PRACTICAL NOTES FOR REFERENCE 



PERENNIAL HERBS. 



Popular 

 Name. 



Botanical 



"NT A TiJfV* 



Time to 

 Plant. 



Costmary. 



Alkanet, or 

 Bugloss. 



P'? h t*! l/YYi 



Tanacetum 

 {Balsamita 

 vulgaris) . 

 Anchusa 

 offijcinalis. 



or November. 



J > 



Angelica. 



Archangelica 

 officinalis. 





Balm. 



Melissa 

 offijcinalis. 



J 5 



Bergamot, or 



Beebalm. 

 Burnet (salad). 



Camomile. 



Cat-mint. 



Monarda 



Jistulosa. 



Poterium 

 Sanguisorba. 



Anthemis 

 nohilis. 

 Nepeta 

 cataria. 



J 5 

 5 1 



Chicory. 

 Chives. 



Cichoriurti 

 Intyhus. 

 Allium 

 Schcenoprasum . 



J ) 



Elecampane. 



Inula 

 Helenium. 



J } 



Remarks. 



Very old-fashioned ; formerly an 

 ingredient in beer and negus 

 and was used as a strewing 

 Herb. 



Has bright blue flowers. Roots 

 formerly used to colour con- 

 fectionery red ; still used as a 

 dye. Makes excellent rouge. 



Tall, handsome plant ; white 

 flowers. Stalks candied for 

 sweetmeats. 



Grown for its fragrant leaves. 

 Balm -tea taken hot is good 

 for colds. 



Has bright flowers, generally 

 crimson. Beloved by bees. 



Out of date now. Once used in 

 salads. 



A wholesome stomachic is made 

 of the small white flowers. 



A spreading blue-flowered plant ; 

 grows anywhere, but best on 

 rockeries in sunshine. 



Chicory dislikes moving ; does 

 best grown from seed. 



The leaves (like hollow blades) 

 taste delicately of onion. The 

 bulbs should not be eaten, 

 though they are sometimes 

 cooked with beef-steaks to 

 season them. 



Tall, handsome plant, with yellow 

 flowers ; once made a popular 

 sweetmeat. Good for coughs 

 and asthma. 



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