| List of Herbs (310) Rock Garden (7) |
You'll find information on specific herbs along with general information on growing herbs and creating a herbal garden. |
List of Herbs
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Culinary Herbs
In these days of jaded appetites, condiments and canned goods, how
fondly we turn from the dreary monotony of the "dainty" menu...
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Acorn
This is the well-known fruit of our British Oak, to Which tree it
gives the name--Aik, or Eik, Oak.
The Acorn was esteemed by Diosc...
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Agrimony
The Agrimony is a Simple well known to all country folk, and
abundant throughout England in the fields and woods, as a popular
domest...
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Anemone (wood)
The Wood Anemone, or medicinal English Pulsatilla, with its
lovely pink white petals, and drooping blossoms, is one of our best
known...
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Angelica (also Called Master-wort)
The wild Angelica grows commonly throughout England in wet
places as an umbelliferous plant, with a tall hollow stem, out of
which bo...
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Aniseed
The Anise (Pimpinella), from bipenella, because of its
secondary, feather-like leaflets, belongs to the umbelliferous
plants, and is ...
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Apple
The term Apple was applied by the ancients indiscriminately to
almost every kind of round fleshy fruit, [27] such as the
thornapple, ...
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Arum--the Common
The lords and ladies (arum maculatum) so well known to
every rustic as common throughout Spring in almost every hedge
row, has acquir...
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Asparagus
The Asparagus, belonging to the Lily order of plants, occurs wild
on the coasts of Essex, Suffolk, and Cornwall. It is there a more
p...
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Balm
The herb Balm, or Melissa, which is cultivated quite commonly
in our cottage gardens, has its origin in the wild, or bastard Balm,
gr...
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Barberry
The Common Barberry (Berberis), which gives its name to a
special order of plants, grows wild as a shrub in our English
copses and he...
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Barley
Hordeum Vulgare--common Barley--is chiefly used in Great Britain
for brewing and distilling; but, it has dietetic and medicinal
virtu...
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Basil
The herb Sweet Basil (Ocymum Basilicum) is so called because
the smell thereof is fit for a king's house. It grows commonly in
our ki...
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Bean
(see Pea and Bean).
...
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Belladonna
(see Night Shade).
...
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Bennet Herb (avens)
This, the Herba Benedicta, or Blessed Herb, or Avens (Geum
Urbanum) is a very common plant of the Rose tribe, in our
woods, hedges, a...
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Betony
Few, if any, herbal plants have been more praised for their
supposed curative virtues than the Wood Betony (Stachys
Betonica), belong...
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Bilberry (whortleberry Or Whinberry)
This fruit, which belongs to the Cranberry order of plants, grows
abundantly throughout England in heathy [52] and mountainous
distri...
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Blackberry
This is the well-known fruit of the Common Bramble (Rubus
fructicosus), which grows in every English hedgerow, and which
belongs to t...
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Bluebell (wild Hyacinth)
This,--the Agraphis mutans,--of the Lily tribe--is so abundant in
English woods and pastures, whilst so widely known, and popular
wit...
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Bog Bean (or Marsh-trefoil)
The Buck-bean, or Bog-bean, which is common enough in stagnant
pools, and on our spongy bogs, is the most serviceable of
all known he...
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Borage
The Borage, with its gallant blue flower, is cultivated in our
gardens as a pot herb, and is associated in our minds with bees and
cl...
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Broom
The Broom, or Link (Cytisus scoparius) is a leguminous shrub
which is well known as growing abundantly on open places in our
rural di...
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Bryony
English hedgerows exhibit Bryony of two distinct sorts--the white
and the black--which differ much, the one from the other, as to
med...
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Buckthorn
The common Buckthorn grows in our woods and thickets, and
used to be popularly known because of the purgative syrup made
from its jui...
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Burnet Saxifrage
(see Pimpernel).
...
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Buttercup
The most common Buttercup of our fields (Ranunculus bulbosis)
needs no detailed description. It belongs to the order termed
Ranuncula...
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Cabbage
The time has come, as the walrus said in Alice and the Looking
Glass, to talk of many things--
Of shoes, and ships, and sealing...
