42 BUIST's rAM?LY KrrCKEN G^ARfeENEH. 



HYSSOP. 



llyssbpws ^Jffkinalk. — Hyso^e^ ¥t.-^is^p, Grer. 



A NATIVE of the soutli of Europe, and must have been knowtx 

 ttmong the ancients. This plant, being perennial, is easily 

 propagated, by sowing the seeds in a border of light moy.ld, in 

 the Spring season, or by slips, and cutting and parting the 

 roots. The whole plant has a strong aromatic scent, and the 

 leaves and flcwers are of a warm, pungent taste ; they are soma» 

 times reduced to powder and used with cold salad herbs» 

 Hj'ssop has the general virtues ascribed to aromatics, and Is 

 recommended in asthmas, coughs, and other disorders of the 

 lungs. The young leafy shoots and fiower-spikes are usually 

 employed, being cut as they are wanted. The flower stems 

 may be cut during the Summer, and tied up in bunches for 

 use. 



LAVENDER. 



Lavandula, Spice,.— -Lavdnde, Fr. — Spiklavendd, Ger. 



Is a very hardy plant, and a native of the south of Eniropc. 

 It may be readily increased by planting slips or cuttings of 

 tlie young shoots in the Spring. The common Lavender has 

 been cultivated for ages past. The fragrant sm-cll of the 

 Sower is well known, and to most persong is very agreeable ; 

 to the taste it is bitterish, warm, and somewhat pungent ; th© 

 leaves are weaker, and less grateful. The flowers are oftea 

 employed as a perfume, and medicinally as mild stimulants and 

 corroborants, in several complaints, both internally and exter- 

 nally. They are also sometimes used in the form of a conserve 



