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(C. citrwdorus), the latter a creeping plant about four 

 inches high. Of the common Thyme there are also nar- 

 row- and broad-leaved varieties. The plant is propagated 

 by seeds, root-divisions and (especially in the case of 

 the Lemon Thyme) by layers. Wild Thyme, or 

 Mother-of-Thyme, may be brought into gardens. 

 Thyme is often grown as an edging. 



Soil light and warm. 



Rows one foot apart. 



Depth one inch. Of divisions or rooted layers as be- 

 fore. 



Sow when heavy frosts are past. 



Thin to six inches apart in the rows. 



Transplant in fall or spring. 



Set root-divisions or lift layers in spring. 



Pick the leaves and tender tips as wanted for use in 

 seasoning. Or dry and store. 



Renew every three or four years. 



TOBACCO, cultivated chiefly commercially, is not 

 considered here. 



TOMATO, formerly called Love- Apple (Lycoperswum 

 esculentuiri)) is a semi-tropical annual plant grown for 

 its fruits, which are among the most popular of our 

 vegetables, although the belief that the Tomato was 

 poisonous did not allow its cultivation and develop- 

 ment until within the nineteenth century. Now it is 



