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IOWA SEED COMPANY, DES MOINES, IOWA.

HERBS

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A shelf containing a variety of pots and jars of various herbs.

In making up your assortment of seeds for the year don't neglect to order a few varieties of herbs. The chief point is to harvest them properly, which should be done on a dry day when not quite in full bloom, dried quickly and packed closely and entirely excluded from air. Those marked with an asterisk (*) are perennial.

ANISE. - Seeds of agreeable, aromatic taste. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
BALM. - For making balm tea. Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c.
BASIL, SWEET. - For flavoring soups, stews, etc. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c.
BORAGE. - Leaves used for flavoring. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c.
*CARAWAY. - Seeds are used for flavoring bread, etc. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
*CATNIP, or Catmint. - For seasoning. Pkt. 5c, oz. 30c.
CORIANDER. - Seeds used in confectionary. Pkt. 5c,
oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c.
CASTOR OIL PLANT. - Seeds are pressed out to obtain oil. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 50c.
*CHAMOMILE. - Largely used for medicinal purposes. Pkt. 10c, oz. $1.50.
*DANDELION. - Grown for greens, also for medicine. Pkt. 5c, oz. 35c.
DILL. - Seeds sown for dill pickles. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c. 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 60c.
*FENNEL, SWEET. - Leaves used in sauces. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
*HOREHOUND. - For seasoning and cough remedy. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c.
*HYSSOP. - For asthma and catarrh. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c.
*LAVENDER. - Used as a perfume. Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c.
MARJORAM, SWEET. - For seasoning. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c.
POPPY, or Maw. - Blue Seeded. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
*ROSEMARY. - Aromatic leaves used for seasoning. Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c.
*RUE. - For medicinal uses; good for fowls. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c.
SAFFRON. - Flowers used for coloring. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c.
*SAGE. - Much used for dressing. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 40c, lb. $1.40.
SUMMER SAVORY. - Used for flavoring. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 30c.
SWEET WOODRUFF. - A sweet-scented herb; forms the principal ingredient of the famous German Maitrank. Pkt. 5c, oz. 60c.
*TANSY. - Cultivated for medicinal purposes. Pkt. 5c, oz. 40c.
*THYME. - Leaves and young shoots used for seasoning. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c.
*WORMWOOD. - Used medicinally, and also for poultry. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 20c.
MIXED VARIETIES. - A mixture of all of the above. A nice garden assortment. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 45c.

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HOLT'S MAMMOTH SAGE.
(Average Size Leaf.)

GARDEN PLANTS AND ROOTS

Every garden should contain an assortment of these hardy plants and a few square feet will supply the family. Many persons now believe that if these well known old remedies were kept and used more in families in place of so many drugs and patent medicines it would be better for the health of the people. Orders for these plants must amount to at least twenty-five cents. We pay the postage.
ARTEMESIA, or Brotan.- A hardy plant sometimes called "Old Man". The leaves have a pleasant odor and bitter taste. Use similar to wormwood. Each 15c, 3 for 40c.
BALSAM MINT. - Has a soft , agreeable fragrance and is used for perfume; also used for flavoring soups, salads, etc. Each 15c, 3 for 40c.
CALAMUS - Plain Leaf. (Acorus.) - Also called "Sweet Flag." Leaves have an aromatic odor and roots a pungent taste. Grows in wet soil or beside ponds, but can be grown in dry places also. Each 15c, doz. $1.50.
Variegated. - A variegated -leaved variety of the sweet flag which is preferred to the plain because in addition to its medicinal qualities it is useful as an ornamental plant. Each 15c, doz. $1.50.
CHIVES. - Perfectly hardy little perennials of the onion tribe, and are grown entirely for their tops, which are used wherever the flavor of onion is required. Plant in small clumps in any common garden soil and they will grow readily. The tops appear very early in spring and can be shorn throughout the season. In New England it is considered indispensible for use in omelets. Roots per bunch 15c, 3 for 35c, doz. $1.00.

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CHIVES
ENGLISH CLUSTER HOP
TARRAGON.

CATNIP, or Catmint. - A well-known perennial herb having great medicinal value. Used largely for infants. Ea. 10c, 3 for 25c, doz. 75c.
HOP ROOTS - English Cluster. - A fine variety of commercial hops. The vines are very ornamental when trained over the rockeries, stumps etc., with the added value of usefulness from the crop produced. Each 15c, 3 for 25c, doz. $1.00.
LEMON MINT. - Also called Citronelle and Bergamot Mint. A perennial, hardy herb, the leaves of which furnish a sweet lemon fragrance and flavor. Each 10c, 3 for 25c, doz. 75c.
MONARDA DIDYMA. - Also called Scarlet Bergamot and Oswego Tea. Not only useful as a herb, but very ornamental for its bright scarlet flowers. Each 10c, 3 for 25c, doz. 75c.
PEPPERMINT. - All children know and like the flavor of peppermint. It has a high medicinal value. Each 10c, 3 for 25c, doz. 75c.
GENUINE PENNYROYAL. - Warm, pungent, of somewhat aromatic taste; used for medicinal purposes. Each 15c, 3 for 40c, doz. $1.25.
ROSEMARY. - Used for perfume; for flavoring meats, stews, etc. and garnishing. Each 10c, 3 for 25c, doz. 75c.
HOLT'S MAMMOTH SAGE. - Great improvement on common sage. Plants very strong growing, first season attaining one foot in height, and so spreading that a single plant covers space 3 feet in diameter; leaves borne well above soil; very large and of unusual substance, strong in flavor and of superior quality. A single plant of Holt's Mammoth will yield more than a dozen of the common; hardy. Each 10c, 3 for 25c, doz.75.
LAVENDER.- A favorite plant with our Grandmothers for perfuming wearing apparel, by distributing its sprays in the bureau drawers. Each 10c, 3 for 25c.
VARIEGATED MAMMOTH SAGE. - Beautifully variegated dark green and pure white color, which makes it a very ornamental plant; equal to Holt's in productiveness and flavor; new and scarce. Each 15c, 3 for 35c.
SPEARMENT. - This is commonly called Mint and thousands of dollars' worth is sold annually in New York, Boston, and other cities for flavoring salads, garnishing meats, mint julep, etc. Each 10c, 3 for 25c, doz. 75c.
THYME. - A well known plant which is used for sauces and flavoring. Each 10c, 3 for 25c.
TANSY. - Used largely for its tonic, stomach and other medicinal qualities. Each 10c, 3 for 25c, doz 75c.
TARRAGON. - The true tarragon is appreciated thoroughly by all who know it, for the uses of its aromatic leaves in seasoning salads, soups, pickles, etc. and also for tarragon vinegar. Each 15c, 3 for 40c, doz. $1.25.

HOUSEWIFE HERB COLLECTION
3 bunches Chives, 1 Hop Vine, 2 Holt's Mammoth Sage, 2 Lavender, 1 Rosemary and 3 Spearmint; all postpaid for $1.00.

NO PANTRY IS REALLY COMPLETE IN WINTER WITHOUT ITS ASSORTMENT OF HERBS

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