THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



are perennials, and the leaves only are used 

 for flavoring after being finely chopped. 



Who does not love the faint odor of lav- 

 ender on the cool bed linen, and have not 

 many of us some childhood recollection of 

 sage? My nurse, I now believe, thought it 

 a perfect panacea. If we tumbled in the 

 brook or ate green apples, a cup of hot 

 sage tea was administered. She kept a 

 bottle of strong, black sage tea in which 

 was a large rusty nail, and would rub my 

 hair twice a week with this concoction, say- 

 ing that when I was a lady " 'twould be 

 the grand hair you will have." There was 

 strenuous objection twice a week, but she 

 always won in the end. 



All the seeds (excepting potatoes) re- 

 quired for a vegetable garden large enough 

 to supply a family of eight to ten persons, 

 can be bought for about $10 to $12. Rhu- 

 barb and asparagus plants, if bought, will 

 add to the expense, likewise to buy the 

 tomato, celery, cauliflower, and egg plants 

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