HERBS 
CULINARY, MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC 
A—Annual B—Biennial P—Perennial 
Herbs are the oldest continually grown group of cultivated plants and are 
again becoming popular in home gardens. The following list gives some of 
those which are more popular in this country and is by no means a complete 
list. We have drawn freely from the following reference material in compiling 
this group of modern herbs: Clarkson, Rosetta E., 1939, Magic Gardens, 
XVIII + 370 pp., Macmillan Co., New York, N. Y., and Kamm, Minnie 
Watson, 1938, Old Time Herbs for Modern Gardens, XI + 256 pp., Little, 
Brown and Co., Boston, Mass. 
ANGELICA Angelica archangelica .  . | - . , . ae 
Stems and stalks used as vegetable or candied, seeds used for liquor flavor- 
ing and roots as medicinal; white flowered plant; biennial behaving like 
perennial if all flower heads are cut off. 
ANISE Pimpinellaanisum .  .  .  . - « | ion 
Plants 14-18” tall, creamy or lemony white blossoms; roots and leaves are 
celery-like; seeds used in baking and leaves for garnish or in cordials. Not 
the same as FLORENCE FENNEL which is sometimes called SWEET ANISE. 
Do not transplant. 
BALM (LEMON BALM) Melissa officinalis + ~. . 3) | =i 
Low growing plant with fragrant, lemon scented leaves which are used 
in medicinal teas and for flavoring liquors; also grown for oil valued in 
perfume. 
BASIL, SWEET Ocimum basilicum . g : : : [ =F 
Purple flowered plants 12-18” tall; light yellow green, clove flavored, 
highly aromatic foliage is excellent for seasoning omelets or soups and as 
garnish for salads; oil used in perfumes; this is the popular BASILICO 
NAPOLITANO of the Italians. 
BASIL, ITALIAN Ocimum CUSDUl) a i re . ae 
Similar to SWEET BASIL but has coarser foliage with large, crinkly leaves. 
BORAGE Borago officinalis - te 8 wie dg ,- 2 
Hardy, fuzzy, much branched, coarse, sprawling plants 15-22” tall; violet, 
star shaped flowers prolifically borne give aromatic flavor to drinks ; small 
tender leaves having cucumber-like flavor used for potherb, seasoning and 
garnishing; excellent bee plant. 
BURNET Poterium sanguisorba.. .  . - oO. 2 
Excellent for salads, sometimes used for soups having flavor resembling 
cucumber; decorative in the garden. 
CARAWAY Carumcarvi . 2. |) _ +. 1, ns 
Carrot like foliage grows 18-24” tall in second year bearing white flowers 
and seed in umbels; seed used for seasoning bread, confectionery, condi- 
ments and meats as well as for volatile oils. 
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