CHAPTER III. 



THE HERB GARDEN. 



THE term " Herb " is a common one in gardens, and 

 is applied to certain plants, mostly hardy, grown for 

 either flavouring or medicinal purposes. The flavour- 

 ing and most widely grown section contains fewer 

 herbs than the group grown medicinally. Formerly 

 the medicinal herbs were held in high esteem, but the 

 medical pharmacopoeia has undergone vast changes, 

 with the result that herbs are not accounted of so 

 much importance. Still, in many gardens it is the 

 rule to grow a few in case they are asked for. Herbs 

 are both of annual and perennial character, all giving 

 seed in their seasons, and all easily raised from seed, 

 cuttings or division. Herbs are generally grown in 

 a small separate garden or plot or " Herb Garden ". 

 Exception is generally made to Parsley which is in great 

 demand for table decoration as well as for flavouring, 

 and for that reason a good quantity of it is needed 

 all the year round. As it is usually treated as an 

 annual, seed being sown yearly, and sometimes twice 

 yearly, it is necessary to give to it more space than is 

 provided by an ordinary herb garden. 



Flavouring Herbs. The chief are Parsley, Mint, 

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