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If you want your garden to delight your nose and tease your taste as well as 
please the eye, then devote a small corner—or, if you have time and inclination, 
a whole garden—to herbs. In addition to providing you with seasoning and scent, 
the history and uses of herbs offer an unending and fascinating study: curious 
confections, strange and marvelous cures, love potions, and poisons—all are to be 
found among the herb recipes. Rosemary, thyme, cowslip, and many others are 
pleasant garden companions because of their literary associations. 
THE LIST 
We are building an ample collection of herbs, and list some of those we have 
found most satisfactory. Many of the herbs in common use are not listed here 
because they are annuals which are best sown where they are to grow. All types 
of herbs are included—those grown for perfumery and medicine, as well as those 
for kitchen use. 
CULTURE 
Most herbs prefer a well-drained, sunny situation on sweet soil. The mints 
are practically the only ones which will thrive in a wet position. Herbs used 
for salads should be cut down from time to time, as only the young tender tips 
are used. Those dried for winter use are usually cut at blooming time and hung, 
head down, in a dry, dark place until thoroughly dry, when they should be put 
into air-tight containers to prevent loss of strength. 
(MISS) ELIZABETH P. RIDGWAY. 
FOR TERMS OF SALE AND GENERAL INFORMATION SEE 
GENERAL CATALOGUE 
CHELTENHAM NURSERIES 
ASHBOURNE & OAK LANE RD 
CHELTENHAM, PA. 
MELROSE 1832 
