EXTENSIVE Plantings of HERBS 
CULINARY 
AROMATIC 
H E R B 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. totundifolia. For flavoring beverages, 
jean and confections. 244 feet. Plants only, 90 cts. 
or 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 
xmint sauce, julep, jelly, etc., and for flavoring vegetables 
im 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. 25 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. 25 cts. Plants, 90 cts. for 3. 
RUE. Ruta graveolens. The bitter leaves are employed for 
seasoning and beverage flavoring. An essential oil is used 
mm toilet preparations. Poultry remedy for roup. In 
medieval prisons was used to keep down typhus. 214 feet. 
Seed, pkt 25 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. 25 cts. 
SAGE, Common. Salvia officinalis. Dried leaves are em- 
@ployed for stuffings and sauces. Chinese today prefer a 
xtea infused from it to tea as we know it. Essential oil used 
in perfumery. 15 inches. Seed, pkt. 25 cts., oz. 75 cts. 
Plants, 90 cts. for 3. 
SAVORY, Summer. Satureja hortensis. 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 
yxcperennial; needs a mulch over winter. 1 foot. Seed, pkt. 
25 cts. Plants, 90 cts. for 3. 
SCURVY-GRASS. Cochlearia officinalis. Salad ingredient. 
Antiscorbutic herb. Annual; 1 foot. Seed only, pkt. 25 cts. 
TANSY. Tanacetum vulgare. For seasoning and flavoring. 
% Was claimed to preserve meat. 1 foot. Seed, pkt. 25 cts. 
Plants, 90 cts. for 3. 

COLLECTIONS OF HERBS FOR 
THE KITCHEN GARDEN 
. TWELVE ROOTS of Perennial Herbs 
Perennials 1 each of the 12 varieties $3 95 
No. 77a matked Was janis ens cee ae . 
. THIRTY-SIX ROOTS of Perennial Herbs 
Perennials 3 each of the 12 varieties $9 00 
No. 776 arkedt kin emcee cease. . 
Annual Seeds FIVE PACKETS, 1 each of the annual 
Herbs: Basil, Caraway, Cori- 
No. 77¢ ander, Dill, Summer Savory . 60c. 
These Annuals are desirable to round off either of the first 
two Collections, giving you 17 different Herbs 
. , TWELVE PACKETS, 1 each 
Annual and Perennial © of the 12 Herbs marked 
, 5 Annuals, 
Seeds, No. 77d aud'7 Perennials $2200 
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Herb-Garden Designs 
Plants offered at 50 cts. each, are $5.50 per doz., $37.50 per 100 
are often made in very intricate designs and hundreds of 
charming schemes may be worked out. 
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. Thymus citriodorus. Scented 
yxecarpeting 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 inches. Seed, pkt. 25 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. 
25 cts., oz. 75 cts. Plants, 90 cts. for 3. 
CRIMSON THYME. T. Serpyllum coccineus. Dense, fra- 
grant mat-plant for edging. 10 imches. Seed, pkt. 25 cts. 
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. 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; stil] used in medicine. 
4 feet. Seed, pkt. 15 cts. 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. 25 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. 
18 inches. Plants, only, 90 cts. for 3. 
FRINGED WORMWOOD. A. frigida. For flavoring; used 
im perfumery. 114 feet. Plants only, 90 cts. for 3. 
MUGWORT. A. lactiflora. Fragrant perennial. The bitter 
leaves may be used for seasoning. Once a household remedy. 
4 feet. Seed, pkt. 25 cts. 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 Méillefolium. Fragrant 
foliage. Old favorite. 21% feet. Seed, pkt. 15 cts., oz. 25c 
Mlb. 70 cts., Ib. $2, 10 Ibs. $18.50. Plants, 90 cts. for 3. 
WOOLLY YARROW. A. tomentosa. Carpet-like, gray, 
aromatic plant. Charming edging perennial; 1 foot. 
Plants only, 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 (60 cts.), needing about 8 by 5 feet. | . 
If you have space enough for the 36 plants m Collection 
77b ($9), either figures III 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 (60 cts.), needing about 9 by 9 feet. 
Should you desire to grow all your Herbs from seed, a 
design something like VII or VIII would take the 12 packets 
in Collection 77d ($2). 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. 
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