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bush. Note also the prickles. To a certain extent 

 they are stout and hooked like those of the 'Dog 

 Rose/ but more irregularly placed. On the young 

 root-shoots there is a marked difference, for whilst 

 on the 'Sweetbrier' this young growth is covered 

 with seta, some of them very small, tipped with 

 glands, in the 'Dog Rose' they are totally absent." 1 



ROSEMARY. Tender, aromatic sub-shrub with 

 small flowers in short racemes. Propagate by seeds, 

 cuttings, or layers in dry, light soil. The flowers 

 are purple and bluish. Rosemary is valued in 

 cookery as a flavoring. It can be allowed to wander 

 all over the garden. It was always a favorite border- 

 plant in old-fashioned gardens. 



RUE. The "herb of grace" is not very pretty. 

 It has much divided leaves and panicles of small 

 fragrant flowers, yellowish-green, or greenish-yel- 

 low. Propagate by seed and division. Rue needs 

 a sheltered position and protection in winter. Its 

 height is about two feet. 



SAVORY. Sow in open ground at the end of 

 March, or early April, in light, rich soil. Thin the 

 seedlings moderately; they may remain where they 

 are, or be transplanted. Sown along the outside of 



^emberton, "Roses" (London, 1908). 



