84 BEGINNER'S BOOK OF GARDENING 



sary is to plant the roots about three inches deep and 

 three inches apart in rows, about nine inches being allowed 

 between the rows. Mint should be given plenty of 

 water through the summer. 



Sage 



Sage will grow in almost any soil, but it prefers a 

 deeply-dug, well-manured, somewhat dry soil, and a 

 sunny situation. Seeds may be sown in April, the 

 seedlings being transplanted as soon as large enough to 

 handle and planted into their permanent quarters in the 

 autumn, or cuttings may be taken in the spring and 

 planted in rows a foot apart, a foot also being allowed 

 from cutting to cutting. 



Thyme 



Thyme will not grow in a heavy soil, it likes a light, 

 well-drained soil and sunny position. Seeds may be 

 sown in April or old plants may be divided up in the 

 same month ; in any case a foot should be allowed from 

 plant to plant. 



