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young plants of thyme, hyssop, winter savory, lavender, or the 

 like, into tour feet wide beds, or in any warm borders, in rows a 

 foot asunder. You may also divide and plant roots of mint, 

 chamomile, horehound, and likewise any of the preceding or other 

 herbaceous perennial herbs that you are desirous of propagating. 

 For further particulars see page 105. 



Small Suiciding. 



Where a constant succession of small salad herbs is required, 

 continue to sow the seeds accordingly every ten or fourteen days, 

 particularly cresses, radish, rape, mustard and lettuce, to cut while 

 young, liut in the middle and eastern states, these should be sown 

 at this season, particularly towards the latter end of the month, in 

 very warm borders, under the protection of frames and glasses, for 

 the greater certainty of having a constant supply. The glasses 

 should be kept totally oft' every warm day, and only put on at night 

 or when the weather is very cold or excessively wet. 



In the middle states, when the season is favourable, small salad- 

 ing will grow free enough any time this month in warm borders, 

 but it will be proper to have frames and glasses to place over them 

 if necessity should require it. 



Elecampane. 



The seeds of the Inula Helenium, or elecampane, should now be 

 sown, for if kept up till spring few would vegetate till the year fol- 

 lowing; but when sown either in this or the next month, the plants 

 will rise freely in spring and may be planted out the succeeding 

 autumn. 



Most people propagate this plant by offsets, which, if carefully 

 taken from the old roots with a bud or eye to each, will take root 

 freely, and this is a very proper period for so doing. These should 

 be planted in rows about a foot asunder, and the same distance 

 plant from plant in the rows; during the ensuing spring and sum- 

 mer the ground must be kept clean and free from weeds, and in 

 autumn it should be slightly dug, which will promote the growth of 

 the roots; they will be fit for use after two years growth, but will 

 abide many years if permitted to stand; however, the young roots 

 are preferable to those that are old and stringy. It loves a loamy 

 soil, not too dry. 



This plant is possessed of many medicinal virtues, on which ac- 

 count it is very deserving of cultivation. An infusion of the fresh 

 root, sweetened with honey, is said to be an excellent medicine in 

 the hooping cough. 



Dill, Alexanders, Skirrcls, Rhubarb, and Sea- Kale. 



The seeds of dill, alexanders, skirrets, rhubarb, and sea-kale 

 should now be sown, for if kept out of the ground till spring, many 

 of them would not vegetate for a year after; but when sown in this 



