GERMANDER: Teucrium Cliamaedrys. (Perennial, to 1') Dark glossy 
leaves, flowers, light rose. Excellent plant for edging borders. Used in 
old “Knot Gardens.’’ Can 'be clipped like Box. Light, loamy soil, full 
sun. .25 each; $2.25 per ten. 
GOOD KING HENRY: MERCURY: Clienopodium Bonus Henricus. (Per¬ 
ennial, to 2%') Arrow-shaped leaves. An old-fashioned pot-herb. Some¬ 
what similar to spinach. Good loam, full sun. .25 each; $2.25 per ten. 
HOREHOUND: Marrubium vulgare. (Perennial, to 3') Wrinkled, soft, 
wooly, leaves; very aromatic. Old-time herb, used for medicine or con¬ 
fections. Sandy soil, full sun. .25 each; $2.25 per ten. 
HYSSOP: Hyssopus officinalis. (Perennial, to 2') Dark, green narrow 
leaves, attractive deep-blue flower spikes. Very pungent scent. Valuable 
border plant or for low hedges. Light loamy soil, full sun. .25 each; 
$2.25 per ten. 
Pink Hyssop: H. officinalis ruber. (Perennial, to 2') An attractive 
variety with pink flowers. .30 each; $2.75 per ten. 
White Hyssop: H. officinalis alba. (Perennial, to 2') Attractive 
variety with white flowers. .30 each; $2.75 per ten. 
LAVENDER: Lavandula. General Note: Lavender has been associated 
for centuries with herb gardens. Gather the flowering spikes for drying 
when lower buds on spikes start to open. Plants should be pruned as 
soon as spikes are gathered. Soil, deeply dug, sandy, with rocky material 
below. Most favorable situation: southern slope. Full sun. Some pro¬ 
tection from winds. 
True Lavender: L. vera. (Perennial, 1%') Intensely fragrant. Grey¬ 
ish narrow leaves, fragrant blue flower spikes. .35 each; $3.00 per 
ten. 
Dwarf Lavender: L. vera compacta nana. (Perennial, to 8") Very 
fragrant. A desirable variety, especially for edgings or rock garden. 
.50 each; $4.50 per ten. 
Spike Lavender: L. spica. (Perennial, to 3') Longer grey leaves, 
longer flower stems. Delightful as single plants, grown in hedges or 
massed border plantings. .35 each; $3.00 per ten. 
Lavender Pinnata: (Perennial, tender; treat as an Annual, to 1%') 
Leaves soft green, much divided. Lavender flower spikes. Pungent 
scent unlike Sweet Lavender; more like Pot Marigold. .35 each; 
$3.00 per ten. 
LOVAGE: Levisticum officinale. (Perennial, to 6' or more). Yellowish- 
green much divided leafage. Yellow flower umbels. Scent resembles cel¬ 
ery. Aromatic seeds attract birds, especially goldfinches. Prefers moist 
soil, sun or part shade. .25 each; 2.25 per ten. 
MARJORAM: Origanum. 
“Dittany of Crete”: O. dictamnus, L. (Perennial, to 2') Tender 
house plant in winter. Temperature never below 45°.) Grey downy 
foliage. Round leaves. Pink flowers. Develops into bushy plant. 
A delightful potted plant. Years ago familiar in English cottage 
windows. Now very rare. Original plant introduced to this country 
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