SEED GROWERS 
AROMATIC, MEDICINAL and POT HERBS (Cont.) 
CATNIP (Nepeta cataria) 
Perennial. Plant 21% to 3 feet tall, foliage greyish-green. Young leaves and 
shoots used for seasoning and the dried leaves for tea. 
CORIANDER (Coriadrum sativum) 
Annual, 2 to 2% feet tall; grown for seeds which are used in medicine and by 
bakers and confectioners for flavoring. 
DILL, MAMMOTH (Anethum graveolens) 
Annual about 2 to 3 feet tall; of strong aromatic odor and mildly pungent 
flavor; chiefly grown for seed clusters used in making dill pickles. 
FENNEL, SWEET (Foeniculum officinale) 
Perennial usually treated as annual; 2 to 4 feet tall; of aromatic odor and 
sweet pungent flavor; seeds used for flavoring confections and medicine; 
differs chiefly from Florence Fennel in not having swollen leaf bases. 
HOREHOUND (Marrubium vulgare) 
Hardy, branched, spreading perennial of strong aromatic odor; 1 to 3 feet 
tall; leaves used for seasoning and extract used in medical preparations. 
HYSSOP (Hyssopus officinalis) 
Half hardy, shrubby perennial; about 11% feet tall; of a strong fragrant odor 
and pungent flavor; extract used as stimulant, tonic and in perfumery. 
LAVENDER (Lavandula spica) 
Half hardy perennial 2 to 21% feet tall of a delicate aromatic odor; flower 
stalks dried and used in perfume and to scent linens in the home, 
MARJORAM, SWEET (Origanum mavjorana) 
Tender, bushy perennial 20 inches to 2 feet high of aromatic odor and pungent 
flavor, chiefly grown for tender young leaves used in seasoning. 
ROSEMARY (Rosmarinus officinalis) ; 
Hardy perennial, 2 to 4 feet tall of fragrant odor and warm bitter flavor; 
leaves used in seasoning and extracted oil used in perfumery. 
RUE (Ruta graveolens) ; 
Hardy, somewhat bushy perennial 114 to 2 feet tall; of a peculiar unpleasant 
odor and bitter acrid flavor; used chiefly in medicine. 
SAFFRON (Carthamus tinctorius) : ; 
Annual about 2 feet tall; of tree-like habit; the numerous thistle-like flower 
heads used chiefly in manufacturing of cosmetics; leaves used for flavoring. 
SAGE, BROAD LEAF (Salvia officinalis) ; 
Hardy, spreading perennial; 14 to 16 inches tall; of strong, pleasant aromatic 
odor and mildly pungent flavor; the most commonly used of all the herbs for 
seasoning. 
SAVORY, SUMMER (Satureia hortensis) 
Annual about 8 to 10 inches tall; entire plant aromatic; very popular for 
seasoning 
THYME (Thymus vulgaris) / 
Hardy perennial; 8 to 10 inches tall of strong agreeable aromatic odor and 
pungent flavor; used in medicine and for seasoning culinary preparations. 
WORMWOOD (Artemisia absinthium) ; 
Hardy perennial forming large rosette first year and branched flowering 
stem 3 to 5 feet tall the second year; of fragrant spicy odor and intensely 
bitter flavor; used as a tonic, vermifuge and sometimes for seasoning. 
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