_ANGELICA_.--A biennial. Leaves and stalks are eaten raw or boiled;
the seeds are aromatic, and used to flavour spirits.
_ANISE_.--Leaves used for garnishing, and for seasoning, like fennel;
the seeds are medicinal.
_BALM_.--A hardy perennial. Makes a useful tea and wine for fevers.
_BASIL_, Sweet and Bush.--Half-hardy annuals. The leaves and tops
of the shoots, on account of their clove-like flavour, are used for
seasoning soups and introduced into salads.
_BORAGE_.--Hardy annual. Used for salads and garnishing, and as an
ingredient in cool drinks; excellent also for bees.
_CHAMOMILE_.--A hardy perennial. Flowers used medicinally.
_CARAWAY_.--A biennial. Leaves used in soups, and the seeds in
confectionery and medicine.
_CHERVIL_.--An annual. Useful for salads.
_CHIVES_.--Hardy perennial. The young tops used to flavour soups, etc.
_CORIANDER_.--A hardy annual. Cultivated for garnishing.
_DILL_.--A hardy perennial. Leaves used in soups and sauces, also in
pickles.
_FENNEL_.--Hardy perennial. Used in salads and in fish sauce, also for
garnishing dishes.
_HOREHOUND_.--Hardy perennial. Leaves and young shoots used for making
a beverage for coughs.
_HYSSOP_.--Hardy evergreen shrub. Leaves and young shoots used for
making tea; also as a pot herb.
_LAVENDER_.--Hardy perennial. Cultivated for its flowers, for the
distillation of lavender water, for flavouring sauces, and for
medicinal purposes.
_MARIGOLD_, Pot.--Hardy annual. Flowers used in soups.
_MARJORAM_, Sweet or Knotted, and Pot.--Hardy annuals. Aromatic and
sweet flavour. Used for stuffings and as a pot herb; leaves dried for
winter use.
_RAMPION_.--Hardy perennial. Roots used as a radish; they have a nutty
flavour.
_ROSEMARY_.--Hardy ornamental shrub. Sprigs used for garnishing and
the leaves in drink.
_RUE_.--Hardy evergreen shrub. Leaves used for medicinal drinks;
useful for poultry with croup.
_SAGE_.--Hardy perennial. Decoction of leaves drank as tea; used also
for stuffing, meats, and sauces.
_SAVORY_, Summer.--Hardy annual. Used for flavouring soups and salads.
_SAVORY_, Winter.--Hardy evergreen shrub. Its aromatic flavour makes
it valuable as a pot herb.
_SCURVY GRASS_.--The small leaves are eaten as watercress.
_SKIRRET_.--Hardy perennial. Sweet, white, and pleasant; the tubers
are boiled and served up with butter.
_SORREL_, Broad-Leaved.--Hardy perennial. Imparts an acid flavour to
salads and soups.
_THYME_, Broad-Leaved.--Hardy perennial. Young leaves and tops used
for stuffing, also in soups and sauces.
_TARRAGON_.--Hardy perennial. For flavouring vinegar; also used in
salads, soups, and pickles.
_WORMWOOD_.--A hardy shrub. Beneficial to horses and poultry, and is
used for medical purposes.
Herniaria Glabra.--These dwarf carpeting plants are of easy culture.
Grow from seed in spring and transplant into sandy soil. Height, 1-1/2
in.