158 THE BOOK OF VEGETABLES 



Soil. Any good garden earth. 



Distances. Rows one foot apart. 



Depth. About one inch. 



Sow when the ground is fit, in seed-bed or where the 

 plants are to stand. 



Thin or set out to one foot each way. 



Take root-divisions in spring or fall. 



Take cuttings in summer; set in shady place, and 

 water till established. 



Cut the leaves as wanted when the plant is estab- 

 lished. 



Re-set or trim roots every three or four years. 



MARJORAM, SWEET. Sweet or Annual Marjoram 

 is of the same family as the above, being O. Majorana. 

 Although a perennial, it seldom survives a cold winter, 

 and is usually grown as an annual, propagating by 

 seed. It is grown for its leaves and tender tips, of bitter 

 and spicy taste, used in seasoning and in domestic 

 medicine. 



Soil. Any good earth. 



Distances. One foot each way. 



Depth of seed, about one inch ; of root-divisions, as 

 before. 



Sow under glass in March, or outdoors when heavy 

 frosts are past. 



Thin or set out to the permanent distances, 



Take root-divisions in spring. 



