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infused are a popular and valuable remedy for colds, and have been 

 known to remove stubborn and severe coughs when more expensive 

 cures had failed. An ordinary but rather dry soil suits it best. It 

 may be propagated by seed sown in spring, or by division of the plant, 

 which is the most convenient plan, and it will thrive in the same situa- 

 tion without transplanting for years. 



Lavender. — This is an aromatic Evergreen shrub ; a native of south- 

 ern Europe and the north of Africa. It is a medicinal herb, but it is 

 chiefly for its flowers that it is cultivated, which are much used for 

 putting into drawers and wardrobes. It is also grown extensively near 

 London for distillation. It prefers a light, warm, and w^ell-drained soil, 

 and is propagated by slips, which should be detached from the base of 

 the plant with a bit of root to each, and planted in rows about 2 feet 

 apart. This should be done in April. The flower-spikes should be cut 

 off and dried a little while before they are fairly over. Keep the ground 

 cleaned and hoed, and prune the plants in when they get straggling. 



Rosemary. — An aromatic, hardy Evergreen shrub. It is found 

 abundantly in those countries bordering on the Mediterranean grow- 

 ing on hills, and in dry rocky places. As an herb, it is cultivated only 

 for medicinal purposes. It is very commonly used to prevent baldness, 

 for which purpose an infusion of the sprigs is employed for bathing 

 the head. It is propagated by cuttings of the tops of the shoots in 

 the usual way in spring, but commonly by slips, like Lavender; or the 

 lower branches may be layered, and when rooted they should be planted 

 •where they are, and remain 2 J feet apart, and watered frequently till 

 established. Keep the plants within proper limits by pruning occasion- 

 ally. It may also be trained as an ornamental shrub on a wall. 



I here conclude my remarks on the Herb Border. Had they been 

 intended as anything more than a brief practical summary of the uses 

 and cultivation of the common kinds of herbs generally cultivated in 

 the garden, I should have deemed it proper to treat the subject in a 

 more methodical manner; but it is hoped they will, to some extent, 

 meet the purpose for which they are intended. J. Simpson. 



WoPvTLEY. 



OW THE PROTECTION OY FRUIT-TREES FROM 

 LATE FROST. 



A VEEY large number of gardeners deem protection of some sort 

 necessary ; a few declare against protective measures in any degree, 

 and not very fairly comparing small things with great, class them in 

 the same category with corn-laws and protective tariffs. The difi'er- 

 ences of individual experience are sufficient, no doubt, to account for 



