Herbs do not depend on their flowers alone - 
for -their charm. The tones of grey and 
green in the leaves make the garden look 
lush and attractive all through the growing 
season and far into the winter. 
Since the greater part of their beauty 
lies in the subtle coloring and divergent 
foliage patterns, a planting of herbs gives a 
quick effect and a feeling of permanence in 
the garden early in the first season. 
For flower arrangements and fragrant 
bouquets, the silver and blue-green leaves 
and small blossoms are unexcelled in decora- 
tive and keeping qualities. 
So much flavor is contained in the leaves 
and seeds of the culinary herbs that enough 
seasonings for summer salads and a surplus 
to dry for winter, can be grown in a small 
patch by the kitchen door or a few rows 
in the flower or vegetable garden. 
Free of insect pests, herbs actually help 
to keep bugs away from the garden by their 
masking odors. 
All the romance and tradition of garden- 
ing history, as well as the origins of medi- 
cinal drugs, are connected with these most 
ancient of plants. 
