GERMANDER (Teucrium Chamedrys). 10 in. A useful 
and attractive dwarf hedge-plant which has been popular 
since Shakespeare’s time when it was primarily used to 
outline the curious knot-gardens of the day. Here is a 
useful substitute for box which can easily be kept in 
form with two or three shearings a season. 
GINGER (Asarum canadense). 8 in. Our native Ginger; 
curious heart-shaped leaves. 
GILL-OVER-THE-GROUND (Nepeta hederacea). 6 in. 
A plant of many common names. It was brought to 
America by the early settlers and became naturalized. 
HEMEROCALLIS flava. See page 22. 
HOREHOUND (Marrubium vulgare). 12 to 15 in. A 
decorative plant with roundish, woolly leaves which are 
coarsely veined. Tiny white flowers appear in whorls in 
the axils of the leaves. This plant is a source of the 
flavoring used in Horehound candies. 
HOUSELEEK (Sempervivum tectorum). 4 in. Since the 
days of William, the Conqueror, this plant has been 
associated with herb-gardens. 
HYSSOP (Hyssopus officinalis). 2 ft. Hyssop dates back 
to the earliest of New England gardens. In Europe it 
has long been a staple plant in cottage herb-gardens. 
LAMBS-EARS (Siachys lanata). 1 ft. A gray foliage-plant 
with soft flannel-like leaves and spikes of lavender flowers. 
LAVENDER (Lavandula vera). 134 ft. No herb collection 
is complete without a generous quantity of Lavender. 
Its gray foliage, its dainty flower-spikes and its clean 
scent are three of its outstanding characteristics. 
30 cts. each; $2.50 per 10. 
LAVENDER-COTTON (Santolina Chamecyparissus). 9 in. 
Another plant which maly well be used to outline your 
herb-garden or your knot-garden if you have one. It 
_ makes billowy masses of silver-gray in the wall-garden 
or in the foreground of a perennial border. 
LAVENDER COTTON, Green-leaved (Saniolina viridis). 
9 in. A green-leaved form of Lavender Cotton which is 
still rare. It belongs in the herb-gardens of connoisseurs. 
LEMON-VERBENA (Lippia citriodora). 2 ft. A tender 
herb which we associate usually with the scented gera- 
niums and heliotrope. Delicious lemon fragrance. Treat 
it as a house-plant over winter. 30 cts. each; $2.50 per 10. 
LOVAGE (Levisticum officinale). 4 ft. A stately herb with 
foliage much like celery. Great, flat heads of yellow- 
cream flowers. The candied stalks are a delicious delicacy 
and the flavor is similar to that of licorice. 
LUNGWORT (Pulmonaria angustifolia azurea). 9 in. An 
old-fashioned perennial with pink and blue flowers which 
resemble those of the mertensia blossoms. The sturdy 
green foliage, splotched with white, is attractive all 
through the summer. Grows well in moist, shady places. 
Pulmonaria sacchayvata maculata. (9 in. The flowers of 
this form are more definitely pink. This is a choice 
kind well worth having. 
MARJORAM, Pot (Origanum Onites). 15 in. A culinary 
herb that has long been considered important by dis- 
criminating cooks. It was brought at an early date to 
New England. Heads of purplish lavender flowers. 
MARJORAM, Sweet (Origanum Majorana). 1 ft. A 
most refreshing plant with a deliciously pungent foliage OF CRETE 
which adds zest to sauces, soups and stuffing. Annual. 
Pot-plants, 20 cts, each. 
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Herbs for your window-garden—Lemon Thyme, Chives, 
a pot of Basil, Cretan Dittany, Sweet Marjoram, Rose- 
mary and do not forget the Sweet-scented Geraniums. 



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