Herbs Horse- Radish 



are allowed to develop they reduce the size of the leaves and seriously 

 impair their quality ; hence the heads should be pinched out as fast 

 as they are presented. 



Tarragon (Artemisia Dracunculus). This aromatic herb is used 

 for a variety of purposes, but is most commonly employed for im- 

 parting its powerful flavour to vinegar. The plant is a perennial, and 

 must be propagated by divisions in March or April, or by cuttings 

 placed in gentle heat in spring. Later in the year they will succeed 

 under a hand-glass in the open. Green leaves are preferable to those 

 which have been dried, and by a little management a succession of 

 plants is easily arranged. For winter use roots may be lifted in 

 autumn and placed in heat. Those who have no facilities for main- 

 taining a supply of green leaves rely on foliage cut in autumn and 

 dried. 



Thyme, Common (Thymus vulgaris}. An aromatic herb, well 

 known in every garden, and in constant demand for the house. 

 Seedlings are easily raised, or the plant can be grown from divisions. 

 Thyme makes a very effective edging, and is frequently employed for 

 this purpose on dry, well-kept borders. Seed should be sown in 

 April. 



Thyme, Lemon (Thymus Serpyllum vulgaris). This plant 

 cannot be grown from seed ; only by division of the roots. It is an 

 aromatic herb, generally regarded as indispensable in a well-ordered 

 garden. 



Wormwood (Artemisia Absinthium}. An intensely bitter herb, 

 used for medicinal purposes. The plant is a hardy perennial, and is 

 usually propagated in spring by taking cuttings or dividing the roots. 



HORSE-RADISH 



Cochlearia Armoracia 



THIS vegetable is highly prized as a condiment to roast beef, but as 

 a rule it is badly grown. The common practice is to consign it to 

 some neglected corner of the garden, where it struggles for existence, 

 and produces sticks which are. almost worthless for the table. In the 

 same space a plentiful supply of large handsome sticks may be grown 

 with as little trouble as Carrots or Parsnips. Choose for the crop a 

 piece of good open ground, and in preparing it place a heavy dressing 

 of rotten manure quite at the bottom of each trench. Early in the 

 year select young straight roots from eight to twelve inches long, each 



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