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SWEET AND MEDICINAL HERBS. 



Some of these possess culinary as well as medicinal properties. 

 Should be found in every garden." Ground where they are to be sown 

 should" be well prepared and pulverized. Some of them have very fine 

 seed, and it is only necessary after the seed is sown, to press the ground 

 with the back of the spade ; if covered too deep they cannot come up. 

 Early spring is the best time to sow them ; some, such as Sage, Eose- 

 mary. Lavender and Basil, are best sown in a frame and afterwards 

 transplanted into the garden. 



Anise, Pimpinelle An'isnm. 



Balm, Melisse officinalis. 



Basil, large and small leaved, Ocymum haslUcum. 



Bene, Sesamum orientale. 



Borage, Borago officinulis. 



Caraway, Carum cai^jii. 



Dill, Anetham graveoleits. 



Fennel, sweet, Anethuni foeniculura. 



Lavender, Lavendula vera. 



Majoram, sweet, Origanum mayorani. 



Pot Marigold, Calenchda offic'inaUs. 



Eosemary, Rosemary officinalis 



Eae, Buta graveolens. 



Sage, Salvia officinalis. 



Summer Savory, Satureja liortensis. 



Thyme, Thymas vulgaris. 



Wormwood, Artemisia absinthium. 



GRASS AND FIELD SEEDS. 



I have often been .asked what kind of Grass seed is the best for this 

 latitude, but so far I have never been able to answer these questions 

 satisfactorily. For hay I do not think there is anything better than 

 the Millet. For permanent grass I have almost come to the conclusion 

 that none of the grasses used for this purpose Xorth and West will 

 answer. Eye, Eed Oats and Eescue Giass will make winter pasturage 

 in this latitude. Different kinds of Clover answer ver\' well during 

 spring, but during the hot summer months I have never found an}~thing 

 to stand and produce except the Bermuda and Crabgrass which are 

 indegenious to the South. The former does not seed and has to be 

 propagated by roots. In my opinion it is better suited for pasturage than 

 for hay, as it is rather short and hard when cured. I have had so 

 many applications for Guinea Grass that I have been induced to import 

 soD^ from Jamaica, where it is used altogether for pasturage. It seems 

 to grow rank, but so far I am not enabled to pass an opinion upon it; 

 it looks rather coarse for hay. Having tried the Guinea Grass I have 

 come to the conclusion that it will not answer for here, from the fact 

 that it will freeze out every year. It will produce a large quantity of 

 hay or green fodder, but has to be resown every spring. The seeds 

 that are raised here are light, and do not germinate freely. To import 

 seed everv vear is rather troublesome. The Johnson Grass advertised 



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