Herb Gardening for Vintage Homes
The Sweet Herb Plot
The sweet herb plot, for discriminating tastes, will enlarge the realm of the housewife. The culinary herbs provide her with a rare opportunity to league beauty at the kitchen door with an added zest and smoothness in her cookery. These simple seasonings are things the ancients knew and are still in the process of being discovered. They appeal in the first place to taste and when it is realized to what extent smell enters into taste and the vital effect of both in digestion, their place in the garden will be assured. Herbal oils mix readily with the peptic juices for less disturbance in digestion and a resulting sounder health-tone of the body. When drying the herbage for future use, gather early in the morning in order that the maximum of the volatile oils be conserved, taking the younger tips in preference to the older wood. Certain vegetables of ornamental value are included for such uses as they may find.
| Anise – Pimpinella anisum Artichoke – Cynara scolymus Balm – Melissa officinalis Borage – Borago officinalis Burnet – Sanguisorba minor Caperberry – Capparis spinosa Caraway – Carum carvi Chervil – Anthriscus cerefolium Chickory – Cichorium intybus Chives – Allium schoenprasm Coriander – Coriandrum sativum Costmary – Chrysanthemum balsamita Cress – Lepidium sativum Curry – Cuminum cyminum Dittany, Crete – Origanum dictamnus Endive – Cichorium endive Fennel – Foeniculum vulgare Garlic – Allium sativum Ginger – Zingiber officinale Hyssop – Hyssopus officinalis Leek – Allium porrum Lovage – Levististicum officinale Marjorum – Majorana hortensis |
Miners Lettuce – Montia perfoliata Mint – Menta spicata Orach – Atriplex hortensis Parsley – Petroselinum crispum Penny-royal – Mentha pulegium Pot-marigold – Calendula officinalis Red-pepper – Capsicum frutenscens Rhubarb – Rheum rhaponticum Rosemary – Rosmarinus officinalis Runner Bean – Phaseolus coccineus Sage – Salvia officinalis Salsify – Tragopogon porrifolius Savory, Summer – Satureja hortensis Savory, Winter – Satureja montana Shallot – Allium ascalonicum Spinach, New Zealand – Tetragonia expansa Succory – Cichorium intybus Sweet Basil – Ocimum basilicum Tansy – Tanacetum vulgare Tarragon – Artemisia dracunculus Thyme, Mother of – Thymus serpyllum Water Cress – Nasturtium officinale Yerba Buena – Micromeria chamissonis |
From Ornamental Plants for Subtropical Regions.
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