CONTENTS

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Preface[v]
A Dinner of Herbs[7]
Culinary Herbs Defined[11]
History[12]
Production of New Varieties[15]
Status and Uses[19]
Notable Instance of Uses[21]
Methods of Curing[22]
Drying and Storing[25]
Herbs as Garnishes[30]
Propagation, Seeds[32]
Cuttings[34]
Layers[36]
Division[37]
Transplanting[39]
Implements[41]
Location of Herb Garden[44]
The Soil and Its Preparation[45]
Cultivation[47]
Double Cropping[48]
Herb Relationships[49]
The Herb List:
Angelica[55]
Anise[59]
Balm[63]
Basil[65]
Borage[71]
Caraway[73]
Catnip[77]
Chervil[79]
Chives[80]
Clary[81]
Coriander[82]
Cumin[84]
Dill[87]
Fennel[89]
Finocchio[93]
Fennel Flower[94]
Hoarhound[95]
Hyssop[96]
Lavender[97]
Lovage[99]
Marigold[100]
Marjoram[101]
Mint[105]
Parsley[109]
Pennyroyal[119]
Peppermint[119]
Rosemary[120]
Rue[122]
Sage[125]
Samphire[129]
Savory, Summer[131]
Savory, Winter[132]
Southernwood[133]
Tansy[134]
Tarragon[134]
Thyme[137]

ILLUSTRATIONS

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Herbs and Children, a Happy HarmonyFrontispiece
Spading Fork[1]
Barrel Culture of Herbs[2]
Transplanting Board and Dibble[5]
Assortment of Favorite Weeders[8]
Popular Adjustable Row Marker[10]
Popular Spades[13]
Lath Screen for Shading Beds[16]
Harvesting Thyme Grown on a Commercial Scale[18]
Garden Hoes of Various Styles[20]
Dried Herbs in Paper and Tin[22]
Herb Solution Bottle[24]
Paper Sacks of Dried Herbs for Home Use[26]
Hand Cultivator and Scarifier[27]
Flat of Seedlings Ready to Be Transplanted[32]
Glass Covered Propagating Box[34]
Flower Pot Propagating Bed[35]
Holt's Mammoth and Common Sage[38]
Marker for Hotbeds and Cold Frames[39]
Leading Forms of Trowels[40]
Wooden Dibbles[43]
Combination Hand Plow[45]
Surface Paring Cultivator[47]
Thinning Scheme for Harvesting[48]
Center Row Hand Cultivator[50]
Hand Plow[52]
Prophecy of Many Toothsome Dishes[56]
Anise in Flower and in Fruit[60]
Sweet Basil[66]
Borage, Famous for "Cool Tankard"[70]
Caraway for Comfits and Birthday Cakes[74]
Catnip, Pussy's Delight[78]
Coriander, for Old-Fashioned Candies[82]
Dill, of Pickle Fame[86]
Sweet Fennel[90]
Sweet Marjoram[102]
Mint, Best Friend of Roast Lamb[106]
Curled Parsley[110]
Rue, Sour Herb of Grace[124]
Sage, The Leading Herb for Duck and Goose Dressing[126]
Holt's Mammoth and Common Sage Leaves[129]
Dainty Summer Savory[130]
Tarragon, French Chef's Delight[135]
Thyme for Sausage[137]

CULINARY HERBS

In these days of jaded appetites, condiments and canned goods, how fondly we turn from the dreary monotony of the "dainty" menu to the memory of the satisfying dishes of our mothers! What made us, like Oliver Twist, ask for more? Were those flavors real, or was it association and natural, youthful hunger that enticed us? Can we ever forget them; or, what is more practical, can we again realize them? We may find the secret and the answer in mother's garden. Let's peep in.

The garden, as in memory we view it, is not remarkable except for its neatness and perhaps the mixing of flowers, fruits and vegetables as we never see them jumbled on the table. Strawberries and onions, carrots and currants, potatoes and poppies, apples and sweet corn and many other as strange comrades, all grow together in mother's garden in the utmost harmony.