Thymus vulgaris —common thyme. Traditionally 
used in sauces and dressings. A small graceful 
subshrub with grayish evergreen leaves. Its buds 
are rosy-pink but when open have a tinge of 
lavender. Ordinary soil. Sun. $.20. 
-citriodorus — lemon-scented thyme. Grows 
well on rocks; its trailing stems are covered with 
dark glossy leaves and purple flowers. Ordinary 
soil. Sun. 
Lavendula vera— lavender. From the latin 
"lavare”—"to wash’’-—comes the name of this 
herb used to scent the Roman baths. About 30" 
high with spreading silver stems which, when 
weighted with bloom, resemble a "many sprayed 
silver fountain.’’ Poor soil. Sun. 
-vera Munstead— dwarf. About 12" tall. A 
good pot plant. Club-shaped clusters of flowers. 
Fragrant. Poor soil. Sun. 
——Stoechas—a tall shrub growing up to 3'. 
Fragrant foliage and blooms. Poor soil. Sun. 
Allium Schoenophrasum— chives. Its leaves 
chopped are used in saiads and sauces. A small 
bush of spreading tubular leaves with a decided 
smell of onion. Rich light soil. Sun. $.20. 
Lippia citriodora- —lemon verbena. One of our 
favorites. Tender perennial subshrub with branch¬ 
ing foliage. Gives olf delightful lemon scent. 
Moist fertile soil. 
Primula veris— cowslip. The leaves of this herb 
are used in salads and make a tasty wine. A small, 
sweet-smelling plant whose warm orange and yel¬ 
low flowers resemble a bunch of keys. Rich moist 
soil. Half-shade. 
