Horehound 
HERBS 
ANISE. Plants grow 1% feet. The tiny yellowish white 
flowers appear in lacy umbels, then come the seeds which 
are gathered and used for flavoring cakes, bread, soups, 
stews, applesauce, cream or cottage cheese and other foods. 
Oil from the seeds is used in cough medicines. Ancient Ro- 
mans chewed Anise seed to sweeten their breath. Annual; 
75 days. Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; 4oz. 40 cts.; oz. 70 cts.; 
U4 \b. $2; lb. $5.50. 
BASIL, SWEET. Plants 2 feet. A very popular culinary 
herb. Greenish white flowers well above the smooth green 
leaves. The leaves, clove-scented, are used both fresh and 
dried for seasoning soups, salads, cottage cheese, meats, sau- 
sages, omelets, fish sauces, beans and peas. Annual; 85 
days Pkt. 15%cts;; 2)pkts.25. cts.3 140z. 40 cts.; 02. 70 cts:; 
Yb. $2; lb. $5. 
CARAWAY,. Plants 11% to 2 feet. Feathery green leaves and 
umbels of yellowish white flowers. Leaves are used in soups 
and salads; the seeds are used for flavoring bread, pastry, 
cakes, confections, cheese, sauces, etc.; and the roots are 
boiled and eaten as a vegetable. Biennial; 70 days. Pkt. 
USictss 250724 40 Ctseno7n VoOnctss 
CATNIP or Catmint. Plants 1% to 2 feet. The green and 
the dried leaves are used for seasoning and as tea for nervous 
headaches. An excellent tonic for animals; cats love it. Pkt. 
15 ctsi72 pkts225. cts) 4402. /5uctsesozs plezor 
CORIANDER. Plants 1 to 2 feet. Rose-tinted flowers which 
resemble Queen Anne’s Lace. The seeds are used in flavoring 
meats, sausages, sauces, poultry filling, pickles, cookies, cakes, 
confectionery and pastry. The leaves are used in soups and 
oe Annual; 75 days. Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 45 cts.; Ylb. $1.25; 
b. $3. 
DILL. Plants 2 to 21% feet. Feathery foliage and greenish 
yellow flowers. The dry or green branches and seeds are used 
for flavoring dill pickles. The green leaves for flavoring soups, 
stews and sauces and when minced are fine with lettuce. 
Annual; 70 days. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; 14lb. 65 cts.; 
lb. $1.50. 
SWEET MARJORAM. Plants 1 to 2 feet. Flowers are 
borne in heads and are a purplish color. The deliciously fra- 
grant foliage is popular for scent bags and powders. The fresh 
leaves are used in salads and the dried leaves for seasoning 
soups, stews, meat pies, salads, sausages, poultry and cheeses. 
Annual; 70 days. Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; Moz. 60 cts.; 
oz. $1.10; 14lb. $3; 1b. $8. 
THYME. Plants 8 to 12 inches. Small grayish green leaves 
closely set on wiry stems; flowers are lavender. The fresh 
aromatic foliage, when dried, is used for garnishing and 
flavoring soups, dressings, and cooked foods. Perennial; 
85 ne PktmZ0icts. 007m SnCts., OZ pln 2 5s alba Sor TOR 
Ib. $10. 
MANGEL-WURZEL (Stock Beets) 
Six pounds will sow an acre and will produce from 25 to 50 
tons of Beets. Excellent feed for poultry, hogs, and cows. Make 
rows 24 inches apart and thin plants to 9 inches apart. 
Mammoth Long Red. Very large; red flesh. 
Golden Tankard. Flesh yellow. Makes richer milk. 
Sludstrup. Reddish yellow; very large. 
Each, oz. 20 cts.; 141b. 50 cts.; lb. $1.50; 6 Ibs. $8.50 
L EE K Broad London or American Flag. Belongs to the 
Onion family; of very fine flavor. Used in soups, for 
stews, and creamed. One ounce will sow a row 100 feet long. 
Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 75 cts.; 4lb. $1.80; lb. $6. 
COLLARDS One ounce will produce 3,000 plants. 
¢ Southern Giant. 60 days. Sow seed in 
rows, thin plants to 18 inches apart. Delicious greens. 
Leaves are much improved after a touch of frost. Pkt. 
15 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; lb. 90 cts.; lb. $2.25. 
C R ESS Sow in spring in rows a foot apart, cover seed 14 
¢ inch. Ready to cut in four to five weeks. 
Extra-Curled or Pepper Grass. 40 days. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz, 
50 cts.; 41b. $1.25; lb. $3.40. 
50 days. Pkt. 25 cts.; 2 pkts. 
WATER CRESS. 45 cts.; oz. 70 cts.; oz. $1.25; 
2 ozs. $2; lb. $3.50; Ib. $10. 
DANDELION 
One ounce will sow a row 200 feet long. Sow early in spring; 
leaves will be fit to cut in 60 to 70 days. Blanches well if tied 
or covered. 
Improved Large-Leaved or Cabbaging. Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 
60 cts.; oz. $1.10; 14lb. $3.90; lb. $12. 
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Sweet Marjoram 
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Fennel 
Sage 
Florence 
Grow more of them. All are very useful for flavoring foods; for medicinal purposes; for their rich aroma. 
