LOVETT'S NURSERY, LITTLE SILVER, N. J. — VEGETABLE ROOTS AND PLANTS 21 



Other Table Delicacies for Every Home 



From Roots or Plants Ready to Yield 



Below we offer a miscellaneous collection of herbs 

 and other old-fashioned plants grown for seasoning 

 or flavoring stews, soups, etc. These plants should 

 be just as integral a part of the utility garden as the 

 old-fashioned flowers are cherished in the orna- 

 mental garden. And many of them, having orna- 

 mental foliage, will lend themselves readily to the 

 making of pretty borders in the flower garden. 



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 appear 

 in early spring and can be cut re- 

 peatedly 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 abun- 

 dant, ornamental, deeply Iobed 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 difference between this and 

 the Maliner-Kren, or Bohemian, 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' gar- 

 dens. It is an attractive and inter- J 

 esting plant, growing 12 to 18 

 inches high, and producing numer 

 ous flower heads that have 

 an agreeable odor, espe- 

 cially 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. 



RHUBARB— ONE OF NATURE'S GREATEST TONICS 



MINT 



SPEARMINT or MEADOW MINT(M. viridis) 



— Largely used for culinary purposes. 



PEPPERMINT (M. piperita) — The green 

 leaves and stems, when chewed and swallowed, have 

 the same effect as the essential oil; and to most peo- 

 ple the flavor is very pleasant. 



Either sort, 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. 



MYATT'S LINNAEUS — 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, beau- 

 tiful 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 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 

 (Artemisia Dracunculus) 



The leaves and young shoots are 

 much prized as an ingredient in 

 soups, salads, stews, pickles, etc 

 Tarragon vinegar is made by plac- 

 ing 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^f dwarf habit, 

 with exceedingly pretty foli- 

 age, formed in a dense mass. 

 Much prized for seasoning 

 and of late widely used as a 

 ground cover, on flower gar- 

 den walks and in rockery 

 work. Clumps, each, 30c; 

 dozen, $3.00. From pots, 

 each, 20c; dozen, $2.00; 

 100, $15.00. 



