SWAINSONA 



SWEET HERBS 



17.')! 



Austrulian umlersiirulis and IutI.s. ilifft-ring from 

 Oolutfa chiefly in smaller staturr ami the large lateral 

 stiitnia. Flowers pea-like, in axiUufv racemes, ]iur|tle. 

 bhie, red, yellow or white, often sliowy; standard or 

 vexiUum large and .showy, orbienlar; wings oldong. 

 twisted or falcate; stamens 9 and 1: tr. a tnrgid nr 

 inflated pod, which is sometimes divided hy a jiariiiinn 

 anil sometimes with the upper suture dipiissed; seeds 

 small and kidney-shaped: Ivs. vineC|ually piiniale, usu- 

 ally with several or many snuiU leaflets. Now and then 

 various species are si-en in the collections (.)f amateurs 

 or botanic gardens, and .S specirs are otVered Ity one 

 German dealer, hut l'\" far the most p<ipular kind is ^■. 

 galojifnl'm. var. <i Ibiliora . 



galegiiolia, K. Br. ( I'iri,, ,i„tr,jiinli,i . Audr. Coliifra 

 galeililolia , Sims. N. Osboniii. Moore). Suudl, gla- 

 Itrous. attractiw slnaib. with long, flexuose or half-clinih- 

 ing branches: Ifts. .^-10 pairs and an odd terminal one, 

 small, oblong and obtuse or somewhat emarginate: ra- 

 cemes axillary and nu^stly exceeding the foliage, bear- 

 ing rather large deep red fls.: pod 1-2 in. long, much 

 inflated, stipitate, Australia. P.,J1. Til-'. — ^'ir«/)i.s()«n 

 galegifnlia is an old-timi' garden plant, bleorning freely 

 in a cool or intermedi;ite house along with carnatieus 

 and roses. It thrives well either as a pot-plant or in 

 beds. It is hardy at San Francisco, It is a nearly con- 

 tinuous bloomer. Cuttings taken in late winter bloom in 

 summer: these plants nu\y then be transferred to the 

 house for winter blooiu. although maiden v)lants are to 

 be preferred. By cutting back old plants, new bloom 

 may be secured. Cuttings grow readily. The plant is 

 easy to manage. The ru-iginal form of Swaiusona is 

 little known in cultivation, but the advent .d' the white 

 form has brought the species to the fore. 



Var. alMflora, Liudl. ( var. e7/'», Hort. S.<ilhinbra. 

 (T.Don). Fig. 2440. Fl.iwers pure white. B.K. 1-2:;I94. 

 L.B.C. 17:11542. A.F. ,S:n7.3; 10:611; 11:1180. Gng. 

 5:18.5. — In North America this is now one of the most 

 popular of white florists' flowers for use in winter dec- 

 orations. It has been called the "Winter Sweet Pea" 

 because of the shape of the flowers, btit it has no fra- 

 grance. The delicate Itright green foliage affords au 

 excellent contrast with the poire white flowers. This 

 variety is often grown at the end of a rose or carnation 

 house, or trained on a trellis. It likes abundant sun- 

 light, rich soil and liquid manure. When allowi-d too 

 much root room the phints liecome very large and are 

 slow to bloom, wherefore a largi' pot or tub is prefer- 

 able to the border. 



Var. vioI5,cea, Hort., has rose-violet fls., and is some- 

 what dwarf. X. eriroitin,! fi.lia , Salisb., probably repre- 

 sents this form or sonunhing very like it. B.iM. 172.'>. 

 *S. c'roitijlwfoliif is an <dder name than >S. gah'f!>f<il"i , 

 and if the two names are considered to represent the 

 same species the former should be used. 



Var. rbsea, Hort., has pink flowers. 



.9. Ferrandi, Hort., is called a "c'lnlen variety " by K.-w au- 

 thorities. Var. alba is descrilied in R.H. l.SSt). p. -"it,2. .iiid var. 

 carmiTiea is in the American trade. L. f{, B. 



SWALLOW THORN. 7?, 



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SWAN EIVEE DAISY is Brarh,je 



SWEET ALYSSTJM. See Ahjx^nm wnrilimiim. 



SWEET BASIL. See Basil. 



SWEET BAY of general literature is Laiirus tiohilh. 

 In America, J[iiiiiniiiti gJuiir,/. 



SWEET BKIEE, Eosn nihlginaso. 



SWEET CICELY, or SWEET-SCENTED CHEEVTL 



{Mfirrin-: i-„l,,ri) hi , .Scop., whicdl See), iioligemuis tO 



Europe upon the banks uf stre:iuis, is a graceful, hardy 

 perennial 3 ft. tall, with very large, downy, grayish 

 green, much-divided leaves, hairy stems and leaf-stalks, 

 small, fragrant white flowers, and large brown seeds of 

 transient vitality. The leaves, which have an arou-atic, 

 anise-like, sweetish fla"\-nr and odor, cliaracteristic of 



the whole plant, are still occasionally employed in fla- 

 voring soups and s:dads, though their use 'as a culi- 

 n;iry ad.innct, even in Europe, is steadily detdiniug. In 

 Americ-an coidiio-y, the plant is almost conlinrd t(. cur 

 uuassimihded, distinctly foreign population. Though 

 easily propagated liy division, best results are obtained 

 fr(un seed sown in the autumn either spontaneouslv or 

 artilicially; the seedlings, which appear in the foliow- 





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2440. Swainsona galegifolia var. albiflora (X ^4 



iiiET spring, are set 2 ft. ainirt each wny in almost any 

 ordinary garden snil. Spring-snwn .•^e-r-d frequently 

 fails to ^ermin;itp. Wlifn once cstabli^^hrd common 

 care will l-e sutJicit-nt. 



M. U. Kains. 



SWEET CLOVER. M<dih>ius aUm. 



SWEET FERN. 



Jflfrira Gale 



SWEET FLAG. Acorxs Calamn.^. 



SWEET GALE. Murir., Gale. 



SWEET GUM. Llqnida 



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SWEET HERBS. The trrm" Sweet Herl)s"has ion;; 

 been apjiiied to tlie fragrant and afnmatic plants H(se<l 

 in <'Ookery to add zest to various culinary preparations, 

 principal among -u-hieh are dressings, soups, stews and 

 salads. At the commencement of the nineteenth cen- 

 tury many were to be found in gardens and kitchens 

 that now have been dropped entirely or have but very 

 limited use. Perhaps no group of garden plants dur- 

 ing this time has f)een marked by so little improve- 

 ment. Except in parsley, very few distinctly new or 

 valuable varieties have been produced or disseminated. 

 This is mainly due to the prevailing ignorance of their 

 good qualities, to wliich ignorance nu\y be charged the 

 improper handling, not only by the grower, but l)y the 

 seller and often by the final purchaser. With the public 



