PRACTICAL NOTES FOR REFERENCE 



PERENNIAL HEKBS— continued. 



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Poi'ULAE. 



Name. 



Prunella, or 

 Carpenter's 

 Herb (Self- 

 heal ) 

 Roaemai-y. 



Rue. 



Saffron. 



St. John's 

 Wort. 



Samphire. 



Santolina, or 



French 



Lavender. 



Savory 



(winter). 



Sea-holly. 



Sorrel. 



Southernwood, 

 or Old Man. 



Sweet Cicely. 



Tansy. 



Tarragon. 



Thyme. 



Botanical 



Name. 



Prunella 



Boamarinits 

 officinalis. 



Suta 



graveolens. 



Crocus satimis. 



Saivia 



Hypericum 

 perforatmn. 



Crithinuin 

 mariiimum. 



Santolina 



Cha/inceey- 



parissus. 



Saiureia 



tnoniama. 



Eryngium 



maritimmn. 



Rumex. 



Artemisia 

 Ahrotanum. 



Myrrhis 



odorata. 



Tanacetum 



mlgare. 



Artemisia 



Dracunculus. 



Thym.us. 



Time to 

 Plant. 



Late October 

 or November. 



All bulbs 



should be set 



in autumn. 



Late October 



or November. 



October or 

 November. 



Late October 

 or November. 



April or 



October. 



October or 



November. 



Any time. 



Rbsiahks. 



Spring. 



Autumn or 

 Spring. See 

 pp. 59 and 60. 



Corolla shaped like a billhook ; 

 said to heal wounds made by 

 edge-tools. 



A favourite fragrant shrub, doing 



best by the sea. 

 Cures croup in poultry ; a useful 



medicine to man and beast. 

 A pretty bulbous plant, pro- 

 viding the well-known saffron 



of commerce. 

 One of our most useful kitchen 



Herbs. The purple variety 



should be grown as well as 



the green. 

 A very magical Herb ; heals 



wounds and cures insanity. 



Supposed to blossom on St. 



John's Day. 

 Formerly made a favourite pickle 



' of a spicie taste with a eer- 



taine saltnesse.' Grows on 



sea-cliffs. 

 Has grey-green foliage ; formerly 



a strewing Herb. 



Useful in the kitchen. 



The roots are candied ; they have 



a sweetish juice. 

 Leaves excellent for flavouring 



soups. The Sorrels are terrible 



spreaders. 

 An aromatic shrub which never 



flowers in England. Is liked 



for its fragrance and cordial 



qualities. 

 Has fern-like leaves and white 



flowers. Very attractive to bees. 

 Once used for making puddings 



at Easter. 

 A valuable kitchen Herb; makes 



a famous vinegar. 

 All the Thymes are valuable in 



cookery or otherwise. Syrup 



of Common Thyme is a cure 



for whooping-cough. 



