THE COTTAGE HERB GARDEN is situated near the Norman Arch entrance to the 
Bishop’s Garden in the Cathedral Close on Mount Saint Alban in the City of Wash¬ 
ington. It is open to visitors between the hours of 8:30 and 6 in Summer and between 
9 and 5 in Winter. It is closed on Sundays and on the great feast days of the Church. 
It contains two unique herb gardens, one of many herbs named in the Bible and the 
other with herbs named in Shakespeare’s plays and poems. 
THE SALE OF GARDEN HERBS and of other articles in the Cottage is conducted under 
the auspices of the Cathedral and is wholly in aid of its work. 
SHIPMENTS OF PLANTS from the greenhouses can be made throughout the United 
States during Spring, Summer, and Fall according to Government regulations. They 
are inspected and passed by the United States Department of Agriculture before 
shipment. 
THE PRICES QUOTED IN THIS LIST are prices at the Cottage Herb Garden. They do 
not include the cost of delivery, which is additional; approximate shipping weights 
are indicated for several of the principal items listed. Remittance of the listed price 
should accompany an order; C.O.D. orders are not desirable because of the added cost 
of handling which they involve. Although there is no expectation that the prices 
named in this list will be changed, the Cottage Herb Garden reserves the right to make 
without notice any changes in price which future conditions may make necessary. 
HERBS FOR THE GARDEN 
“A little cottage plot . . . And did you not notice how ever and 
again you fell upon some quaint, strange plant which has been 
expelled from the modern border, which seemed to touch your 
inmost soul and to fill your mind, especially if in childhood, with a 
sense of wonder and mysterious awe.” 
Ambrosia. Chenopodium hotrys. Annual. Fragrant, small oak-like leaves. Used as 
a tea. (Plants only.) 
Angelica. Angelica archangelica. Biennial. Greenish white blossoms; large divided 
leaves. Stems crystallized for confections. (Seed only.) 
Anise. Pimpinella anisum. Annual. White flowers; lacy leaves. Leaves used for gar¬ 
nishing. Seed used for flavoring bread and cookies. (Seed only.) 
Balm. Lemon. Melissa officinalis. Perennial. Dark green lemon-scented leaves. Used 
in fruit salads and iced tea, and in Potpourri. (Plants only.) 
Basil. Bush. Ocimum minimum. Annual. Aromatic green leaves; spicy flowers. Used 
in salad dressings and with cottage cheese. (Plants only.) 
Basil. Sweet. Ocimum basilicum. Annual. Yellowish-green leaves; very pungent 
dove-like flavor. Used in tomato dishes, green salads and cooked vegetables. 
(Plants only.) 
Bergamot. Bee-balm or Oswego Tea. Monarda didyma. Perennial. Fragrant foliage; 
red flowers. Used as a beverage herb for tea or flavoring wine. (Plants only.) 
Borage. Bor ago officinalis. Annual. Oval leaves; blue flowers. Leaves used in salads, 
flowers used as a garnish. Good for bees. (Seed only.) 
Burnet. Sanguisorha officinalis. Perennial. Cucumber-scented leaves used in salads, 
soups and iced drinks. (Plants only.) 
Chamomile. Anthemis nobilis. Perennial. Gray green leaves; white daisy-like flowers 
with yellow centers. Dried flowers used for tea. (Plants only.) 
Chamomile. Matricaria chamomilla. Perennial. Fern-like leaves; daisv-like blooms. 
Good covering for sunny, gravelly banks. Used for tea. (Seed only.) 
