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or garden sorrel. The first likes a dry soil, and the 

 second rejoices in a damp one. It is a strong 

 grower and will overrun the garden if allowed. 



Thyme affects a light, rich earth, but who does 

 not know the kind of banks on which the wild 

 thyme grows ? We have got to bring those into 

 our gardens. Thyme is best propagated by cut- 

 tings. It is an insult to anybody to tell them how 

 to grow balm. Once in a garden never out of it, 

 but luckily it is a darling, precious, welcome weed, 

 and can never come amiss. Let us stick a bit in 

 the ground whenever we can to be ready for pinch- 

 ing as we pass it I 



The varieties of Artemisia, such as wormwood, 

 tarragon, and southernwood, all prefer a dry and 

 rather poor soil. Lavender loves a sandy soil, and 

 is happiest near the sea. Bergamot grows any- 

 where. Rosemary grows well from seed, but to 

 save time we always propagate by cuttings ; it 

 loves to spread itself against a wall, where its 

 flowers show to advantage. Winter and pot mar- 

 joram like a dry, light soil ; sweet marjoram is not 

 a perennial. Winter savoury we propagate by 

 cuttings. Bugloss does not care where it is put, 

 and will grow happily in a gravel-pit — the same 

 with alkanet, which has rather a pretty blue flower, 



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