PRACTICAL NOTES FOR REFERENCE 165 

 PERENNIAL RERB^— continued. 



Popular 

 Name. 



Prunella, or 

 Carpenter's 

 Herb (Self- 

 heal ) 

 Rosemary. 



Rue. 



SaflFron. 



Sage. 



St. John's 

 Wort. 



Samphu'e. 



Santolina, or 

 French 

 Lavender. 

 Savory 

 (winter). 

 Sea-holly. 



Sorrel. 



Southernwood, 

 or Old Man. 



Sweet Cicely. 

 Tansy. 

 Tarragon. 

 Thyme. 



Botanical 

 Name. 



Prunella 

 vulgaris. 



Rosmarinus 

 offijcinalis. 



Ruta 

 graveolens. 

 Crocus sativus. 



Salvia 

 officinalis. 



Hypericum 

 perforatum. 



Crithmum 

 maritimum. 



Santolina 

 Ghamcecy- 

 parissus. 

 Satureia 

 montana. 

 Eryngium 

 maritimum. 

 Rumex. 



Artemisia 

 Ahrotanum. 



Myrrhis 

 odorata. 

 Tanacetum 



vulgar e. 

 Artemisia 

 Dracunculus. 

 Thymus. 



Time to 

 Plant. 



Late October 

 or November. 



All bulbs 

 should be set 

 in autumn. 

 Late October 

 or November. 



October or 

 November. 



Late October 

 or November. 



April or 

 October. 

 October or 

 November. 

 Any time. 



Remarks. 



Spring. 



Autumn or 

 Spring. See 

 pp. 59 and 60. 



Corolla shaped like a billhook ; 

 said to heal wounds made by 

 edge-tools. 



A favourite fragrant shrub, doing - 



best by the sea. 

 Cures croup in poultry ; a useful 



medicine to man and beast. 

 A pretty bulbous plant, pro- 

 viding the well-known saffron 

 of commerce. 

 One of our most useful kitchen 

 I Herbs. The purple variety 

 ' should be grown as well as 



the green. 

 1 A very magical Herb ; heals 

 wounds and cures insanity. 

 Supposed to blossom on St. 

 I John's Day. 



! Formerly made a favourite pickle 

 j 'of a spicie taste with a cer- 

 : taine saltnesse.' Grows on 

 ! sea-cliffs. 

 Has grey-green foliage ; formerly 

 a strewing Herb. 



Useful in the kitchen. 



The roots are candied ; they have 



a sweetish juice. 

 Leaves excellent for flavouring 



soups. The Sorrels are terrible 



spreaders. 

 An aromatic shrub which never 



flower-s in England. Is liked 



for its fragrance and cordial 



qualities. 

 Has fern -like leaves and white 



flowers. Very attractive to bees. 

 Once used for making puddings 



at Easter. 

 A valuable kitchen Herb; makes 



a famous vinegar. 

 All the Thymes are valuable in 



cookery or otherwise. Syrup 



of Common Thyme is a cure 



for whooping-cough. 



