very heart faints and my whole soul grieves 

 the moist rich smell of the rotting leaves 

 And the breath 



Of the fading edges of the box beneath, 

 And the year's last rose. 



Heavily hangs the broad Sunflower 



Over its grave i' the earth so chilly, 

 Heavily hangs the hollyhock. 

 Heavily hangs the tiger lily." 



TENNYSON. 



AGE. 



This useful garden herb 

 is a salvia, which is a very 

 extensive genus in botany. 

 The sage of the herb 

 bed (Salvia officinalis] 

 should be grown in a light rich soil. It is 

 propagated by slips, which may be taken in 

 the autumn, as soon as the plants have 

 ceased flowering, or in the spring of the 

 year. It may also be propagated by layers 

 in spring or autumn. 



Salvia (nat. ord. Labiatse). 



The sweet herb known as sage, Salvia 

 officinalis (see Sage), has been already 

 noticed. There are, however, many species 



belonging to the genus, and some of these 

 are annuals, others biennials, and others 

 perennials, which are grown in the garden 



as ornamental bedding plants. Chief 

 among these are S. Patens, a half-hardy 



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