NEPT—Nepeta mussini. Family: Labiatae. 
Usgs: Aromatic rock garden or edging plant. 
DeEscripTION: Grey, wrinkled leaves in low perennial mats covered 
with lavender flowers in June. If seed heads are cut off, plants will 
bloom until November. 
CULTIVATION: Sow seed in the garden in full sun and thin to stand 
six inches apart. | 
PARSLEY—Pe?roselinum crispum. Family: Umbelliferae. 
Uses: Garnish and seasoning. Rich source of vita- 
mins A and C., 
DEscRIPTION: Curly leaved Parsley makes a trim 
border for the vegetable or herb garden. Flat leaved 
Italian Parsley has a stronger flavor for using in 
cooking and drying. 
CULTIVATION: Sow slow-germinating seeds in early 
spring. Mix the seed with that of Radishes to mark 
the row. When Radishes are pulled Parsley will just 
be coming up. 
PENNYROYAL—English Pennyroyal, Mentha pelugium. Family: 
Labiatae. | 
Uses: Medicinal herb also used to discourage ants and fleas. 

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DESCRIPTION: Prostrate square stems with opposite oval leaves about 
one half inch long. Erect six inch flowering stems are tiered with 
whorls of lavender blossoms. 
CULTIVATION: Sow seed in moist soil. Plants may later be propagated 
by runners. When seedlings are a few inches high, they may be re- 
moved to a sunny, dry location where they will make a fine ground 
cover. 
PERILLA—Beefsteak Plant, Perilla frutescens crispa. Family: Labiatae. 
Uses: Seeds yield a quick drying oil used in paint manufacture. Foliage 
makes handsome, long lasting bouquet material. 
DescripTION: Annual reaching three feet with large, wrinkled deep 
purple leaves with crisped margins. Racemes of light lavender blossoms 
in shining pubescent calices. 
CULTIVATION: Germinates readily from seed sown in a dry, sunny 
location. Thin to stand twelve inches apart. Perilla’s rich purple- 
bronze provides striking contrast to the silvery Artemisias. 
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