JULY.] HERBS, 101 



Ofpropdgating Herbs by Slips and Cuttings. 



Many kinds of pot-herbs may now be propagat- 

 ed by cuttings or slips, which may be planted out 

 to nurse on a shady border, for a few weeks, or till 

 they have struck root, and may then be planted out 

 where they are to remain. If made about the 

 middle or end of the month, they will be ready for 

 transplanting before the end of August, and in that 

 case would be well established before winter. 



The kinds are Marjoram, Mint, Sage, Savoury, 

 Sorrel, Tansy, Tarragon, and Thyme. For the 

 manner of planting, see March. 



Of Medicinal Herbs. 



Many of these will also now be fit for gathering 

 to dry, and the rules above mentioned should be ob- 

 served, in gathering and drying them. The flowers 

 of Chamomile should be pulled from time to time, 

 as they are produced; for the plants continue flower- 

 ing in succession for several months. They should 

 be gradually dried, partly in the sun, and partly in 

 the shade, by being spread on a mat or sheet ; lift- 

 ed out of the sun in the heat of the day, and placed 

 in it, mornings and evenings. Lavender flowers 

 should be gathered and dried in the same manner ; 

 observing to cut the spikes when the flowers on the 

 under part begin to drop their petals. The kinds 

 mentioned in March may also now be raised by 

 slips or cuttings, which see* 



