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sauces. It gives an aromatic warmth to a salad. The soil 
for this plant should be poor and the position sunny. It is a 
hardy herbaceous plant, easily propagated by parting the 
roots. The tarragon plantation must be planted in the spring, 
the roots one foot apart ; but where fresh leaves are required 
in winter and spring, plants that have not been cut from 
should be taken up in October and November, and be divided 
and planted in frames. In warm, sheltered gardens, a few 
plants on a dry border, facing south, may be pretty well de- 
pended on to supply fresh leaves all the winter. The flower- 
stems should be cut close over as they rise, unless seed be 
wanted. Those who like the flavour of tarragon should dry 
a little in summer for winter use, as the dried leaves have 
nearly as good a flavour as those freshly gathered. 
