HERB PLANTS 
Generally speaking Herb Plants are 
easy to grow. Needing little fertilizer, 
(rich soil produces a fine looking plant, 
but it has little scent or flavor), they 
seem to like to struggle against the ele- 
ments, and in this struggle produce the 
delect flavors and scents we enjoy. 
Unusually resistant to disease and in- 
sects, (Pennyroyal is considered to be 
an excellent mosquitoe repellent) they 
make fascinating gardens for the cook- 
ing enthusiast, for the person interested 
in a formal garden, and for those who 
want a small “fragrance garden.” 
Interestingly enough, many blind 
people have fragrant herb gardens. Un- 
able to see, they receive their pleasure 
from the many interesting scents and 
flavors of the plants. 
We have divided the plant listing this 
year into different sections, each with 
an appropriate heading. It is well to 
remember, however, that many of these 
plants have overlapping functions, but 
we have attempted to make division 
according to their primary function. We 
hope this will be helpful to you in mak- 
ing your selection. 
In the following, “a” stands for annual, 
“tp” for tender perennial, “hp” for hardy 
perennial, “b” for biennial. 
Culinary Herbs 
AGRIMONY: Agrimonia enpatoria. Tall plant with 
spicy apricot smell emitting from flower spikes. 
Adds flavor to tea. 
BURNET: Sanguisorba minor. b. Fresh cucumber 
flavor. Use in salads. 
Fragrant Herbs 
(Many Used for Flavoring, Too) 
COSTMARY: Crysanthemum balsamita tanacetoides 
hp. Old fashioned sweet smelling herb used in 
sachets, sweet bags, cedar chests. 
CAMPHOR BALSAM: Chrysanthemum vulgaris. hp. 
Very similar in appearance to Costmary. Has 
strong camphor smell. 
LEMON VERBENA: Aloysia citriodora. tp. Fresh 
pleasing lemon fragrance. Makes tasty tea. 
Leaves normally drop off when transplanted, 
reappearing in several weeks. Limited quantity. 
APPLEMINT: Mentha gentilis. bp. Low spreading 
mint plant with more fruity flavor than Spear- 
mint. 
BERGAMOT MINT: Mentha citrate. hp. Pleasing 
fragrance not unlike orange and mint. 
BLACK SPEARMINT. hp. A newer mint. Like 
Bergamot in appearance but with spearmint 
flavor. 
CATMINT or CATNIP: Nepeta cataria. hp. Pungent 
odor—a love of the feline world. 
CURLY MINT, SPEARMINT: Mentha spicata cris- 
pa. hp. The south revere this one as an import- 
ant ingredient in their famous julep. 
ENGLISH MINT, SPEARMINT. Mentha spicata. hp. 
Same flavor as above, but straight leaves. 
PEPPERMINT: Mentha peperita. tp. Excellent alone 
or with lemon verbena as a tea. Pungent. 
PENNYROYAL: Mentha pulegium. tp. Pungent 
fresh scent. Fine for tea. Repels mosquitoes. 
LEMON THYME: Green. hp. Low lying lush 
small leaved plant with delicious lemon scent. 
LEMON THYME. Varigated. hp. Same only golden 
varigated leaves. Same lemon fragrance. 
Herbs for Garden Decorations 
GERMANDER: Tezcrium chamaedrys. hp. Low 
dark green small leaved plant ideal for low 
edging when kept trimmed. 
HOREHOUND: Marrubium vulgare. hp. Grey 
downy crinkly foliage, very decorative. Used 
in making candy and cough remedy. 
HYSSOP, BLUE: Hyssopus officinalis. hp. Orna- 
mental spikes of deep blue. Fine perrenial edging. 