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Capsicum (cayenne)
The Capsicum, or Bird Pepper, or Guinea Pepper, is a native of
tropical countries; but it has been cultivated throughout Great
Britai...
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Caraway
The common Caraway is a herb of the umbelliferous order found
growing on many waste places in England, though not a true
native of Gr...
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Chamomile
No Simple in the whole catalogue of herbal medicines is possessed
of a quality more friendly and beneficial to the intestines than
Ch...
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Carrot
Our garden Carrot, or Dauke, is a cultivated variety of the
Dalucus sylvestris, or wild carrot, an umbelliferous plant, which
groweth...
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Celandine (greater And Lesser)
This latter flower is a conspicuous herald of spring, which is
strikingly welcome to everyone living in the country throughout
Englan...
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Celery
The Parsleys are botanically named Selinon, and by some verbal
accident, through the middle letter n in this word being changed
into ...
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Centaury
Of all the bitter appetising herbs which grow in our fields and
hedgerows, and which serve as excellent simple tonics, the
Centaury, ...
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Cherry
The wild Cherry (Cerasus), which occurs of two distinct kinds,
has by budding and grafting begotten most of our finest garden
fruits ...
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Chervil Or Beaked Parsley
There is found, writes Parkinson, during June and July, in almost
every English hedge, a certain plant called Choerophyllum,
in show ...
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Chestnuts (horse And Sweet)
Ever since 1633 the Horse Chestnut tree has grown and flourished
in England, having been brought at first from the mountains of
North...
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Chickweed
Chickweed--called Alsine or Stellaria media, a floral star of
middle magnitude--belongs to the Clove-pink order of plants, and,
despi...
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Christmas Rose--black Hellebore
This well-known plant, a native of Southern Europe, and belonging
to the Ranunculus order, is grown commonly in our gardens
for the s...
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Clover
In this country we possess about twenty species of the trefoil, or
Clover, which is a plant so well known in its general features by
...
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Club Moss
Though not generally thought worth more than a passing notice, or
to possess any claims of a medicinal sort, yet the Club Moss,
which...
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Coltsfoot
The Coltsfoot, which grows abundantly throughout England in
places of moist, heavy soil, especially along the sides of our raised
rai...
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Comfrey
The Comfrey of our river banks, and moist watery places, is the
Consound, or Knit-back, or Bone-set, and Blackwort of country
folk; a...
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Coriander
Coriander comfits, sold by the confectioner as admirably warming
to the stomach, and corrective of flatulence, consist of small
aroma...
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Cowslip
Our English pastures and meadows, especially where the soil is of
blue lias clay, become brilliantly gay, with gaudy cowslips drest,
...
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Cresses
The Cress of the herbalist is a noun of multitude: it comprises
several sorts, differing in kind but possessing the common
properties...
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Cumin
Cumin (Cuminum cyminum) is not half sufficiently known, or
esteemed as a domestic condiment of medicinal value, and
culinary uses; wh...
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Currants
The original Currants in times past were small grapes, grown in
Greece at Zante, near Corinth, and termed Corinthians; then they
beca...
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Daffodil
The yellow Daffodil, which is such a favourite flower of our early
Spring because of its large size, and showy yellow color, grows
co...
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Daisy
Our English Daisy is a composite flower which is called in the
glossaries gowan, or Yellow flower. Botanically [144] it is
named Bell...
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Dandelion
Owing to long years of particular evolutionary sagacity in
developing winged seeds to be wafted from the silky pappus of its
ripe flo...
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Date
Dates are the most wholesome and nourishing of all our imported
fruits. Children especially appreciate their luscious sweetness, as
a...
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Dill
Cordial waters distilled from the fragrant herb called Dill are, as
every mother and monthly nurse well know, a sovereign remedy
for ...
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Dock
The term Dock is botanically a noun of multitude, meaning originally
a bundle of hemp, and corresponding to a similar word signifying ...
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Elder
'Arn,' or the common Elder, says Gerard, groweth everywhere;
and it is planted about cony burrows, for the shadow of the
conies. Form...
