Catnip - Nepeta cataria (Mint) 
_ Soft, greyish, heart-shaped leaves,heavily veined 
and wrinkled,of this hardy perennial,3 ft. herb are 
very fragrant. The flowers are borne in pink to purp- 
lish spires sometimes 5 inches long,in August.Sow seeds 
in spring or fall. Transplants best when plants are 
still seedlings. Can be set a foot apart in part shade 
or full sun in ordinary soil. Needs very little cult- 
ivation and becomes naturalized readily if allowed to 
self-sow. Leaves used as a tea; when dried, intoxicating 
to cats. 
Horehound - Marrubium vulgare (Mint) 
One of the prettiest grey herbs when well grown, 
Horehound is a hardy perennial for a hot dry situation 
Foliage loses its hoary look in wet weather and plants 
rot if not well-drained. Sow seed in spring or fall, 
leave at least 2 ft. between maturing plants. Foliage 
has acrid scent and bitter taste which is modified only 
by using as a flavoring for Horehound candy. Whorls of 
white flowers on trailing stems in July,not over 18 in. 
tall. Good cutting foliage and flowers. 
Hyssop - Hyssopus officinalis (Mint) 
Long-lasting blue,pink or white flowers on 2 ft. 
high plants in constant succession of bloom from July 
until November. Leaves are glossy,linear to oblong, 
dense and easily shaped to make a neat hedge. Clean, 
antiseptic odor believed to discourage most insects 
from the garden bordered with Hyssop. Excellent bee 
plant because of its long period of bloom. Evergreen, 
hardy perennial,tolerant of shade,undemanding of soil 
and cultivation. 
