150 THE HERB-GARDEN 



Herb-Patience, also called Monk's Rhubarb ; or 

 Good - King - Henry, otherwise known as Shoe- 

 maker's Heels ; or Smallage, a kind of wild cplery ; 

 or Cardoons, a sort of Artichoke ; or Lang-de-Beefe 

 and Lovage, the tops of which were eaten. Many 

 of these forgotten Herbs were valued at a time 

 when modern vegetables were unknown. 



Nothing would be easier than to add long lists 

 of plants which might go into the Herb-garden ; 

 but what we put into it is really a matter for 

 individual choice. Some like to fill their garden 

 with curiosities ; some are mostly concerned in 

 making it as beautiful as possible ; others think 

 that a Herb-garden should be kept entirely for 

 such things as strike the eye at once as Herbs. 

 No two people would furnish their Herb -garden 

 alike. Let each one please himself. One of the 

 best things about gardening is its infinite variety. 



