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HERBS 
CULINARY 
AROMATIC 
MEDICINAL 
For the Kitchen Garden and for the formal 
fragrant, old-time Herb Garden 
MINTS (Perennials) 
These delight in moist ground and shade. The “Mint 
Pool” was a feature of the monastery garden of medieval 
times. 
ANISE MINT. Mentha viridis anisatus. The aroma of anise 
combined with mint. For salads and cold drinks. 2 feet. 
Plants only, 90 cts. for 3. 
APPLE MINT. M. rolundifolia. For flavoring beverages, 
jellies, and confections. IVi feet. Plants only, 90 cts. 
for 3. 
CREEPING MINT. M. Requieni. Miniature variety for 
planting in “crazy pavements.” 8 inches. Plants only, 
90 cts. for 3. 
PEPPERMINT. M. piperita. True English. An essence is 
★distilled and a medicinal tea is infused from mint. For 
flavoring juleps. From it menthol is obtained. 3 feet. 
Plants only, 90 cts. for 3. 
SPEARMINT. M. viridis. The common garden mint. For 
★mint sauce, julep, jelly, etc., and for flavoring vegetables 
in cooking. Leaves candied for sweetmeats. 2 feet. Plants 
only, 90 cts. for 3. 
ENGLISH PENNYROYAL. M. Pulegium. Aromatic 
medicinal herb. Valuable in the kitchen for seasoning. 
1 foot. Seed, pkt. 15 cts. Plants, 90 cts. for 3. 
ROSEMARY. Rosmarinus officinalis. For seasoning; dried 
•leaves may be added to potpourri. They repel moths. 
★4 feet. Seed, pkt. 15 cts., oz. 50 cts. Plants, 90 cts. for 3. 
RUE. Ruta graveolens. The bitter leaves are employed for 
seasoning and beverage flavoring. An essential oil is used 
in toilet preparations. Poultry remedy for roup. In 
medieval prisons was used to keep down typhus. 2}/^ feet. 
Seed, pkt. 15 cts., oz. 50 cts. Plants, 90 cts. for 3. 
SAFFLOWER (False Saffron). Carthamus tinctorius. Has 
diaphoretic properties. Used as a dye and an ingredient in 
cosmetics. Annual; 3 feet. Seed only, pkt. 15 cts. 
SAGE, Common. Salvia officinalis. Dried leaves are em- 
•ployed for stuffings and sauces. Chinese today prefer a 
★ tea infused from it to tea as we know it. Essential oil used 
in perfumery. 15 inches. Seed, pkt. 15 cts., oz. 50 cts. 
Plants, 90 cts. for 3. 
SAVORY, Summer. Satureja bortensis. Bohnenkraut. 
•Seasoning for all dishes. Imparts a meat-like flavor to 
vegetables. Annual; 18 inches. Seed only, pkt. 15 cts., 
oz. 40 cts. 
SAVORY, Winter. S. montana. Seasoning herb and for 
•flavoring liqueurs. Relieves bee-stings. Valuable edging 
★ perennial; needs a mulch over winter. 1 foot. Seed, pkt. 
15 cts., oz. 50 cts. Plants, 90 cts. for 3. 
SCURVY-GRASS. Cocblearia officinalis. Salad ingredient. 
Antiscorbutic herb. Annual; 1 foot. Seed only, pkt. 15 cts. 
TANSY. Tanacetum vulgare. For seasoning and flavoring. 
★ Was claimed to preserve meat. 1 foot. Seed, pkt. 15 cts. 
Plants, 90 cts. lor 3. 
COLLECTIONS OF HERBS FOR 
THE KITCHEN GARDEN 
Perennials 
No. 77a 
TWELVE ROOTS of Perennial Herbs, 
1 each of the 12 varieties 
marked ★. 
Perennials 
No. 77b 
THIRTY-SIX ROOTS of Perennial Herbs, 
3 each of the 12 varieties 
marked ★. 
Annual Seeds 
No. 77c 
FIVE PACKETS, 1 each of the annual 
Herbs: Basil, Caraway, Cori- 
ander. Dill, Summer Savory . «WC« 
These Annuals are desirable to round off either of the first 
two Collections, giving you 17 different Herbs 
Annual and Perennial 
Seeds, No. 77 d 
TWELVE PACKETS, 1 each 
of the 12 Herbs marked 
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Herb-Garden Designs 
In medieval times much thought was expended 
on the design of the herb garden, because here, 
amid their perfume, contentment could be found. 
In your herb garden today, you again can capture 
the atmosphere of lavender and old lace. 
THYMES 
CITRON or LEMON THYME. Tbymus citriodorus. Scented 
★carpeting plant. A few leaves in tea will enhance the 
aroma. 10 inches. Plants only, 90 cts. for 3. 
COMMON THYME (English Thyme). T. vulgaris. Broad 
•leaves. For seasoning foods, including salads and wine. 
