LOVETrS NURSERY, LITTLE SILVER, N. J.~VEGETABLE ROOTS AND PLANTS 61 



Other Table Delicacies for Home Gardens 



From Roots or Plants Ready to Yield 



LAST season, while visiting quite a pretentious estate on Long Island, we were delighted to find Chives 

 employed as an ornamental border in the old-fashioned flower garden — and it seemed more than 

 ^ appropriate! The attractive foliage and lavender-purple flowers did a great deal to furnish a handsome 

 setting for the "posies." Nearly all the herbs and vegetables offered below delight with their foliage, 

 besides proving useful as food or for garnishing. We urge all home gardeners to grow such as will serve 

 their needs. 



CHIVES 



Highly prized for soups and seasoning. A hardy- 

 member of the onion family, which succeeds with 

 almost no culture. The tops of grasslike leaves ap- 

 pear in early spring and can be cut repeatedly during 

 the season. Quite attractive as a border plant while 

 in bloom. Each, 25c.; dozen, $2.50; 100, $15.00. 



HOP 



GOLDEN CLUSTER— Bears large clusters of 

 yellow-green hops in such profusion as to completely 

 envelop the plant in late summer and early autumn. 

 Of rapid growth (attaining a height of 20 feet if given 

 support), with abundant, ornamental, deeply lobed 

 foliage. Each, 25c.; dozen, $2.50; 100, $15.00. 



HORSERADISH 



Very easily grown; does well in any garden soil, 

 but succeeds best in rather low, damp locations, 

 planted in rows three feet apart and the sets one foot 

 apart in the rows. 



ENGLISH or COMMON— There is so little dif- 

 ference between this and the Maliner-Kren, or Bo- 

 hemian, that we will supply either kind at the uni- 

 form price of dozen, 75c. ; 100, $2.50; 1,000, $20.00. 



LAVENDER 



{Lavendula Vera) 



SWEET LAVENDER— The lavender of our 

 grandmothers' gardens. It is an attractive and 

 interesting plant, growing 12 to 18 inches high, and 

 producing numerous flower heads that have an 

 agreeable odor, especially when cut and dried. 

 Foliage is silvery-gray, while flowers are deep blue. 

 Clumps, each, 30c.; dozen, $3.00. From pots, 

 each, 20c.; dozen, $2.00. 



MINT 



SPEARMINT or MEADOW MINT (M. viridis) 

 —Largely used for culinary purposes. Each, 15c.; 

 dozen, $1.50; 100, $10.00. 



PEPPERMINT (M. piperita)— The green leaves 

 and stems, when chewed and swallowed, have the 

 same effect as the essential oil; and to most people 

 the flavor is very pleasant. Each, 15c.; dozen, 

 $1.50; 100, $10.00. 



RHUBARB (Pie Plant) 



Sometimes termed Wine Plant. Plant in rows 

 four feet apart and the roots three feet apart in the 

 rows. 



VICTORIA — The best variety for general use. 

 Stems very large, tender, of delicate flavor. Yields 

 abundantly and early in the season. Strong 

 roots, each, 25c.; dozen, $2.50; 100, $15.00. 



SAGE 



HOLT'S MAMMOTH— Plants become a foot 

 or more in height and three feet in diameter. Large, 

 beautiful light green leaves, and spikes of light lilac- 

 blue flowers in late summer and autumn. The 

 leaves are held well up from the soil, are rich in flavw 

 and of great substance. Perfectly hardv. Clumps, 

 each, 25c.; dozen, $2.50; 100, $15.00. From 

 pots, each, 15c.; dozen. $1.50; 100, $10.00. 



TARRAGON OR ESTRAGON 



{Artemisia Dracunculus) 



The leaves and young shoots are much prized as 

 an ingredient in soups, salads, stews, pickles, etc. 

 Tarragon vinegar is made by placing the leaves of 

 this plant in a tight vessel, pouring common vinegar 

 upon them, and permitting them to remain for 

 several days. Equally useful fresh or cut and dried. 

 Clumps, each, 40c.; dozen, $4.00. From pots, 

 each, 25c.; dozen, $2.50; 100, $15.00. 



THYME 



{Thymus Vulgaris) 

 GARDEN — Of dwarf habit, with exceedingly^ 

 pretty foliage, formed in a dense mass. Much 

 prized for seasoning and, of late, widely used as a 

 ground cover, on flower garden walks and in rockery 

 work. Clumps, each, 30c.; dozen, $3.00. From 

 pots, each, 20c.; dozen, $2.00; 100, $15.00. 



DID YOU KNOW THAT RHUBARB ROOTS ARE EASY TO FORCE? 



DIG UP A FEW CLUMPS OUT OF YOUR GARDEN IN 

 THE F.\LL, PLACE IN A BARREL, IN YOUR CELLAR (NO SOIL 

 needed) AND SOON YOU'lL BE REWARDED WITH DELI- 

 CATE PINK AND WHITE SHOOTS OF DELIGHTFUL FLAVOR. 



