166 THE HERB-GARDEN 



PERENNIAL HERBS— contiiiued. 



Popular 

 Name. 



Botanical 

 Name. 



When to 

 Sow. 



Remarks. 



Valerian, or 

 Heal-all. 



Vervain. 



Woodruff 

 (sweet). 



Wormwood, 

 or Mugwort. 



Valeriana 

 officinalis. 



Verbena 

 offi.cinalis. 



Asperula 

 odorata. 



Artemisia 

 AhsintMum. 



Autumn. 



Spring or 

 autumn. 



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Bears fine crimson or white 

 flowers. Has powerful medi- 

 cinal virtues ; beloved of cats. 



One of the most sacred plants 

 of old ; homely in appearance, 

 and has very small flowers. 



Leaves hay-scented when dry. 

 Infused, they make an ex- 

 hilarating tea or wine. 



A splendid bitter ; used in the 

 preparation of absinthe. 



HERBS GROWN FROM SEED. 



Popular 



Botanical 



When to 



Name. 



Name. 



Sow. 



Anise. 



Pimpinella 



If in the open, 





Anisum. 



April, or in 

 a hot bed in 

 March, for 







setting out 

 in May. 







Basil (sweet 



Ocyrnuiii 



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green). 



Basilicum. 





Basil (bush 



Ocymum 



J5 



gi-een). 

 Borage. 



7)iini7num. 





Borago 



March or 





officinalis. 



April. 



Camomile 



Anthemis 



March or April, 



(rock). 



cu-paniana. 



or in the 

 autumn. 



Caraway. 



Carum 



The same as 



cann. 



Anise. 



Chervil. 



jScandix 



Successive 





cerefolium 



sowings from 





{Chmro2)]iyllum 



spring to 





sativum). 



autumn. 



Coriander. 



Coriandrum 

 sativum. 



Same as Anise. 



Cumin. 



Ciiminum 

 Cyminum. 



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Remarks. 



Aniseed tea is an excellent 

 remedy in infantile catarrh. 

 Useful in bronchial com- 

 jjlaints. 



1 1nteresting spicy little plants ; 

 h good kitchen herbs, much 

 j neglected in England. 



Has gallant blue flowers. Good 

 in claret cup. 



Casts its own seeds freely. The 

 young plants are best, so it is 

 wise to treat it as an annual. 



Grown for its seeds. Used in 

 cakes and comfits. 



An excellent pot-herb, too sel- 

 dom seen in England. Useful 

 as garnish and for flavouring. 



The seeds are useful in cooking 

 and confectionery. 



Very rarely grown in England. 

 Seeds strongly aromatic. Used 

 in veterinary preparations. 