★ Excellent edging plant. 8 incnes. Seed, pkt. 15 cts., oz. 
75 cts. Plants, 90 cts. for 3. 
FRENCH THYME. T. vulgaris. Dwarf, small-leaved, 
heath-like plant. Potpourri ingredient. Plant it to be 
walked on and release its fragrance. 8 inches. Seed, pkt. 
15 cts., oz. 50 cts. Plants, 90 cts. for 3. 
CRIMSON THYME. T. Serpyllum coccineus. Dense, fra¬ 
grant mat-plant for edging. 10 inches. Seed, pkt. 25 cts., 
5 pkts. $1. Plants, 90 cts. for 3. 
MOTHER OF THYME (Creeping Thyme). T. Serpyllum. 
Valuable evergreen edging; also used for seasoning. 10 
inches. Seed, pkt. 25 cts., fioz. $1, Uoz. $1.50. Plants, 
90 cts. for 3. 
VALERIAN (Heal-All, St. George’s Herb). Valeriana 
officinalis. Brilliant spring flowers with spicy fragrance. 
Spikenard ointment made from it; still used m medicine. 
4 feet. Seeds are offered on page 54. Plants, 90 cts. for 3. 
WOODRUFF (Waldmeister), Asperula odorata. Dried 
leaves have perfume of new-mown hay; put with house¬ 
hold linen. Used in “May wine.” Formerly applied to 
sword wounds. Edging plant for partial shade. 8 inches. 
Seed, pkt. 15 cts., fioz. 60 cts. Plants, 90 cts. for 3. 
WORMWOODS 
BEACH WORMWOOD (Old Woman, Dusty Miller). 
Artemisia Stelleriana. Gray edging plant. 2 feet. Plants 
only, 90 cts. for 3. 
COMMON WORMWOOD (Wermuth). A. Absinthium. 
Wormwood tea is a vermifuge. Used to flavor absinthe. 
5 feet. Seed, pkt. 15 cts., oz. 40 cts. Plants, 90 cts. for 3. 
FRINGED WORMWOOD. A, Jrigida. For flavoring; used 
in perfumery.’ 1)4 feet. Plants only, 90 cts. for 3. 
MUGWORT. A. lactijlora. Fragrant perennial. The bitter 
leaves may be used for seasoning. Once a household remedy. 
4 feet. Seed, pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. Plants, 90 cts. for 3. 
OLD MAN (Southernwood, Lad’s Love). A. Abrotanum. 
Shrubby plant with divided, highly aromatic leaves. Keeps 
moths from clothing; sprinkled on the stove, will dispel 
kitchen odors. 3 to 4 feet. Plants only, 90 cts. for 3. 
TARRAGON. A. Dracunculus. Estragon. For salads and 
★flavoring vinegar. Essential oil used in perfumery. Cannot 
be reproduced from seed. Plants only, 50 cts. each. 
COMMON YARROW. Achillea Millefolium. Fragrant 
foliage. Old favorite. 2)4 feet. Seed, pkt. 15 cts., oz. 20 
cts., filh. 60 cts., Ib. $1.75. Plants, 90 cts. for 3. 
WOOLLY YARROW. A. tomentosa. Carpet-like, gray, 
aromatic plant. Charming edging perennial; 1 foot. Seed, 
pkt. 25 cts. Plants, 90 cts. for 3. 
Where to Plant Herbs 
Most gardeners like to grow their Herbs in an Herb Garden. 
Suppose you purchase Plant Collection No. 77a ($3.25); 
the 12 plants, which are perennials, will set nicely in a bed 
something like Figure I, measuring 4 by 3 feet. 
There are five important annual Herbs and you really 
should have them for your collection to be well rounded. 
Make the oval bed a little larger and sow one of the annuals. 
Dill, in the center. Four curved triangles at the corners 
could then be seeded with the other four sorts, giving you 
Figure II for Plant Collection 77a ($3.25), and Seed Col¬ 
lection 77c (50 cts.), needing about 8 by 5 feet. 
If you have space enough for the 36 plants in Collection 
77b ($9), either figures HI or IV would be interesting plant¬ 
ing schemes. Here again you ought to have the 5 annuals, 
so you make room for them by making the design larger, 
like Figure V or VI, and sow seeds in those parts of the figures 
that are shaded, taking Plant Collection 77b ($9) and Seed 
Collection 77c (50 cts.), needing about 9 by 9 feet. 
Should you desire to grow all your Herbs from seed, a 
design something like VII or VI11 would take the 12 packets 
in Collection 77d ($1). These beds may occupy from 100 to 
200 square feet. 
Paths would be of grass. The star in the designs represents 
where you might have a sundial, bird-bath, or gazing-globe. 
We have made the perennial sections of the beds solid black 
and the annual sections are shaded. 
NEW YORK CITY 
Plants offered at 50 cts. each, are $5.50 per doz.,$37.50 per 100 
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