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Elecampane
Elecampane, writes William Coles, is one of the plants whereof
England may boast as much as any, for there grows none better in
the w...
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Eyebright
Found in abundance in summer time on our heaths, and on mountains
near the sea, this delicate little plant, the Euphrasia
officinalis...
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Fennel
We all know the pleasant taste of Fennel sauce when eaten with
boiled mackerel. This culinary condiment is made with Sweet
Fennel, cu...
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Ferns
Only some few of our native Ferns are known to possess medicinal
virtues, though they may all be happily pronounced devoid of
poisono...
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Feverfew
The Feverfew is one of the wild Chamomiles (Pyrethrum Parthenium),
or Matricaria, so called because especially useful for
motherhood....
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Figs
In the name of the Prophet 'Figs' was the pompous utterance
ascribed to Dr. Johnson, whose solemn magniloquent style was
simulated as...
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Flag (common)
Our English water Flags are true whigs of the old school, and get
their generic name because hanging out their banners respectively of...
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Flax (linseed)
The common Flax plant, from which we get our Linseed, is of great
antiquity, dating from the twenty-third century before Christ, and
...
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Foxglove
The purple Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) which every one knows
and admires for its long graceful spikes of elegant bell-shaped
brilli...
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Fumitory
The common Fumitory (Fumaria officinalis) is a small grey-green
plant, bearing well known little flowers, rose coloured, and tipped
w...
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Garlic Leek And Onion
Seeming at first sight out of place among the lilies of the field, yet
Garlic, the Leek, and the Onion are true members of that noble
...
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Gooseberry
The Gooseberry (Ribes grossularia) gets its name from kruesbar,
which signifies a cross, in allusion to the triple spine of the fruit
...
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Goosefoot
Among Curative Simples, the Goosefoot, or Chenopod order of
British plants, contributes two useful herbs, the Chenopodium
bonus Henri...
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Goosegrass
Goosey, goosey, gander, whither do ye wander? says an old
nursery rhyme by way of warning to the silly waddling birds not to
venture ...
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Goutweed
A passing word should certainly be given to the Goutweed, or,
Goatweed, among Herbal Simples. It is, though but little regarded,
neve...
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Grapes (see Also Vine)
Grapes, the luscious and refreshing fruit of the Vine, possess certain
medicinal properties and virtues which give them a proper place...
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Grasses
Our abundant English grasses furnish nutritious herbage and
farinaceous seeds, whilst their stems and leaves prove useful for
textile...
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Groundsel
Common Groundsel is so well known throughout Great Britain, that
it needs scarcely any description. It is very prolific, and found in
...
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Hawthorn (whitethorn)
The Hawthorn, or Whitethorn, is so welcome year by year as a
harbinger of Summer, by showing its wealth of sweet-scented,
milk-white ...
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Hemlock And Henbane
The Spotted Hemlock (Conium maculatum), and the Sickly-smelling
Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), are plants of common wild growth
througho...
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Honey
Being essentially of floral origin, and a vegetable product endowed
with curative properties, Honey may be fairly ranked among Herbal
...
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Hop
The Hop (Humulus lupulus) belongs to the Nettle tribe (Cannabineoe)
of plants, and grows wild in our English hedges and copses; but
t...
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Horehound (white And Black)
The herb Horehound occurs of two sorts, white and black, in our
hedge-rows, and on the sides of banks, each getting its generic
name,...
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Horse Radish (_radix_ A Root)
The Horse Radish of our gardens is a cultivated cruciferous plant of
which the fresh root is eaten, when scraped, as a condiment to
c...
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House Leek (crassulaceoe)
The House Leek (Sempervivum tectorum), or never dying
flower of our cottage roofs, which is commonly known also as
Stone-crop, grows ...
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Hyssop
The cultivated Hyssop, now of frequent occurrence in the herb-bed,
and a favourite plant there because of its fragrance, belongs to th...
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Ivy Common (_araliaceoe_)
The clergyman of fiction in the sixth chapter of Dickens' memorable
Pickwick, sings certain verses which he styles indifferent (the
o...
