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SOME BOOKS ABOUT HERBS 
Due to the rising costs of books during these times of uncertainty, 
and the demand for new editions, (especially concerning the popular herb 
lore,) the prices of the following books are subject to some variation 
in the months to come. We will notify before sending your order if there 
is a difference in price. 
MAGIC GARDENS: A modern Chronicle of Herbs and Savory Seeds, by 
Rosetta E. Clarkson. This delightful book gives detailed information about 
more than 200 herbs; practical suggestions with charts for the little known 
phases of herb culture and planting, recipes, household hints, other uses and 
their traditions and legends. Over 50 illustrations which include reproductions 
from famous old herbals; 375 pages. $3.50 
GREEN ENCHANTMENT by Rosetta E. Clarkson. A delightful book 
by the author of Magic Gardens, with chapters on monastery gardens, beginnings 
of the flower garden, sweet scented geraniums, creeping thymes, fragrant mints 
and other old-time favorites. A book to enjoy and to refer to. 328 pages. $3.00 
HERBS, THEIR CULTURE AND USES, by Rosetta E. Clarkson. The 
most popular of Mrs. Clarkson’s books on herbs. Tells how to grow them, how 
to gather and dry and prepare them and how to use them. A most valuable 
book for anyone interested in herbs. 236 pages. $3.00 
HERBS, HOW TO GROW THEM AND HOW TO USE THEM, by Helen 
Noyes Webster. The title quite well describes the scope of this book by Mrs. 
Webster. A surprising amount of useful and interesting information about the 
growing and use of herbs condensed within its pages. New enlarged edition. 
198 pages. $2.50 
HERBS FOR THE KITCHEN, by Irma Goodrich Mazza. As the title in- 
dicates, this is a cook book devoted to those dishes that the author believes taste 
better when cooked with herbs. This covers a wide range of dishes. Salads 
come in for particular attention and the author’s ancestry has made it natural 
for her to include many Italian dishes. She gives a full description of the com- 
mon herbs and their uses. She throws in for good measure a wealth of unusual 
cooking information. 359 pages. $2.50 
SALADS AND HERBS, by Cora, Rose and Bob Brown. Salads and Herbs 
is a cookbook that supplements the average cookbook and gives new inviting 
ideas for every menu. 274 pages. $2.00 
MAGIC in HERBS, by Leonie de Sounin. For modern American homes, 
Leonie de Sounin has interpreted the philosophy of zestful, well-prepared 
food in the manner of the post-feudal society found in Europe fifty years and 
more ago. 208 pages $2.50 
COOKING WITH A FOREIGN FLAVOR (formerly Flavor’s The Thing), 
by Florence La Ganke Harris. Food adventurers will be delighted with this 
book of savory and delicious foods, subtly flavored and blended with spices 
and herbs. Here are around the world folk recipes, from the baked Indian 
pudding of the early American settlers, through the spicy holiday cookies of 
Belgium, to the roast goose of Sweden’s feast day. A book of kitchen tested 
recipes for connoisseurs. 320 pages. $2.56 
GARDENING WITH HERBS FOR FLAVOR AND FRAGRANCE, by 
Helen Morgenthau Fox. Herbs in the garden, over the stove and in the ice box 
are described by this gardener who grew them for three years before selecting 
her list of 68 varieties that can profitably be grown by gardeners in America. 
190 pages are devoted to careful and accurate notes on cultivation, season, frag- 
rance, and appearance of flowers, seeds, and leaves. 56 expert recipes are also 
included. 334 pages, 12 illustrations. $3.50 

