strong stuff and in cooking use sparingly. Remember, you 
are after a flavor, not a taste. There are many more 
herbs but these are the best ones for cooking. Plant them 
convenient to the kitchen in full sun. They are not fussy 
about soils—but in very cold climates give them a light 
covering of salt hay or straw. (Temperatures in Litchfield 
go to as low as minus 20 degrees. We have no trouble 
even when we forget to cover. Yes, we forget things like 
that, too.) 
Lavender Large plants, each $1.25 
Always in old-fashioned kitchen gardens, though not for 
eating. Snip when blooms open in May-June, dry them, 
use them—that’s all there is to handling lavender. To 
grow it you need no special soils and once established 
the shrubby plants last indefinitely with minimum care. 
Ours are large bushy 2-year-old plants. 
Chives Three $1.30, Doz. $3.50 
The flower, small purple heads on 10-inch stems, appears 
in early June and is decorative. Use finely chopped leaves 
for flavoring salads or hors d’oeuvres. Strong grower, 
reproduces itself each time it is cut back. 
Three $1.50, Doz. $4.00 
Use the whole leaf or chopped leaves to brighten mid- 
summer lettuce or vegetable salads. 
Three $1.50, Doz. $4.00 
Use leaves sparingly to flavor soups and gravies. Dry 
leaves and young shoots for winter use. This is better by 
far than what is usually sold as marjoram. 
Sage Three $1.50, Doz. $4.00 
Dry leaves are used for flavoring meats, soups, stuffings, 
dressings. 
Sweet Cicely 
Costmary 
Marjoram origarium vulgaris 
Three $1.50, Doz. $4.00 
A few chopped leaves added to salads and cold dishes 
give a delightful zest. 
Tarragon Each 75c, Three $2.15, Doz. $7.50 
This is a basic cooking material in France. Fresh leaves 
and stalks added to vinegar produce tarragan vinegar. 
Fresh leaves also are chopped finely and dronped into 
salads or used to garnish meat or fish. Dried leaves flavor 
soups and pickles. A kitchen without tarragon Is almost in 
the same boat as a kitchen without salt or pepper. 
Thyme (Common, or Thymus vulgaris) 
Three $1.50, Doz. $4.00 
Fresh leaves are used in salads; dried leaves are impor- 
tant for meats, soups and gravies. 
An Old-Fashioned Kitchen Garden 
Three each of Chives, Costmary, Marjoram, Sage, Sweet Cicely, 
Tarragon, and Thyme. Plus one Lavender. 
Twenty-two plants. A $12.20 value, for . $10.00 
10 
Upright Yew 
economically. 
Jk: Needle-type Cvergreens 
JUNIPERUS (Juniper) 
Junipers are valuable ornamentals; most grow slowly; 
they thrive in sandy-loam soils in full sun. 
J. chinensis pfitzeriana. Pfitzer’s Spreading Juniper. 
Slightly larger than most spreading types. Gray-green 
plume-like foliage, useful as a filler in foundation or 
border planting. Very hardy, indifferent to drought. 
18 to 24 inch $6.50, 24 to 30 inch $8.50 
J. communis depressa plumosa. The Andorra or feath- 
ery type Juniper. Turns bronze in the fall. 
18 to 24 inch $6.00 
PINUS (Pine) 
Their stout roots seek water in almost impossible sandy 
soils; they thrive in good soils. Specimens of all hardy 
varieties can be obtained for customers interested. 
P. montana mugho. The extremely hardy, slow growth 
dwarf pine. Mounded with short stubby needles. 
18 to 24 inch $5.00 
TAXUS (Yew) 
Rich and dark green color, hardiness, freedom from 
disease and slow, rugged development make this one of 
the best evergreens. Taxus stands heavy pruning and is 
adapted to nearly every kind of landscape requirement. 
T. cuspidata. The Japanese spreading Yew bearing bright 
red berries in the fall. Responds to shearing but is at- 
Cvergreens ered One told 
Here is a collection of Evergreens, the Broadleaf and Needle types. It con- 
tains the best of the Yews, Hemlocks, Arborvitae, Junipers, Holly and Rho- 
dodendrum — mostly slow-growing, hardy landscape material. This stock is 
of highest quality, scarce and in heavy demand. 
(Note to local customer: to get priority send us your order as follows: 
“Evergreens—to be selected by May 15’. Then enclose payment for approxi- 
mately one-half the sum you think you will spend this spring on this kind of 
planting material.) 
All evergreens are balled and burlapped, and smaller sizes can be shipped 
tractive when developed naturally. Excellent hedge, 
border or foundation stock. Does well in partial shade. 
15 to 18 inch $5.00, 18 to 24 inch $6.50 
T. cuspidata capitata. The Japanese pyramidal Yew. Its 
dark green foliage is covered with red berries in the 
fall. For formal plantings, for hedges or as specimens. 
3 to 3.5 feet $12.00, 3.5 to 4 feet $15.00 
T. cuspidata nana. The dwarf Japanese Yew. Irregular 
and spreading in growth. Very compact. For low hedges 
in formal plantings or as a specimen. 
12 to 15 inches $5.00 
T. media hicksi. Also called Hicks’ Yew. Upright columnar 
shape with exceptionally dark green needles. Bears 
red berries profusely. 
2.5 to 3 feet $6.00, 3.5 to 4 feet $7.50 
THUJA (Arborvitae) 
Ornamentals of narrow pyramidal habit. Favorites in 
formal gardens. Make excellent large hedges and beauti- 
ful windbreaks. 
T. occidentalis globosa. Globe Arborvitae. Compact, globe- 
shaped variety maintains shape without trimming. 
15 to 18 inches $5.00, 18 to 24 inches $6.00 
T. occidentalis nigra. Dark American Arborvitae. Fast 
growing, hardy pyramidal tree. 
2.5 to 3 feet $4.50, 3.5 to 4 feet $6.00 
