60 THE HERB-GARDEN 



but if a good large bed has to be made, the best 

 plan is to scatter seed thinly in a light dry soil, 

 early in April, not covering too deeply. The young 

 plants will soon be up, when they can be removed 

 to permanent quarters, which must be sunny. 

 Lemon Thyme is more robust than the green-leafed 

 kind, and keeps its foliage better in the winter. If 

 the soil we give it does not seem to suit it very well, 

 a little road-sand or sweepings will be welcomed — 

 a gritty soil it will root into quickly. It is thought 

 that Lemon Thyme when raised from seed has not 

 so agreeable a perfume as that which is raised from 

 cuttings or by division. 



Winter Savory will grow either from seed or 

 slips. It is a woodier and more bushy plant than 

 the Summer Savory, and flowers contentedly 

 among the stones of a rockery. Thus have I seen 

 it in the Old Physic Garden, Chelsea. Gardeners 

 still have faith in the virtue of its leaves and sprigs 

 to cure wasp and bee stings. It is safer to plan : 

 this herb in a poor soil than a rich one. In rich 

 earth the plants imbibe too much moisture to 

 stand the severity of our winters. In soil that suits 

 it Winter Savory makes a good-sized shrub. 



Pot Marjoram, like Thyme, to be at its best 

 should have ample space to spread in. The most 



