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8 EEE ce Je Yea ag: 1 Pata nate eae ese 
Chervil — Curled or Dutch... 17 56 A) Ae ee aa 
SLO), es ts are 22 60 82 102 
Caraway — (planted 1883).... .. May 17 June 24 Aug. 4 
Fennel — Sweet............. 18 86 UU Pernt ke; 
Hennel — Bitter............. 23 86 LO Gage ye see rae 
Horehound — (planted 1883).. .. June 23 Aug. 4 ...... 
Hyssop — (planted 1883)..... .. dune 80 Aug. 4 Aug. 18 
Marjoram — Sweet.......... ya iti 3p Vai ras dete th Ubi tare 
Rue — (planted 1883)........ Fahne. 1624 Sophy La~ s auaees”s 
Sage — Salvia horminum pur- 
NUN ASE CG So 16 56 DOs hie eared 
Sage — Salvia horminum Vio- 
CO DN os) 0/00 sei e sore 16 a Rene Sede Mes iets ka " 
Sage — Salvia Argentea...... EO irene acters RGN ae iy een ectetgs 
Sage — (planted 1883)........ raps Wie. GUNG OO a eee ces 
Sorrel — (planted 1883) ...... .. dune 14 July 15 Aug. 17 
Savory — Summer........... 18 73 LOS.) ican ae 
Thyme — Winter............ BOR Mae SPE 3) Seger ee 
Thyme — French (planted 1883) .. June 5 ........ sa... 
We also grew twenty-four so-called varieties of kale, four of 
kohl rabi, two of Brussels sprouts, and four of Cardoon. The 
Brussels sprouts headed very nicely. The varieties were called Im- 
proved Extra, and Dwarf Improved. 
A plant that attracted considerable attention in the garden was 
the Florence fennel, or Finocchio, Faniculum dulce. (De C.) The 
foliage of. this plant resembles in appearance and taste that of the 
common Sweet fennel, but the base of the petioles which are 
opposite and lap over one another, is very broad and thick, forming 
a flattened, bulb-like expansion, about three inches in its longest 
diameter. This thickened part is the portion used. When boiled, 
it is tender, and has a flavor somewhat like that of celery, though 
more sweet and anise like. It is also sometimes eaten raw as a salad. 
The plant is annual, is readily propagated from seed, and grew 
with much vigor in our garden. tt bloomed early in August, but 
for some reason the flowers all proved abortive. 
We succeeded in growing the Skirret the past season, by starting 
