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HOCKINGS* GARDEN MANUAL, 



Press the lower half of the offset into the soil, leaving 

 them in this state during winter, without covering. 

 When hoeing them in spring, let the soil fall to them 

 so as to leave a level surface. When the leaves get 

 yellow in summer they will be fit to gather and hang up 

 to dry. A good rich soil suitable for onions will also 

 suit garlic. 



HEEBS. 



Plants should be procured if possible. They 

 may be planted any time between April and August, 

 in a shady border, at eighteen inches apart, and water 

 should be given in dry weather. Where plants are 

 not obtainable sow the seed in lines drawn a foot apart, 

 merely deep enough to cover the seed. When up, thin 

 out to a foot apart ; water and mulch during summer, 

 and keep the surface loose. In autumn or early spring 

 take up and divide the roots, planting them at eighteen 

 inches apart-, as first directed. 



As some herbs are annuals, a list is given of a 

 considerable number ; and the usual mode of propaga- 

 tion mentioned for the guidance of cultivators. 



Shrubby plants : Sage, winter savory, rosemary, 

 thyme, rue, wormwood, southernwood, lavender, hys- 

 sop, may all be propagated by division of roots, and by 

 cuttings. 



Perennial herbaceous plaints : Peppermint, spear- 

 mint, pennyroyal, balm, tansy, burnet, chamomile, 

 fennel, liquorice. These are all increased by parting 

 the roots. 



Perennial and annual plants : Caraway, coriander, 

 dill, anise, sweet marjoram, summer savory, sweet basil, 

 angelica, borage, kore-kound. All propagated by sow- 

 ing tke seed. 



