LOVETT'S NURSERY, LITTLE SILVER, N.J.— GARDEN ROOTS. HERBS 19 



It's Lots of Fun to Cut Your 

 Own Asparagus Crop! See p. 18 



dozen. $2.50; 100, $15.00. 



CHIVES 



Highly prized by 

 many for soups and 

 for seasoning. This 

 hardy perennial is 

 of the onion family, 

 is perfectly hardy 

 and succeeds al- 

 most without cul- 

 ture. The tops of 

 grasslike leaves ap- 

 pear in early spring 

 and can be safely 

 cut close to the 

 ground many times 

 in a season. From 

 pots, each, 25c.; 



HOP 



GOLDEN CLUSTER.— This is an exceed- 

 ingly choice variety which 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. 



Today used in the manufacture of yeast; 

 formerly for brewing purposes. Field grown, 

 each, 30c.; dozen, $3.00; 100. $22.00. Plants from 

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



HORSE RADISH 



Plant in rows three feet apart and the sets 

 one foot apart in the rows. 



Very easily grown; does well in any garden 

 soil, but succeeds best in rather low damp 

 locations. 



ENGLISH or COMMON.— The variety in 

 general use. We can see so little difference in 

 this and the Maliner-Kren or Bohemian that 

 we will supply either kind at the same price, 

 viz., 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. The foliage is narrow, of silvery- 

 gray color, and the flowers are deep blue. 

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

 each, 20c.; dozen, $2.00. 



MINT 



SPEARMINT or MEADOW MINT (M. 

 viridis). — The plant which produces the mint 

 of the markets and largely used for culinary 

 purposes. 



PEPPERMINT (M. piperita.).— From the 

 leaves of this is distilled the well-known pep- 

 permint of commerce. The green leaves and 

 stems, when chewed and swallowed, have the 

 same effect as the essential oil, and to most 

 persons the flavor is very pleasant. 



Each, 15c.; dozen, $1.50; 100, $10.00. 



ROSEMARY 



OFFICINALIS.— An old favorite, with neat 

 aromatic fohage. Used for seasoning. Needs 

 protection in winter. From pots, each, 20c ; 

 dozen, $2.00. 



RHUBARB (Pie Plant) 



Sometimes termed Wine Plant. 



Plant in rows four feet apart and the roots 

 three feet apart in the rows. 



MYATT'S LINNAEUS. — Popular and the 

 best variety for general use. Stems very large, 

 tender, with refined flavor. Is ready for use 

 early in the season, and yields abundantly. Re- 

 quires less sugar than other kinds. Strong 

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



SAGE 



HOLT'S MAMMOTH. — Forms a dense 

 mass a foot or more in height and three feet 

 in diameter, of large, beautiful light green 

 leaves, and produces spikes of light lilac-blue 

 flowers in late summer and autumn. Holt's 

 Mammoth is a great improvement upon the 

 ordinary garden sage, its leaves being four to 

 five inches long, clean and perfect. They 

 are held well up from the soil, are rich in 

 flavor and of great substance. Perfectly hardy. 

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

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



TARRAGON or ESTRAGON 



(ARTMESIA DRACUNCULUS) 



The true Tarragon, the leaves and young 

 shoots of which are much prized as an in- 

 gredient in soups, salads, stews, pickles, etc. 

 Tarragon vinegar so highly esteemed as a 

 fish sauce, 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. The leaves may be 

 used in a fresh state, or cut in the autumn and 

 dried. From pots, each, 25c.; dozen, $2.50; 

 100, $15.00. 



THYME (THYMUS VULGARIS) 

 GARDEN.— Of dwarf habit, with exceeding- 

 ly pretty, small dark green leaves, formed in a 

 dense mass. Much prized for seasoning. 

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

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



HOLT'S MAMMOTH SAGE 