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Ivy (ground)
This common, and very familiar little herb, with its small Ivy-like
aromatic leaves, and its striking whorls of dark blue blossoms
co...
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John's Wort
The wild Saint John's Wort (Hypericum peiforatum) is a frequent
plant in our woods and hedgebanks, having leaves studded with
minute ...
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Juniper
The Juniper shrub (Arkenthos of the ancients), which is widely
distributed about the world, grows not uncommonly in England as a
stif...
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Knapweed (the Lesser)
Black Knapweed, the Centaurea nigra, is a common tough-stemmed
composite weed growing in our meadows and cornfields, being
well known...
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Lavender
The Lavender of our gardens, called also Lavender Spike, is a
well-known sweet-smelling shrub, of the Labiate order. It grows wild
in...
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Lemon
The Lemon (Citrus Limonum) is so common of use in admixing
refreshing drinks, and for its fragrancy of peel, whether for culinary
fla...
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Lentil
Among the leguminous plants which supply food for the invalid,
and are endowed with certain qualifications for correcting the
health,...
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Lettuce
Our garden Lettuce is a cultivated variety of the wild, or
strong-scented Lettuce (Lactuca virosa), which grows, with prickly
leaves,...
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Lily Of The Valley
The Lily of the Valley grows wild in many of our English woods,
and possesses special curative virtues, which give it, according to
m...
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Lime Tree Flowers Of (_tiliaceoe_)
Though not a native of Great Britain, yet, because of its common
growth in our roadways and along the front of terraced houses, and
i...
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Liquorice English (_leguminous_)
The common Liquorice plant, a native of the warmer European
countries, was first cultivated in Britain about 1562, in Turner's
time. ...
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Mallows
All the Mallows (Malvaceoe) to the number of a thousand, agree
in containing mucilage freely, and in possessing no unwholesome
proper...
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Marigold
In the Grete Herball this plant was called Mary Gowles. Three
varieties of the Marigold exercise medicinal virtues which constitute
t...
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Marjoram
The common Marjoram (Origanum) grows frequently as a wild
labiate plant on dry, bushy places, especially in chalky districts
througho...
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Mercury-dog's (_euphorbiaceoe_)
The Mercuriallis perennis (Dog's Mercury) grows commonly in
our hedges and ditches, occurring in large patches, with egg-shaped
point...
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Mints (pennyroyal Peppermint And Spearmint)
Several kinds of the Mints have been used medicinally from the
earliest times, such as Balm, Basil, Ground Ivy, Horehound,
Marjoram, ...
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Mistletoe
The Mistletoe, which we all associate so happily with the festivities
of Christmas, is an evergreen parasite, growing on the branches ...
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Mountain Ash
A somewhat common, and handsomely conspicuous tree in many
parts of England, especially about high lands, is the Rowan, or
Mountain A...
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Mugwort And Wormwood
The herb Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris), a Composite plant, is
frequent about hedgerows and waste ground throughout Britain; and
it chi...
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Mulberry
The Mulberry tree (Morus nigra) has been cultivated in England
since the middle of the sixteenth century, being first planted at Sion
...
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Mullein
The great Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) grows freely in England
on dry banks and waste places, but somewhat sparingly in Scotland.
It b...
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Mushrooms
Without giving descriptive attention to those Mushrooms (Agarics,
Boleti, and others) which are edible, and [363] of which
over a hun...
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Mustard
The wild Mustard (Brassica Sinapistrum), a Cruciferous herb
commonly called Chedlock, from leac, a weed, and kiede, to
annoy, grows a...
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Nettle
No plant is more commonplace and plentiful in our fields and
hedges throughout an English summer than the familiar stinging
Nettle. A...
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Night Shade Deadly (_belladonna_)
This is a Solanaceous plant found native in Great Britain, and
growing generally on chalky soil under hedges, or about waste
grounds....
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Nutmeg Cinnamon Ginger And Cloves
The spice box is such a constant source of ready domestic comforts
of a medicinal sort in every household that the more important, and...
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Oat
The Oat is a native of Britain in its wild and uncultivated form, and
is distinguished by the spikelets of its ears hanging on slender...
