CHAPTER XV 



WHAT MODERN WRITERS ARE SAYING ABOUT 

 HERBS AND HERB-GARDENS 



' In the multitude of counsellors there is wisdom/ 



' Excellent Herbs had our fathers of old, 

 Excellent Herbs to ease their pain ; 

 Alexanders and Marigold, 



Eyebright, OitIs, and Elecampane, 

 Basil, Rocket, Valerian, Rue 



(Almost singing themselves they run). 

 Vervain, Dittany, Call-me-to-you, 

 Cowslip, Melilot, Rose of the Sun.' 



Rewards and Fairies. 



We have quoted a good deal of what the old 

 writers had to say about Herbs, for it is almost 

 impossible to avoid being somewhat carried away 

 by the fascination of that part of the subject ; but 

 it occurs to us that it may be helpful to our 

 readers if we collect and give them the benefit of 

 what some of our best modern gardeners have 

 been writing lately on the same topic. To match 



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