Hyssopus officinalis — makes a wonderful ground cover Hyssop 
- — a very dark bluish-green mass of narrow leaves on stems 
twelve to eighteen inches high. Mint-like heads of bloom, a deep 
blue with a tone of purple that is most effective in dark sulky 
fashion. I have some plants with a decided pink blossom, but 
Bailey only mentions a white variety. Perennial and hardy. 
Campanula Rapunculus — clusters of tall stalks like a Rampiox 
wild Campanula, with many blue bells, "the purple spire 
of Eampion bells" exactly describing it. Should be sown before 
June as it has a trick of running to seed in hot weather. Biennial 
— the seed is the smallest of all vegetable seeds. 
Asperula odorata — a charming low ground cover like Bed- Sweet 
straw, with a glossy dark green leaf in whorls and white or pink AVoobruff 
flowers. Six to eight inches high. Does better in half shade 
and a moist soil, dying out if too dry and sunny. Perennial 
and hardy. 
Monarda didyma, Oswego Tea — is probably in all gardens. Bergamots 
The rich dark green leaves are thickly set on square stems 
that grow over three feet in rich soil, and are crowned 
with a flowering tuft of an agreeable dark red. Likes the sun 
and plenty of food, and if cut back sharply after blooming will 
throw up fresh young shoots. Hardy perennial, spreading 
rapidly over everything. There are two attractive wild varieties, 
one a pale pink, and the other a mauve (31. fisttdosa) that grow 
in a less luxuriant manner. 
Origanum Onites — has twelve-inch stems with small deep- Pot 
green leaves, and loose heads of small pale pink flowers, making Marjoram 
an excellent ground cover, of slow growth but charming color. 
Blooms most of the summer, and is hardy. 
Foenicidum. vulgar e — fine gray-green foliage that makes Fennell 
an airy, graceful growth, the blossoms being whitish like 
Queen Anne's Lace, and the seed umbels quite yellow. Annual, 
but self-sows. Angelica is much the same in color and habit, 
only heavier in effect. 
Sesamum indicum — a very decorative tender annual that Bene 
grows two feet high with fine pink tubular blossoms. It 
goes to seed early, but the reddish seed-pod is quite effective. 
Satureia hortensis — grows into a mass that is useful for Summer 
cutting as well as in place — much as one uses Gypsophila — the Savory 
foliage being dark green and feathery, and the fine blossom a 
soft pink. Annual, but sowing itself freely. 
Rosmarinus officinalis — not unlike French Lavender with- Rosemary 
out the indentations of the leaf. Compact plants of sage green 
that can be clipped and are useful as edging. It requires a 
good protection in winter. 
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