Other countries have been 
planting herbs for hun- 
dreds, possibly thousands, 
of years. During the past 
few years. the people in 
the United States have be- 
come more and more inter- 
ested. Many of the herbs 
are cousins to the shrubs, 
so we are offering the 
herbs which can-be easily 
raised from seed. 
These herbs can be sown in the garden in the Spring and will 
produce that same year: 
HYSSOP BORAGE SORREL 
SWEET BASIL ANISE CATNIP 
CHERVIL RUE SWEET FENNEL 
CORIANDER DILL SUMMER SAVORY 
FLORENCE FENNEL 
The following herbs can be started indoors in the home, in a green- 
house or in a cold frame earlier in order to mature. 
SWEET MARJORAM SAGE 
THYME LAVENDER 
WORMWOOD SAFFRON 
In either ornamental, fragrant or both there are these herbs: 
BORAGE SAGE 
CATNIP THYME 
FENNEL WORMWOOD 
LAVENDER HYSSOP (Used in some places 
MARJORAM for Hedge) 
The principal use of the following herbs is for seasoning: 
ANISE CORIANDER FENNEL 
BASIL DILL THYME 
CHERVIL SUMMER SAVORY BORAGE 
Most herbs grow very well in poor soil, as it was in such soil 
that they have existed over the centuries.. They like sunlight. If 
grown in heavy rich soil they will produce more foliage but less 
fragrance and seeds. There are exceptions to this . . . Sorrel, Chervil 
and Marjoram like a rich, somewhat moist soi] with some shade. 
For 15 cents the Superintendent of 
Documents at Washington, D. C. 
will send you Farmers’ Bulletin 
#(1977 that contains details 
about propagation, harvest 
and uses of herbs. 
NORWAY « MICHIGAN 
