SWEET AND POT HERBS. 
A few fragrant, or, as they are sometimes called. Sweet or Pot Herbs, constitute a little 
treasury upon which the house-keeper will find occasion to make almost constant drafts, and 
these will be honored from, early summer until autumn. A good reserve can also be stored 
in some closet or store room for winter use. As a general rule it is best to cut herbs when in 
flower and dry in the shade, and they dry more evenly and in better shape if tied up in small 
BORAGE. THYME. SUMMER SAVORY. ROSEMARY. 
bunches and hung in the shade. For soups and dressing for poultry these herbs are a necessity 
in the estimation of most persons, while as domestic medicines several kinds are held in high 
repute. The Sage and its uses, of course, every one is acquainted with. The Broad-leaved 
English is the best. Thyme, is of universal cultivation, as is also Summer Savory. Rosemary 
is a very fragrant herb, and is everywhere popular. Borage is a beautiful plant, with azure blue 
flowers, pretty enough for any flower garden. It is much used in Europe for flavoring Claret and 
other wines. We give a list of the herbs generally cultivated and prized, either by the cook or 
the nurse. 
Anise, 
Balm, 
Basil, Sweet, 
Borage, 
Caraway, 
Coriander, 
Cumin, 
Dill, 
Fennel, Large Sweet, 
Horehound, 
Hyssop, 
Lavender, 
Marjoram, Sweet, 
Rosemary, 
Rue, 
Saffron, 
Sage, 
Savory, Summer, 
Savory, Winter, 
Thyme, Broad-Leaved 
English, 
Thyme, Summer, 
Thyme, Winter, 
Wormwood. 
A very small space in the garden will give all the herbs needed in any family. The culture 
is very simple, and the best way is to make a little seed-bed in the early spring, and set the 
LAVENDER. 
HYSSOP. SWEET MARJORAM. SWEET BASIL. 
plants out as soon as large enough in a bed. The trouble, therefore, is trifling, while the expense 
is comparatively nothing, as a paper of either can be obtained for five cents, and will contain 
more seeds than any one will be likely to need. In a mild climate some kinds will live over the 
winter, but they are so easily growai from seed that saving old plants is not of much consequence. 
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