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should be dug up by the roots when in full flower, and 
dried in an airy situation. When wanted for use, take 
the dried blossoms and make a weak infusion in water. 
Sow the seed in open borders in fall or spring. 
CHAMOMILE. 
Fr. Camomille. —Ger. Kami He. 
This is a half-hardy perennial the flowers of which 
are held in high repute for their medicinal properties 
It is of easy growth, and succeeds best in light, poor 
soils The flowers should be gathered on on a dry day, 
when fully expanded, spread in an airy situation for a 
few days, and if not then thoroughly dry, stove heat 
can be used to finish the drying. An infusion of the 
flowers is a valuable bitter and tonic, though v<r/ 
strong infusions, when taken warm, will sometimes act 
as an emetic. 
CORIANDER. 
Fr. Coriandre. —Ger. Koriander. 
An annual, and is raised mostly for its seeds, which 
have a pleasant, aromatic taste, though the smell is 
disagreeable. It is often used to disguise the taste of 
medicines, but is principally employed in confectionery. 
Sow the seeds early in spring, where they arc to remain, 
in drills ten inches apart. Do this in dry weather, and 
thin the plants to four inches, and keep clear from 
weeds. 
DANDELION. 
(IMPROVED CURLED.) 
Fr Pissenlit. —Ger. Loeiuenzah n. 
This hardy perennial, spontaneously abundant every¬ 
where, though not a native of this country, is too fa¬ 
miliar to require description. 
The dandelion affords one of the earliest, as well as 
one of the best and most healthful, of spring greens. It 
is also blanched and used as a salad. The roots are 
dried and extensively employed as a substitute for, or 
mixed in various proportions with, coffee. It may be 
grown at a trifling cost ; and a bed twelve or fourteen 
feet square will afford a family an abundant supply. 
For greens, seed should be sown in May or June, and 
with ordinary garden culture, the plants will be fit for 
the table in the ensuing spring. When grown for its 
roots, seed should be sown in October, in drills fifteen 
inches apart. In June fo’lowing. thin to two or three 
inches. Keep th* grou-d loose and free from weeds 
duii.ig summer, 
and in October 
the ro<ts will 
reach their full 
size and be ready 
fir harvesting, 
which can be 
done, with a 
plow. 
Fr. Aneth. 
Ger. Dill. 
An annual, cul¬ 
tivated for its 
seeds, which 
have an aromatic 
odor, and a 
warm, pungent, 
and somwhat bit¬ 
ter taste. Mcdi- 
DILL. 
cinally, they are good for flatulence and colic in infants. 
The leaves are sometimes used for culinary purposes, 
and the seeds are occasionally added to pickled cucum¬ 
bers, to heighten the flavor. Sow the seeds either early 
in spring, or soon after they are ripe, in a light soil. 
Thin, if crowded, and keep clear from weeds. 
HOREHOUND. 
Fr. Marrube . — Ger. Andorit . 
A perennial, and has a 
strong, aromatic smell, and a 
bitter, pungent taste, which 
is permanent in the mouth. 
It is useful in asthma and 
jaundice, and is a favorite 
remedy in pulmonary com¬ 
plaints. It enters largely into 
the composition of c< ugh 
syrups and lozenges. Sow 
the seeds in the spring, in 
any common soil ; it scarcely 
needs any attention , may 
be propagated by dividing 
the roots. 
Horehound. 
HYSSOP. 
Fr. Hyssope. — Ger. /sop. 
Hyssop is a hardy, evergreen undershrub, of which 
the leaves and flower stalks arc the parts used medicin¬ 
ally. It has an aromatic flavor, and a warm, pungent 
taste ; is stimulant and expectorant, and employed in 
Hyssop. 
humoral asthma and chronic catarrh. It is propagated 
by slips, or by dividing the roots in spring, or by sowing 
the seed. It likes a dry, sandy soil, and eighteen inches 
space should be given each plant. 
LAVENDER. 
Fr. Laz’andc. —Ger. // ohlriechetide Spicke. 
A hardy undershrub, cultivated fi r its fragrant spikes 
of flowers, which arc used for the distillation of Laven¬ 
der Water. Being dried and put up in paper bags they 
arc also used to perfume linen. It has an agrecab’e 
pungent bitterness to the taste, and its medicinal prop¬ 
erties are stimulant and cordial. It is. very hardy and 
easily cultivated. Sow the seed in drills ten inches 
apart, and transplant into dry soil of medium richness, 
and it will be more highly aromatic. Give each plant 
