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THE HERB-GARDEN 



old-time associations.' To us this seems like 

 putting the case rather mildly. 



Lastly, we will quote a few words from Miss 

 Gertrude Jekyll's latest volume, Children and 

 Gardens, Knowing how greatly this writer loves 

 Herbs and aromatic plants in general, we were 

 not surprised to find her advising the children for 

 whom she writes to have a Herb-patch in their 

 little gardens. Tarragon and Chives are among 

 the kinds that are recommended. ' Chives,' she 

 writes, * is a sort of small onion ; it is planted in 

 tufts. You could have a row of tufts (this is how 

 we plant Chives) or a bit in your kitchen-garden ; 

 it is often grown like this in cottage-gardens.' 



It seems to be agreed that the growing of Herbs 

 has been neglected for many a long year. Is there 

 going to be a revival now ? Signs of this are not 

 wanting. 



