where plants may reach three feet across and’ five in 
height the third year if allowed to flower and seed. 
Ripe seeds often produce many volunteers around old 
plants. Sow in spring,when ripe in August or fall. 
Lemon Balm - Melissa officinalis | (Mint) 
Heart-shaped, light green, lemon- scented leaves used 
like Mint. Sow seeds early, shade until plants are 
well started. Set out two feet apart. Will tolerate 
shade or thrive in full sun in good soil. 2%ft.tall. 
Salad Burnet - Sanguisorba minor | (Rose) 
Picoted-edged compound leaves in rosettes catch 
the dew and remain evergreen. Distinct cucumber flavor 
agreeable in salads. Sow seed early in spring and thin 
or transplant to 1 ft. apart. Thrives in sun or partial 
shade in poorest soil. Will die out if soil is rich or 
poorly drained. Cut off flower stalks for neatness. 
Chives - Allium schoenoprasum (Onion) 
Hardy perennial source of delicate onion flavor 
from the tubular leaves. Let the showy purple blossoms 
go until ready to seed on some plants for their bright 
lavender color. Keep a few clumps just fe Suet nes 
Divide every 3rd year. Sun 18 in. 
Leek - Allium porrum — aK (Onion) 
Seed in rich soil in spring or fall. Transplant 
once before hilling up. Bulbous-stalks make tasty ‘soup 
and vegetable.. 2 —~.3 ft., sun. ? 
Lovage -Levisticum officinale _ (Parsley) 
A hardy perennial with leaves and stalks of a more 
delicious flavor than celery. Attractive, much-cut leaves 
but flower stalks 5 feet tall with sparse yellow umbels. 
Cut. leaves. to dry before buds open. Pick. green all 
season. Likes moist humus,part shade. 
