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readily and rapidly from cuttings and root divisions, which 

 every seed house offers cheaply in spring. It thrives in moist 

 soil. If transplanted to a cold-frame in the fall, it may be 

 had fresh until Christmas and again in early spring. Clumps 



may be grown in a pot or a 

 box in the house, or even by 

 the cellar windows, also, if pot- 

 ted during the fall. 



Tarragon and chives resemble 

 mint in being prized for flavor- 

 ing and in being hardy peren- 

 nials propagated by division of 

 clumps, although they are other- 

 wise quite unlike plants. Tar- 

 ragon is a native of Siberia and 

 hence is very hardy, although, 

 like mint, the stalks should be 

 cut down in November and a 

 cover of litter or mulch provided. 

 Clumps of chives, a diminutive 

 member of the onion family, will 

 produce their hollow leaves if placed in window-boxes or pots 

 in the house or school-room, and the leaves may be cut re- 

 peatedly. 



Other herbs are grown from seed. Some of the perennial 

 sorts are not \'ery hardy and are usually grown as annuals, 

 although specimen clumps may be protected in a cold-frame. 

 Now while fresh seeds of annual varieties germinate readily, 

 the fine seeds of perennial sorts are often old when purchased, 

 and develop slowly. If the protection of a cold-frame is not 

 available, it is well to support a board an inch above the drill 



Spearmint Cuttings Rooting in Sand. 



