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Old Time Gardens 
parallel from walk to walk, as do the rounds of a 
ladder from the two side bars. In the narrow oblong 
beds formed by these paths plant solid rows of 
herbs, each variety by itself, with no attempt at 
diversity of design. You can thus walk among them, 
and into them, and smell them in their concentrated 
strength, and you can gather them at ease. On the 
bank can be placed the creeping Thyme, and other 
Herb Garden at White Birches, Elmhurst, Illinois. 
low-running herbs. Medicinal shrubs should be the 
companions of the herbs ; plant these as you will, 
according to their growth and habit, making them 
give variety of outline to the herb garden. 
There are few persons who have a strong enough 
love of leaf scents, or interest in herbs, to make 
them willing to spend much time in working in 
an herb garden. The beauty and color of flowers 
would compensate them, but not the growth or 
