HERBS 
"They giveth so much and taketh so little." 
There is no garden so satisfying as to beauty, 
historical interest, and usefulness as the quaint 
herb garden. We suggest the following perennial 
herbs: 
Rosmarinus officinalis— rosemary. When the 
Virgin Mary washed her sky-blue cloak she spread 
it over a rosemary bush to dry. The white flowers 
were turned the heavenly blue of her cloak, and 
so they are today. In temperate climates this shrub 
stands about 18" high. Distinctive fragrance of 
nutmeg, heliotrope and pineneedles. Light dry 
soil. Sun. 
Mentha piperita— peppermint. Used mainly for 
flavoring. A spreading plant 2' to 3' high with 
rose-lavender spikes of flower. Moist fertile soil. 
$ 0 . 20 . 
-pulegium— pennyroyal, Lurk-in-the-Ditch. An 
aromatic effective creeper. Moist fertile soil. $.20. 
Salvia officinalis— sage. Sage is said to prosper 
only where the wife rules. Certain it is that no 
good housewife omits this pungent herb from her 
stuffings and sauces. Grey-green foliage. About 2' 
high. Its flowers are whorls of lavender-blue 
blossoms. Ordinary soil. Sun. 
Monarda didyma —bee balm. This was once 
used as a liniment and counter-irritant in nausea. 
A handsome plant standing 2' to 3' high; large 
raggedy scarlet flowers and fragrant leaves. 
Ordinary soil. Sun. $.20. 
