132 POT HERBS. 



low soil, in drills half an inch deep and a foot apart. As 

 the seeds of most of them are very small, the bed in which 

 they are sown should be shaded until the plants come up, 

 and kept scrupulously clean of weeds. By the middle or 

 f end of June the plants will be fit to set out into the perma- 

 nent beds, in rows twelve to fifteen inches apart, and the 

 plants eight to ten inches apart on the rows. 



All herbs should be gathered just before they begin to 

 flower, as then they have then- flavor and aroma most highly 

 developed. They should be tied in small bunches and 

 dried in the shade under cover. 



In designating each herb above, we have indicated which 

 is the best variety of each. 