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Onion
(see Garlic, page 209).
...
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Orange
Though not of native British growth, except by way of a luxury in
the gardens of the wealthy, yet the Orange [400] is of such common
...
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Orchids
Our common English Orchids are the Early Purple, which is
abundant in our woods and pastures; the Meadow Orchis; and the
Spotted Orch...
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Parsley
Parsely is found in this country only as a cultivated plant, having
been introduced into England from Sardinia in the sixteenth centur...
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Parsnip
The Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) grows on the borders of
ploughed fields and about hedgerows, being generally hairy, whilst
the Ga...
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Pea And Bean
Typical of leguminous plants (so called because they furnish
legumin, or vegetable cheese), whilst furthermore possessing certain
med...
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Peach
The Peach (Amygdabus Persica), the apple of Persia, began to be
cultivated in England about 1562, or perhaps before then. Columella
t...
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Pear
The Pear, also called Pyrrie, belongs to the same natural order of
plants (the Rosacoe) as the Apple. It is [420] sometimes called
th...
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Pellitory
A plant belonging to the order of Nettles, the Pellitory of the Wall,
or Paritory--Parietaria, from the Latin parietes, walls--is a
f...
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Pennyroyal
see MINT.
...
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Periwinkle
There are two British Periwinkles growing wild; the one Vinca
major, or greater, a doubtful native, and found only in the
neighbourho...
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Pimpernel
The Poor Man's Weather Glass or Shepherd's Dial, is a very
well-known and favourite little flower, of brilliant scarlet hue,
expandin...
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Pink
The Clove Pink, or Carnation of our gardens, though found
apparently wild on old castle walls in England, is a naturalised
flower in ...
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Plantain
The Plantains (Plantaginacecoe), from planta, the sole of the
foot, are humble plants, well known as weeds in fields and by
roadsides...
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Poppy
The Scarlet Poppy of our cornfields (Papaver Rhoeas) is one of
the most brilliant and familiar of English wild flowers, being
strikin...
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Potato
Our invaluable Potato, which enters so largely into the dietary of all
classes, belongs to the Nightshade tribe of [442] dangerous pla...
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Primrose
The Common Primrose (Primula veris) is the most widely known
of our English wild flowers, and appears in the Spring as its earliest
h...
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Quince
The Quince (Cydonia) is cultivated sparingly in our orchards for
the sake of its highly fragrant, and strong-smelling fruit, which
as...
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Radish
The common garden Radish (Raphanus sativus) is a Cruciferous
plant, and a cultivated variety of the Horse Radish. It came
originally ...
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Ragwort
The Ragwort (Senecio Jacoboea) is a very common plant in our
meadows, and moist places, closely allied to the [458] Groundsel,
and we...
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Raspberry
The Raspberry (Rubus Idoeus) occurs wild plentifully in the
woods of Scotland, where children gather the fruit early in summer.
It is...
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Rhubarb (garden)
see Dock, page 159.
...
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Rice
Rice, or Ryse, the grain of Oryza sativa, a native cereal of India,
is considered here scarcely as a Herbal Simple, but rather as a
c...
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Roses
Certain curative properties are possessed both by the Briar, or wild
Dog Rose of our country hedges, and by the cultivated varieties o...
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Rosemary
The Rosemary is a well-known, sweet-scented shrub, cultivated in
our gardens, and herb beds on account of its fragrancy and its
aroma...
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Rue
The wild Rue is found on the hills of Lancashire and Yorkshire,
being more vehement in smell and in operation than the garden Rue.
Th...
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Rushes
The true Rushes (Juncaceoe) include the Soft Rush (effusus);
the Hard Rush (glaucus); and the Common Rush (conglomeratus).
The Bulrus...
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Saffron (meadow And Cultivated)
The Meadow Saffron (Colchicum autumnale) is a common wild
Crocus found in English meadows, especially about the Midland
districts. Th...
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Sage
Our garden Sage, a familiar occupant of the English herb bed, was
formerly celebrated as a medicine of great virtue. This was the
Ela...
