CHAPTER I 



INTRODUCTORY 



' Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which 

 is upon the face of all the earth ; ... to you it shall be 

 for meat.' 



Perhaps it is because I have already written one 

 or two short papers about Herbs that I am often 

 asked to write a book about them. There is not 

 much modern Uterature upon the subject, a proof 

 of which is that a shght paper of mine on ' The 

 Herb-Border ' was resuscitated after seven years 

 and republished in The Garden. This httle paper, 

 I found, was being cut out by sundry amateur 

 gardeners who wanted to start a Herb-border or 

 Herb-garden for themselves. 



A book on the Herb-garden is wanted, I think, 

 but it need not be a tediously long one. Herbs 

 are the least exacting of plants, and their culture 

 is simple. Moreover, compared with many of 

 our other favourites, such as Roses, Alpines, and 



