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Stem two feet in height, generally erect, but, as the seeds 

 approach maturity, often acquiring a drooping habit. The 

 flowers are white ; the seeds are globular, an eighth of an 

 inch in diameter, of a yellowish-brown color, with a warm, 

 pleasant, aromatic taste : they become quite light and hol- 

 low by age, and are often aifected by insects in the manner 

 of seed-peas. Though they will sometimes vegetate when 

 kept for a longer period, they are not considered good when 

 more than two years old. * 



Propagation and Cultivation. Like all annuals, it is 

 propagated from seed, which should be sown in April or 

 May. Sow in drills made fourteen or sixteen inches asun- 

 der, and three-fourths of an inch in depth, and thin to nine 

 inches in the rows. It soon runs to flower and seed, and 

 will be ready for harvesting in July or August. 



Use. It is generally cultivated for its seeds, which are 

 used to a considerable extent by druggists, confectioners, and 

 distillers. In the garden, it is sometimes sown for its leaves, 

 which are used in soups and salads ; but, when so required, 

 a sowing should be made at intervals of three or four 

 weeks. 



There are no varieties. 



LAVENDER. 



Lavendula spica. 



Lavender is a hardy, low-growing, shrubby plant, origi- 

 nally from the south of Europe. There are three varieties ; 

 and they may be propagated from seeds by dividing the 

 roots, or by slips, or cuttings. 



The seeds are sown in April or May. Make the surface 

 of the soil light and smooth, and sow the seeds in very shal- 

 low drills six inches apart. When the seedlings are two or 