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Savin
Savin, the Juniper Savin (Sabina), or Saffern, is a herb which
grows freely in our bed of garden Simples, if properly cared for, and
...
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Scurvy Grass
One of the roost useful, but not best known, of the Cruciferous wild
plants which are specifics against Scrofula is our English Scurvy...
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Sea Plants And Sea Weeds
Of marine plants commonly found, the Samphire and the Sea Holly
have certain domestic and medicinal uses which give them
a position a...
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Selfheal
Several Herbal Simples go by the name of Selfheal among our wild
hedge plants, more especially the Sanicle, the common Prunella,
and ...
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Shepherd's Purse
The small Shepherd's Purse (Bursa Capsella Pastoris) is one of
the most common of wayside English weeds. The name Capsella
signifies ...
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Silverweed
Two Potentillas occur among our common native plants, and
possess certain curative virtues (as popularly supposed), the
Silverweed an...
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Skullcap
A useful medicinal tincture (H.) is made from the Skullcap
(Scutellaria), which is a Labiate plant of frequent growth on the
banks of...
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Sloe
The parent tree which produces the Sloe is the Blackthorn, our
hardy, thorny hedgerow shrub (Prunus [518] spinosa), Greek
Prounee, co...
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Soapwort
The Soapwort (Saponaria officinalis) grows commonly in
England near villages, on roadsides, and by the margins of woods,
in moist sit...
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Solomon's Seal
The Solomon's Seal (Convallaria polygonatum) is a handsome
woodland plant by no means uncommon throughout England, particularly
in Be...
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Sorrel
(See Dock, page 157.)
...
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Southernwood
Southernwood, or Southern Wormwood, though it does not flower
in this country, is well known as grown in every cottage garden for
its...
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Speedwell
This little plant, with its exquisite flowers of celestial blue, grows
most familiarly in our hedgerows throughout the Spring, and ear...
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Spinach
Spinach (Lapathum hortense) is a Persian plant which has been
cultivated in our gardens for about two hundred years; and
considerably...
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Spindle Tree (celastracoe)
During the autumn, in our woody hedgerows a shrub becomes very
conspicuous by bearing numerous rose-coloured floral capsules,
strikin...
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Spurge
Conspicuous in Summer by their golden green leaves, and their
striking epergnes of bright emerald blossoms, the Wood Spurge, and
the ...
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Stitchwort
The Stitchworts, greater and less (Stellaria holostea), grow very
abundantly as herbal weeds in all our dry hedges and woods, having
...
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Strawberry
Properly, our familiar Strawberry plant is a native of cold climates,
and so hardy that it bears fruit freely in Lapland. When mixed w...
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Succory
The Wild Succory (Cichorium intybus) is a common roadside
English plant, white or blue, belonging to the Composite order, and
called ...
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Sundew
The Sundew (Ros solis, or Drosera rotundifolia) is a little plant
always eagerly recognised in marshy and heathy grounds by ardent
yo...
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Sunflower
The Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) which is so popular and
brilliant an ornament of cottage gardens throughout England in
summer and a...
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Tamarind
The Tamarind pod, though of foreign growth, has been much valued
by our immediate ancestors as a household medicinal Simple; and a
we...
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Tansy
The Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare--buttons,--bed of Tansy), a
Composite plant very familiar in our hedgerows and waste places,
being consp...
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Tarragon
The kitchen herb Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus) is cultivated
in England, and more commonly in France, for uses in salads, and
othe...
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Thistles
Thistles are comprised in a large mixed genus of our English weeds,
and wild plants, several of them possessing attributed medicinal
...
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Thyme
The Wild English thyme (Thymus serpyllum) belongs to the
Labiate plants, and takes its second title from a Greek verb
signifying to c...
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Toadflax
The Toadflax, or Flaxweed (Linaria vulgaris) belongs to the
scrofula-curing order of plants, getting its name from linum, flax,
and b...
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Tomato (or Love Apple)
Though only of recent introduction as a common vegetable in this
country, and though grown chiefly [568] under glass for the table in
...
