DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



SALVIA OFFICINALIS. 



Fr. Sauge. — Ger. Salbei. 



A perennial evergreen undershrub, a native of the south of Europe, It has 

 been cultivated from the earliest times, and is, perhaps, used more generally, 

 than any other herb. It has a fragrant smell, and a wann, bitterish, aromatic 

 taste. It is well known as possessing 'many medicinal virtues, and is largely 

 used in seasoning, dressing, etc. Tea made from its leaves, is an excellent 

 sudorific, causing profuse perspiration. The English Broad Leaf is the best 

 variety ; grows about two feet high, with broad, ashy-green leaves, and terminal 

 blue flowers in long spikes. Sage is raised from seed, slips or cuttings, and likes 

 a dry, fertile soil. Sow early in the Spring, in shallow drills, eighteen inches 

 apart, and press the earth over them, covering them not over half an inch deep. 

 In the Fall, or the following Spring, transplant into rows eighteen inches apart 

 each way. 



Fr. Safran. — Ger. Safran. 



An annual, a native of most parts of the United States, possessing many 

 well known medicinal virtues. The flower is the part used, which should be 

 picked while in full bloom, and dried for use. Sow the seed as early in the 

 Spring as the ground will admit, where they are to remain, in drills, eighteen 

 inches apart, and six inches apart in the row ■ when three or four inches high, 

 thin to one foot apart. 



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OCYMUM BASILICUIvI. 



Fr. Basilic. — Ger. Basilicwn. 



An annual, a native of the East Indies, where it grows naturally. The 

 seeds and small tops are used largely in flavoring soups and sauces, and have a 

 strong flavor of cloves. Sov/ and cultivate same as Saffron. 



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ANETHUM FCENICULUM, 



Fr Feiwtiil. — Ger. Frenchel. 



Fennel is a hardy, aromatic, perennial plant, from the south of Europe, 

 growing wild on the banks of rivers. It is a good deal used in Europe, in soups, 

 fish sauces, garnishes and salads. A little Fennel seed gives an agreeable taste 