Select those you desire and have an Herb garden. They add a magic appetizing flavor to your foods. 
FLORENCE FENNEL (Finocchio). Plants 21% ft. The 
flat-oval base from which the leaf branches are produced, 
has a very pleasing anise-like flavor and is boiled and used as 
a vegetable and in fish sauces and cream sauce; it is also cut 
up and used raw in salads. Annual; 60 days. Pkt. 15 cts.; 
2 pkts. 25 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; YWlb. 75 cts.; Ib. $2. 
HOREHOUND. Plants 15 inches. An aromatic plant with 
woolly-white foliage and white flowers. The dried leaves are 
used for cough medicines and in flavoring hard candy. Peren- 
nial; 75 days. Pkt. 15 cts.; W4uz. 50 cts.; oz. 90 cts.; Ib. $7.50. 
SAGE. Plants 1 to 2 feet. Flowers are purple with whitish 
foliage. The leaves are used fresh or dried for seasoning sau- 
sage, poultry, meats, dressings, fillings, soups, stews and 
sauces. Perennial; 75 days. Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; 
40z. 45 cts.; oz. 85 cts.; 4lb. $2.25; lb. $7. 
BORAGE. Annual. Plants 12 to-18 inches high. The large, 
thick leaves are used as pot herb and for flavoring. The 
blue flowers are highly decorative and are used for garnishing. 
Borage is a good bee plant also. Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; 
oz. 45 cts.; 4lb. 95 cts.; lb. $3. 
LAVENDER, TRUE. Half-hardy perennial. Plants grow 
2 to 2% feet tall, and have a delicate aromatic odor. The 
flower stalks are dried and used in perfume and to scent linens 
in the home. Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; Moz. 75 cts.; oz. 
$1.25; Mlb. $3.75; lb. $8.50. 
ROSEMARY. Hardy perennial. Grows 2 to 4 feet. It has 
a very fragrant odor and a warm bitter flavor. The leaves are 
used in seasoning. Its oil is extracted and used in perfumery. 
Pkt 25uctsas 2apkts. 45. (ctor 4024 ouctsy OF, ple2o 4b. 
$3.25; lb. $9. 
WORMWOOD. Hardy perennial forming a large rosette the 
first year and branched flowering stem 3 to 5 feet tall the 
second year. It has a fragrant, spicy odor and intensely bitter 
flavor. It is used as a tonic, vermifuge and sometimes for 
flavoring. Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; Moz. 45 cts.; oz. 85 
cts.; 4lb. $2.50; lb. $6. 
SUMMER SAVORY. Plants 1 foot. Slender leaves and 
pale lilac flowers, very fragrant. About flowering time the 
entire plant is cut and dried and the leaves are then used for 
flavoring salads, dressings, stews, gravies, stufings and cooked 
vegetables. Annual; 60 days. Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; 
Yoz. 35 cts.; oz. 60 cts.; lb. $1; lb. $3. 
CHIVES. Perennial. 80 days. Six-inch tops, like miniature 
onion tops, which are used for giving a mild onion-like flavor 
to meats and soups, stews, and used with potatoes and in 
cottage cheese for an onion flavor. And the plant, when al- 
lowed to go into flower, is very decorative. Being perennial, 
you may have a supply of “‘tops’’ year after year. Pkt. 
20 cts.; 3 pkts. 50 cts.; oz. 75 cts.;. oz. $1.30; Ib. $3.75. 
One ounce will sow 
M USTARD a row 100 ft. long 
Tendergreen or Spinach Mustard. 28 days. An excellent 
vegetable greens rich in vitamins. Grows easily in hot or 
dry weather. It has a delicious flavor resembling blended 
spinach and mustard. Start cutting the leaves when 6 to 8 
inches long and keep cutting as they produce more leaves all 
season Pkt 10)ictsiozy25icts. zips J0lcts.+ Iba gle sOn 
Southern Giant Curled. 35 days. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 
Yb. 70 cts.; lb. $1.80. 
Fordhook Fancy. Pkt. 10cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 4lb. 75 cts.; Ib. $1.90. 
ALSO CALLED 
OKRA ( GUMBO 
The pods are sliced when young and tender and used in 
soups and stews and for winter use, slice when young, string 
them and hang in the shade to dry, and they may be pickled 
like Cucumbers or canned. It has long been a favorite dish in 
the South. Try it. Sow as soon as ground is warm, in rows 2 
feet apart. When plants are 6 inches high, thin to 12 inches 
apart in the rows. One ounce sows 50-foot row. 
Perkins Mammoth Long Green. 64 days. Dark green. 
White Velvet. 60 days. Pods light green, almost white. 
Price above two: Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 14 Ib. 60 cts.; 
Ib. $1.50. 
SUNFLOWER SEED 
MAMMOTH RUSSIAN. This variety grows 8 to 10 feet high 
and has flower-heads 18 inches across. These produce a mass 
of large striped seed which is very valuable for poultry feed; 
in fact, it is found in all good scratch feed when available. 
And it is the best food for parrots, cardinals, and wild birds. 
Buy it to grow a crop or buy it for food for birds. 
Postpaid, Jb, 60 cts.; 3 Ibs. $1.50; 5 Ibs. $2.10; 10 lbs. $4, 