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Tormentil
The Tormentil (Potentilla Tormentilla) belongs to the tribe of
wild Roses, and is a common plant on our heaths, banks, and dry
pastur...
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Turnip
The Turnip (Brassica Rapa) belongs to the Cruciferous Cabbage
tribe, being often found growing in waste places, though not truly
wild...
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Turpentine
From our English Pines, if their stems be wounded, the oleo-resin
known as Turpentine, can be procured. This is so truly a vegetable
...
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Valerian
The great Wild Valerian, or Heal-all (from valere, to be well),
grows abundantly throughout this country in moist woods, and on
the b...
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Verbena
The Verbena, or Common Vervain, is a very familiar herb on waste
ground throughout England, limited to no soil, and growing at the
en...
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Vine
The fruit of the Vine (Vitis vinifera) has already been treated of
here under the heading Grapes, as employed medicinally whether
for...
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Violet
The Wild violet or Pansy (Viola tricolor) is found commonly
throughout Great Britain on banks and in hilly pastures, from
whence it h...
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Viper's Bugloss
The Simpler's passing consideration should be given to this tall
handsome English herb which grows frequently in gravel pits, and
on ...
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Wallflower
The Wallflower, or Handfiower (Cheiranthus cheiri), or
Wall-gilliflower, has been cultivated in this country almost from time
immemor...
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Walnut
The Walnut tree is known of aspect to most persons throughout
Great Britain as of stately handsome culture, having many spreading
bra...
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Wart-wort Or Wart-weed
This name has been commonly applied to the Petty Spurge, or to the
Sun Spurge, a familiar little weed growing abundantly in English
g...
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Water Plants (other)
(Water Dropwort, Water Lily, Water Pepper.)
The Water Dropwort--Hemlock (oenanthe crocata) is an umbelliferous
plant, frequent in o...
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Woodruff
Concerning the Sweet Woodruff (Asperula odorata), it is a
favourite little plant growing commonly in our woods and gardens,
with a pl...
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Woodsorrell (_see Also Docks_)
This elegant little herb, called also French Sorrel, Rabbits' food,
Shamrock, and Wood Sour (Oxalis acetosella), is abundant
througho...
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Wormwood
The common Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) has been partly
considered here together with Mugwort, to which it is closely allied.
It i...
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Woundwort
The Hedge Woundwort (Stachys sylvatica) is a common Labiate
plant in our hedges and woods, branched and hairy, with whorls of
small d...
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Yarrow
The Yarrow, from hiera, holy herb (Achillea millefolium), or
Milfoil, is so called from the very numerous fine segments of its
leaves...
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Yew
Although the Yew--a Conifer--which is so thoroughly English a
tree, is known to be highly poisonous as regards its leaves to the
huma...
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And With Him Rises Weeping
The rare aroma of sweet marjoram reminds so many city people of their
mother's and their grandmother's country gardens, that countless...
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Blooms Anew Among The Sages
TTITLE CULINARY HERBS DEFINED
It may be said that sweet or culinary herbs are those annual, biennial
or perennial plants wh...
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For Their Benefit Therefore The Following Paragraphs Are Given
TTITLE PRODUCTION OF NEW VARIETIES
Besides the gratification that always accompanies the growing of plants,
there is in plant bre...
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No Other Should Be Allowed To Flower
This process is to be continued from year to year. If the selection is
carefully made, the grower will soon rejoice, because he will o...
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A Convenient Size Is 10 X 10 Feet
After the stalks have been removed the seed should be allowed to remain
for several days longer in a very thin layer--the thinner the
...
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To Accomplish This No Hand Tool Surpasses The Spading Fork
One other method is, however, superior especially when practiced upon
the heavier soils--fall plowing or digging. In practicing this m...
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Sage (salvia Officinalis Linn)
...
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Savory (satureia Hortensis Linn)
...
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Savory Winter (satureia Montana Linn)
...
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Thyme (thymus Vulgaris Linn)
Marjoram (Origanum Marjoram; O. Onites, Linn.; and
...
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M Vulgare Linn)
...
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Balm (melissa Officinalis Linn)
...
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Basil (ocimum Basilicum Linn And O Minimum Linn)
...
