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. 
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Culinary Herbs 
AGRIMONY: Agrimonia eupatoria. Tall plant with 
spicy apricot smell emitting from flower spikes, 
Adds flavor to tea. 
BALM, LEMON: Melissa officinalis. hp. Bright 
green lemon scented leaves. Excellent tea and 
salad flavorer. 
BURNET: Sanguisorba minor. b. Fresh cucumber 
flavor. Use in salads. 
CHIVES: Allium schoenoprasum. hp. Our Chives 
is gorgeous. Spiky green clumps make wonderful 
source for onion like flavor. 
CLARY: Salvia’ Sclarea. b. Hairy stem with large 
heart shaped leaves about size of your hand. 
Used to make Muscatel Wine. 
COMEREY: Symphytum officinale. hp. Large green 
leaf. Makes delicious spinach like dish. A 
wonderful food. 
GARLIC, ORIENTAL: Allium tuberosum. hp. A 
chives-like plant with mild garlic flavor. Won- 
derful with cream cheese. 
LOVAGE: Levisticum officinale. hp. Rich celery- 
like taste. Excellent in soups and salads. Aids 
pea soup: 
MARJORAM, SWEET: Origanum marjorna. tp. 
Widely used to flavor roasts, sauces and stews. 
Try with cheese, 
OREGANO: Marjorana vulgaris. tp. A favorite with 
all Italian foods. 
PARSLEY, CURLED. tp. Everyone uses it. 
ROSEMARY: Rosmarinus officinalis. tp, Fine meat 
seasoner. Blend in butter with parsley to baste 
roasting chicken, 
SAGE: Holts mammoth. hp. Broad leaf variety. 
Sausage and poultry seasoning. 
SAGE: Salvia Officinalis. tp. Narrower leaf than 
Holts Mammoth. Well known for its seasoning 
effect in poultry and pork dishes. 
WINTER SAVORY: Satureia montana. hp. Fine 
on beans, egg dishes, fish and stews. 
SKIRRET: Sium sisarum. hp. Low lying green 
plant. Boiled roots good and nutritious. 
FRENCH SORREL: Rumex scutatus. hp. Makes 
delicious creamed soup. Fine in salads, too. 
TARRAGON: Artemisia dracunculus. hp. Tasty 
favorite for fish, salads and vinegar. 
THYME: Thymus vulgaris. hp. Low ground hug- 
ging small leaved plant. Flavors gravies. 
Fragrant Herbs 
(Many Used for Flavoring, Too} 
APPLEMINT: Mentha gentilis. hp. Low spreading 
mint plant with more fruity flavor than Spea-- 
mint. 
BERGAMOT MINT: Mentha citrata. hp. Pleasing 
fragrance not unlike orange and mint. 
BLACK SPEARMINT. hp. A newer mint. Like 
Bergamot in appearance but with spearmint 
flavor. 
CAMPHOR BALSAM: Chrysanthemum vulgaris. hp. 
Very similar in appearance to Costmary. Has 
strong camphor smell. 
CATMINT or CATNIP: Nepeta cataria. hp. Pungent 
odor—a love of the feline world. 
COSTMARY: Tanacetum galsamita. hp. Old 1tash- 
ioned sweet smelling herb used in sachets, 
sweet bags, cedar chests. 
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. 
LAVENDER, TRUE: Lavendula vera. tp. Delicate 
lavender scent used in sachets and cosmetics. 
Spiky leaves, tiny purple flower. Very fragrant. 
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. 
LEMON VERBENA: Aloysia citriodora. tp. Fresh 
pleasing lemon fragrance. Makes tasty tea. 
Leaves normally drop off when transplanted, 
reappearing in several weeks. Limited quantity. 
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. 
Herbs for Garden Decorations 
GERMANDER: Teucrium 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. 
HYSSOP, WHITE: Similar, but white in color. 
HYSSOP, PINK: Similar, but pink in color. 
LAVENDER COTTON, GREY: Santolina incana. 
tp. Neat grey foliage ideal for knot garden. 
Coral-like in appearance. 
LAVENDER COTTON, GREEN: Santolina rosmari- 
mifolia. tp. Similar, only green. A must in 
formal garden. 
PINEAPPLE MINT: Mentha rotundifolia variegata. 
hp. Green leaves flecked with cream _ color. 
Young growth has delicious pineapple scent. 
RUE: Ruta graveolens. hp. Dark green foliage, yel- 
low flower. Old medicinal herb. 
SALVIA, PINEAPPLE: Salvia rutilans. tp. Strong 
pineapple scent. Fine house plant. Red flower. 
SILVER MINT: Lamium maculatum. hp. Green 
foliage with silver stripe through center. At- 
tractive border for flower bed. 
SOUTHERNWOOD: Artemisia abrotanum. hp. Frag- 
rant feathery scented herb used as background. 
SOUTHERNWOOD, DWARF: hp. Similar except 
low plant. Makes beautiful fragrant low hedge 
if clipped. 
TANSY: Tanacetum vulgare. hp. Highly aromatic. 
Fern-like foliage. Old home remedy for rheu- 
matic or sprained parts. Tall plant. 
TANSY, FERN LEAF: Tanacetum vugare crispa. hp. 
Dark green beautifully cut fern-like leaves. 
THYME, WILD: Thymus serpyllum. hp. Ground 
hugging cover. Excellent for rock garden. 
THYME, ‘CREEPING: hp. Very similar to above. 
Narrower, more pointed leaf. Ground cover. 
WOODRUFF, SWEET: Asperula odorata. hp. A 
white flowered bright green leaf favorite, with 
whorl shape. Fragrant and used for wine. 
WORMWOOD: Artemisia absinthum. hp. Grey leaf. 
Tall whitish stem. Leaves make bitter medicinal 
tea. 
WORMWOOD, FRINGED: hp. Delicate greyish 
silk-like fringe leaf. Makes lovely “spot” in 
garden. 
WORMWOOD, ROMAN: Artemisia Pontica. hp. 
More delicate than regular wormwood. Germans 
use for wine. 
