A Garden Is Not Complete without Herbs 
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EGGPLANT 
One ounce will produce about 1000 plants 
Cutture. The seed needs a strong, uni- 
form heat. Repeated sowings are sometimes 
pape te 120 days. Soil D. Vitamins A, B, 
Black Beauty. The earliest large variety. 
Fruits rich, dark purple. 
New York Improved Purple. Large, 
smooth, deep purple fruits; flesh white, of 
excellent quality. Very productive. 
Florida High Bush. Upstanding; bears 
oblong purple fruit off the ground. 
EGGPLANT PLANTS. See page 25. 
ENDIVE 
Cuttrure. 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. Vitamins A, B, C, G 
Broad-leaved Batavian. Escarolle. Used 
in soups and stews. Tie up for blanching. 
Green Curled. Tender and crisp. 
Special Curled. Large white head, white 
ribbed and extremely full hearted. E cel- 
lent variety for summer and fall growing. 
Deep Heart or Improved Full Heart.” 
Improved Batavian of upright growth with 
a deeper, more compact heart; earlier. 
Large, thick, dark green leaves, slightly 
ites Head blancheslight yellow, 70 days . 
“Black Beauty Eggplant 
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Lavender 
Sweet Marjoram Fennel 
HERBS, Culinary and Medicinal 
Cucture. 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. 
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. No supply. 
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. 
Used to flavor bread. 
EGGPLANT 
New York Improved Purple. . 
Black Beauty 
Fla. High Bush 
ENDIVE 
Green Curled 
Spécial Curledy  sencetonih an hecho teen 
Broad-leaved Batavian 
Deep Héart 2s to ee os eee 
HERBS 
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Balm.. 
Catnip. . 
Pennyroyal. . 
Peppermint 
Tansy. The young leaves are used for sea- 
soning, 
Theme: (Broadleaf). For seasoning, also 
for making tea for nervous headache. 
Wormwood. 
Woodruff (Asperula odorata; Waldmeister). 
A delightful, fragrant little herb which ts 
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. 1402. Oz. AUS Lb. 
..$0 10 $0 a $0 2H $1 75 sé 00 
6 00 
10 
10 30 50 6 00 
15 
20 
15 
15 
1 50 
2 00 
1 50 
1 50 
75 
Spearmint. ..35/05 00 saison te Ae een eee 
Borage 
Caraway Seedss.,.22.5. stances ponies ene 
Coriander 
Dill 
Fennel; Sweetitens. scan see ee eee ee ee 
Tansy 
Horehound 
Lavender ce casere chon Eacici oncebereree ieee 
Martina tierce. sires create sence tected ele oir cie oer 
Segre Fete ayer ets 
Rue.. 
Sage.. AES sc 
Summer Savory. 
Sweet Basil 
Thyme (Broadleaf) 
Wormwoo 
Woodruff (Waldmeister)....................-. 
FINOCCHIO (Fennel) 
Some 
Herbs 
extremely 
scarce 
16 Vegetable and Herb Seeds 
THE MEYER SEED CO. 
