20 THE HERB-GARDEN 



give it a good measure of personal attention, 

 searching out the plants we want ourselves, and 

 not minding how much trouble we take to get 

 them. It is not a question simply of ordering and 

 payment. But no true gardener is afraid of diffi- 

 culties ; they do but enhance the pleasure. 



Hoping they may be of some assistance to the 

 beginner, we have drawn up a few tables, which 

 will be found at the end of the book. They give 

 lists of the Herbs we think interesting, and the best 

 times for planting or sowing them. Questions of 

 interest, however, vary so much, according to 

 people's tastes, that a few remarks are added 

 descriptive of each, which may be a guide in 

 deciding what to order. We have already said 

 how helpful our English florists and nurserymen 

 are in getting plants and seeds that seem a little 

 out of reach. There is no need to mention them 

 by name ; we all have our favourites, but we will 

 give the names and addresses of two French firms 

 highly to be recommended, in case there are any 

 who would like to try their luck abroad. They 

 are Cayeux et Le Clerc, Quai de la Megisserie, 

 Paris, and Leon Chenalt, Orleans. 



In the matter of w^hen to plant I should like 

 to add that, in spite of what the books say, and in 



