PITZONKA’S 
VERONICA. Blue Spire. Showy spikes of deep 
blue flowers above bright green foliage. 
Stands hot weather well. Fine for cutting. 
July, Aug. 2 ft. 70c each, $1.80 for 3, 
$5.50 for 10. 
Incana. Deep blue flowers with silvery 
foliage. Has good appearance, both in and 
out of bloom. Useful in rockery or for 
edging paths and flower beds. 6 in. 70c 
each, $1.80 for 3, $5.50 for 10. 
Rupestris. Bright blue. Early June. 3 in. 
70c each, $1.80 for 3, $5.50 for 10. 
HERBS 
These were considered a very necessary 
part of the garden in olden times. To this 
day many remedies are concocted from herbs, 
and most zood cooks use them discriminately. 
If you can manage to have a small herb garden 
close to the kitchen door, you will no doubt 
get a lot of pleasure from seeing what you can 
do with these very useful plants. 
AGRIMONY (Agrimonia Eupatoria). An 
ancient herb reputed to have medicinal 
qualities, also used as a yellow dye. Not 
much used now but grown for its name 
and old-time reputation. Leaves look 
somewhat like a strawberry; tapering 
spikes of yellow flowers. 12 to 18 in. 
BALM, LEMON (Melissa officinalis). Clean 
bright green leaves, deliciously scented 
with lemon. Used as a tea, to flavor other 
drinks, as a medicine and for fragrance. 
CATNIP (Nepeta Cataria). Beloved of cats; 
also a medicinal ae and used as a tea. 
Tall, gray foliage. Will grow most any- 
where when Seiko 
CHIVE (Allium Schenoprasum). Finely 
chopped leaves are delicious in salads. 
COSTMARY (Chrvsanthemum Balsamita ta- 
nacetoides). An old-fashioned, sweet- 
snelling herb with long narrow leaves 
aad sprawling growth. Sometimes used in 
salads and the dried leaves as a tea. 
GERMANDER (Teucrium Chamedrys). 
Glossy green foliage resembling boxwood. 
HOARHOUND (Marrubium vulgare). Dried 
leaves make a tea and remedial candy 
is made from the fresh leaves. 
HYSSOP (Hyssopus officinalis). Leaves used 
for medicinal purposes and to season 
vegetables. Attractive in hardy border. 
Palestine. Much like the above but a more 
prostrate grower. 
SAGE 
PERENNIALS 
LAVENDER, TRUE (Lavandula officinalis). 
Dried flowers commonly used for scenting 
linens and in pot-pourris. 
PENNYROYAL (Mentha Pulegium). Tender 
perennial. Used as a tea, either by itself 
or combined with lemon verbena. 
PEPPERMINT (Mentha piperita). Leaves 
and tender tops may be infused in cooling 
drinks. 
ROSEMARY (Rosmarinus officinalis). Fra- 
grant leaves scent pot-pourris. 
RUE (Ruta graveolens). Bits of the pungent 
blue-green foliage may be used with dis- 
cretion to flavor salads or vegetables. 
May be used as a low clipped border 
plant for formal beds. 
SAGE (Salvia officinalis). Dried leaves season 
meats, sausages, stuflings, and cheese. 
SAVORY, WINTER (Satureia montana). 
Leaves season meats, sausages, vegetable 
dishes and certain liqueurs. An excellent 
plant for edging borders. 
SPEARMINT (Mentha spicata). Fresh leaves 
used to flavor sauces and iced drinks, 
particularly juleps. 
SWEET MARJORAM (Origanum Majorana). 
Fresh leaves season sausages, vegetable 
dishes and salads or scent pot-pourris. 
SWEET WOODRUFF (Asperula odorata). 
Hay-scented leaves used to flavor wines. 
A good ground cover for shady places 
TARRAGON, TRUE (Artemisia Dracunculus). 
One of the indispensable herbs. The basis 
for the well-known tarragon vinegar, 
and used in salad dressings and special 
meat sauces. 
THYME, KITCHEN (Thymus vulgaris). Dried 
leaves season meat dishes, gravies and 
dressings; fresh leaves excellent in salads. 
Lemon-scented (Thymus vulgaris, Golden 
Variegated). Used as a flavoring for 
drinks. 
WORMWOOD (Artemisia Absinthium). A 
good background plant. Disliked by 
moths. The leaves are used to flavor 
cordials. 3 ft. 
All Herbs, 70c each, 3 of one variety $1.80, 
10 of one variety $5.50 
PITZONKA’S PANSY FARM, BRISTOL, PENNA. 
ORIENTAL POPPIES. Red Flame, Sass Pink, Perry's White 
STOKESIA 
