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ground highly manured. Chamomile, lavender, rose- 

 mary, rue, wormwood, and many others lose much of 

 their strength when forced into rank growth. Common 

 garden soil, without manuring, is quite good enough. 

 Whenever the plants begin to decline, take away the old 

 surface soil, and apply fresh, or set out new plants in 

 fresh ground 



Medicinal, pot, or sweet herbs, as a general rule, should 

 be gathered when in bloom, and dried carefully and thor- 

 oughly in the shade. When thoroughly dry, press them 

 closely into paper bags, or powder them finely; sift, and 

 keep in closely-stopped bottles. 



Angelica (Archangelica officinalis) is an Umbelliferous 

 biennial plant, growing from three to five feet high, and 

 a native of many parts of Northern Europe. The whole 

 plant is powerfully aromatic. Its roots have a fragrant, 

 agreeable odor, and at first a sweetish taste, which soon 

 turns acrid in the mouth. Its medical properties are 

 aromatic, stimulant, and gently tonic. 



Its stalks were formerly blanched and eaten like 

 celery, but it is mostly cultivated to make a sweetmeat 

 from them when young and tender. They are also can- 

 died by the confectioners. 



Sow the seed one foot apart in August or September, 

 and when they get about four inches high, the next 

 spring, set them in rows two feet apart each way. Though 

 the plant is only a biennial, yet by cutting down the seed- 

 stalk whenever it rises, the same plant may be preserved 

 several seasons. Angelica likes a moist, cool soil, such 

 as the banks of ditches. 



Anise (Pimpinella dnisum) is an Umbelliferous annual, 

 a native of Egypt. It is cultivated for its seeds, and its 

 leaves, which are occasionally used as a garnish, and for 

 seasoning like fennel. The seeds have a fragrant, agree- 



