THE COTTAGE HERB GARDEN AND SHOP 
The quaint little Cottage Herb Garden and Shop adjoin the Bishop’s Garden of Washing- 
ton Cathedral. The Herb Garden was designed by the late Mrs. G. C. F. Bratenahl, landscape 
architect of Washington Cathedral and chairman for many years of the garden committee of 
All Hallows Guild. The Garden and Shop were opened in 1934 for the purpose of making liv- 
ing plants and dried herbs available to the public. 9 The offerings received are used solely 
for the maintenance of Washington Cathedral. Some of the plants are grown in the Cathedral 
greenhouse, and some in the Herb Garden. 9 The Garden lies within a curving low stone 
wall. An ancient pavement of pie-shaped bricks leads to the door of the English Cottage (once 
the Temporary Baptistery) which houses the Shop. Visitors are most cordially welcomed. 
The hours are 9 to 6 in Summer, and 9 to 5 in Winter, except on Sundays and the great feast 
days of the Church. The Garden contains two unique herb gardens: one of many herbs named 
in the Bible, and one of herbs named in Shakespeare’s plays and poems. 
SHIPMENT OF PLANTS from the greenhouses can be made throughout the United States, ac- 
cording to Government Regulations, during Spring and Fall. Plants are inspected and 
passed by the U. S. Department of Agriculture before shipment. PLANTS ARE HEALTHY, 
WELL ROOTED, VERY CAREFULLY PACKED: BUT TRANSPORTATION CONDI- 
TIONS CANNOT BE GUARANTEED. 
ANNUAL PLANTS ARE PRICED at 25c each, or $2.50 a dozen; perennial plants are 40c 
each, or $4.00 per dozen; others as indicated in the following list, plus 50c for packing. 
The minimum order accepted for shipment is for six plants. Transportation charges are 
additional. Seeds are 10c a packet. 
When ordering Plants or Seeds please give substitute choices to save time in handling order. 
HERBS FOR THE GARDEN 
(PLANTS OR SEEDS) 
“A little cottage plot... And did you not notice how ever and again you 
fell upon some quaint, strange plant which has been expelled from the mod- 
ern border, which seemed to touch your inmost soul and to fill your mind, 
especially if in childhood, with a sense of wonder and mysterious awe.” 
Amsrosia. Chenopodium botrys. Annual. Fragrant, small oak-like leaves. Used as a tea. 
Baim. Lemon. Melissa officinalis. Perennial. Dark green lemon-scented leaves. Used in fruit 
salads and iced tea, and in Potpourri. 
Basit. Bush. Ocimum minimum. Annual. Aromatic green leaves; spicy flowers. Used in salad 
dressings and with cottage cheese. 
Basit. Sweet. Ocimum basilicum. Annual. Yellowish-green leaves; very pungent clove-like 
flavor. Used in tomato dishes, green salads and cooked vegetables. 
