperial No. 847 (Florida Iceberg )— 
Heads are of good size and solid. 
10¢ Per Packet) ((@ 
(ese otherwise note 
Does well in hot weather, and is resis- 
tant to tip burn. Hardy. 83 days. 
New York No. 12—The standard 
crisp-head lettuce. Large globular 
shaped head, dark green with blanch- 
ed, silvery white heart. Successfully 
grown outdoors spring, summer and 
fall. Edible in 85 days. 
White Paris Cos or Trianon—Medium 
large self-folding, dark green loaf 
shaped heads. Greenish-white, well 
blanched interior. 66 days. 
Loose Leaf Varieties 
Black Seeded Simpson—Light green, 
frilled and crumpled. 45 days. 
Grand Rapids—Erect, compact plants. 
Light green, broad heavily fringed. 
For forcing or early planting. 43 
days to maturity. 
Oak Leaf—The most popular leaf 
lettuce for home gardens. Rich, dark 
green leaves, tender and delicious. 
Fine resistance to hot weather. 
Prizehead — Early non-heading sort. 
Medium sized _ plants, crisp and 
tender. Color light brown on a med- 
ium green base. Leaves frilled at 
edges, and crumpled. 47 days. 
MANGEL WURZEL 
(SEE BEETS, STOCK) 
MELONS 
MUSKMELON AND CANTALOUPE 
Easily injured by cool weather. Before 
planting, spade liberal forkful of well 
rotted manure into each hill. Plant 8 to 
10 seeds to a hill. Thin plants to four per 
hill after third leaf develops, and train 
vines in different directions. On moist 
ground, use shingles to hold melons off 
ground to prevent rotting, If grown in 
cool weather or where nights are cold, 
will not bear well and melons will have 
poor flavor, 
Bender’s Surprise — Similar to Tip 
Top. Coarse netted 7-lb., oblong 
fruit, distinctly ribbed hard greenish- 
yellow skin. Flesh bright salmon. 95 
days to maturity. 
Hale’s Best—Flesh thick, deep salmon- 
pink, sweet and tasty. Heavily netted 
rind, with faint stripe. Small seed 
cavity. Outstanding variety, resistant 
to powdery mildew. 4 lbs. 86 days. 
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ABOUT TILLING THE SOIL 
A farm, however large, is not more difficult 
to direct than a garden, and does not call for 
more attention or skill.—Thomas Jefferson. 
| am glad to reflect how much more delight- 
ful to an undebauched mind is the task of 
making improvements on the earth than all 
the vainglory which can be acquired from 
ravaging it by the most uninterrupted career 
of conquests.—George Washington. 
You can't forget a garden 
When you have planted seed. 
When you have watched the weather 
And know a rose's need.—Louise Driscoll 
Oh Adam was a gardener and God who made 
him sees 
That half a proper gardener's work is done 
upon his knees.—Kipling. 
As for the leaves that in the garden bloom 
My love for them is great, as is the good 
Dealt by the eternal hand, that tends them 
all.—Dante. 
