14:6 GARDENING FOE YOUNG AND OLD. 



BOBAGE. 



Borage is not extensively grown in this country, and 

 there is little or no demand for 

 it in market. The seeds are 

 large and can be sown in the 

 open ground in rows, fifteen 

 inches apart, dropping one to 

 each inch of row. 



Borage can be profitably grown 

 for plowing under as a green 

 crop. The leaves are so rich in 

 nitrate of potash or saltpetre, 

 that when dry they will burn 

 like touch-paper. Borage is used 

 Fig. 31. BOBAGE. on jy j n the green state, and 



principally for flavoring cooling beverages, like lemonade. 



ROSEMARY. 



Kosemary should be sown in rows about fifteen inches 

 apart each way. The better plan is, 

 to drop five or six seeds in each hill, 

 thinning out to a single plant before 

 the plants begin to crowd each other. 

 Cover the seed about a quarter of an 

 inch deep, 



CORIANDER. 



The young tender leaves of Coriander 

 are used in salads and for flavoring 

 soups. The plant is easily cultivated. 

 The seeds, are round and nearly as 

 large as a Sweet Pea. Sow in rows fifteen inches apart, 

 dropping the seeds about an inch apart in the row, cover- 



