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PLANT VETIVER (Vetiveria zizanioides). Known as the Khas, 
Khas grass of India. It has an aromatic rhizome that has 
been used in medicine and perfumes from _ prehistoric 
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times. In India the grass is used to make screens called 
vesaries which when kept wet and placed in a current of 
air, cools and perfumes the atmosphere. The rhizomes 
when laid among clothing are said to keep away moths. 
Small plants 35c, Medium 50c, Large $1.00 
Dried Vetiver root cellophane wrapped per pkg. 15c 2 for 
25¢. 
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VETIVER IN VERMONT 
Sweet vetiver (Vetiveria zizanioides), the plant beloved in 
the South for its light, refreshing fragrance, thrived in my Ver- 
mont garden this summer. A clump of this, or even a single 
plant, is worth tucking into an old corner. 
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Vetiver fragrance does not come from the undistinguished 
flowers, or from the long stiff leaves that look like the foilage 
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of the house plant billbergia in a richer, darker green. No, the 
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coveted part of this plant is the root. It can be ground and used 
for sachets. 
Vetiver made a thrifty, interesting clump in the garden. 
It is now resting in the basement, perhaps dreaming of its Lou- 
isiana home.—Naomi M. Ingalls (Vt.) —Reprinted from Flower 
Grower. 
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