Horehound 
Marrubium vulgare 15¢ pkt. 
Famous old cough remedy is made from 
an infusion of the leaves mixed with sugar 
syrup to make Horehound candy. Wrinkled, 
gray-leaved plants bloom the first year 
from seed sown right in the garden. Likes 
it hot and dry. Curving stems with fuzzy 
leaves are interesting in arrangements. 
2 feet. Sun. 
Hyssop 
Hyssopus officinalis 
Blue flowered Hyssop 15¢ pkt. 
Pink flowered Hyssop 25¢ pkt. 
White flowered Hyssop 25¢ pkt. 
Sow seed in shallow drills very early 
and enjoy handsome spikes of blue, pink 
or white flowers long after frost the first 
year. Almost evergreen,hardy perennial with 
pungent,dark green foliage that can be 
clipped like a low hedge. A great bee plant 
because it blooms continuously from July 
until November and is very long lived. 
2% feet. Sun or part shade. 
Lamb’s Ears 
Stachys lanata 25¢ pkt. 
One of the best silver-leaved plants 
which gives arresting contrast to flower 
arrangements Rosettes of woolly leaves 
spread laterally to fill in as a border for 
flowers or herbs. First-year plants grown 
from seed sown in the garden are very 
ornamental by late summer. Easily trans- 
planted to stand 18 inches apart when 
mature. Lean,sandy soil. 18 inches. Sun. 
Leek 
Allium porrum 10¢ pkt. 
For eating, grow in the vegetable 
garden but for interest in an Allium col- 
lection, let perennial Leek flower in the 
herb garden. 2% feet. Sun. 
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