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Spearmint (mentha Spicata Linn Or M Viridis Linn)
...
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Peppermint (mentha Piperita Linn)
...
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Rosemary (rosmarinus Officinalis Linn)
...
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Clary (salvia Sclarea Linn)
...
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Pennyroyal (mentha Pulegium Linn)
...
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Horehound (marrubium Vulgare Linn)
...
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Hyssop (hyssopus Vulgaris Linn)
...
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Catnip (nepeta Cataria Linn)
...
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Lavender (lavandula Vera D C; L Spica D C)
These plants, which are mostly natives of mild climates of the old
world, are characterized by having square stems; opposite, simple l...
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Parsley (carum Petroselinum Benth And Hook)
...
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Dill (anethum Graveolens Linn)
...
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Fennel (foeniculum Officinale Linn)
...
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Angelica (archangelica Officinalis Hoofm)
...
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Anise (pimpinella Anisum Linn)
...
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Caraway (carum Carui Linn)
...
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Coriander (coriandrum Sativum Linn)
...
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Chervil (scandix Cerefolium Linn)
...
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Cumin Or Cummin (cuminum Cyminum Linn)
...
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Lovage (levisticum Officinale Koch)
...
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Samphire (crithmum Maritimum Linn)
Like the members of the preceding group, the species of the Umbelliferae
are principally natives of mild climates of the old world, bu...
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Southernwood (artemisia Abrotanum Linn)
RUTACEAE
...
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Rue (ruta Graveolens Linn)
BORAGINACEAE
...
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Borage (borago Officinalis Linn)
RANUNCULACEAE
...
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Fennel-flower (nigella Sativa Linn)
Before dismissing this section of the subject, it may be interesting to
glance over the list of names once more. Seven of these plants...
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But Let Us Peep Into The 19th Edition Of The United States Dispensatory
Can this be the same fennel which "is one of our most grateful
aromatics," and which, because of "the absence of any highly excitant
pr...
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(archangelica Officinalis Hoffm)
a biennial or perennial herb of the natural order Umbelliferae, so called from its supposed
medicinal qualities. It is believed to be ...
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Hay And The Seeds Are Both Used For Distilling
TTITLE Balm
(Melissa officinalis, Linn.), a perennial herb of the natural
order Labiatae. The popular name is a contraction of bal...
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Can Wash The Balm From An Anointed King
As a useful plant it received attention from the pen of Pliny. From its
home it has been introduced by man as a garden plant into near...
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1778
Description.--The roots are small and fibrous; the stems, about 18
inches tall, very numerous, erect or spreading, square; the leaves,...
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Begins To Appear Moist
When an inch tall the seedlings should be pricked out 2 inches apart in
other, deeper flats and when about 4 inches tall set in the ga...
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(ocymum Basilicum Linn) An Annual Herb Of The Order Labiatae
The popular name, derived from the specific, signifies royal or kingly,
probably because of the plant's use in feasts. In France it is k...
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Columella And Varro
The plant's introduction into England was about 1548, or perhaps a
little earlier, but probably not prior to 1538, because Turner does...
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Brahmins Who Used It Especially In Honor Of Vishnu And In Funeral Rites
An African species, O. fruticosum, is highly valued at the Cape of
...
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Good Hope For Its Perfume
Description.--From the small, fibrous roots the square stems stand
erect about 1 foot tall. They are very branching and leafy. The lea...
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Uses Basil Is One Of The Most Popular Herbs In The French Cuisine
It is especially relished in mock turtle soup, which, when correctly
made, derives its peculiar taste chiefly from the clovelike flavor ...
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Glimmer The Rich Dusk Through
--George MacDonald
"Songs of the Summer Night," Part III
The seeds are rather large, oblong, slightly curved,...
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It Generally Can Hold Its Own Against The Plant Populace Of Such Places
TTITLE Caraway
(Carum carui, Linn.), a biennial or an annual herb of the
natural order Umbelliferae. Its names, both popular and bo...
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Uses The French Use Dill For Flavoring Preserves Cakes And Pastry
For these purposes it is of too strong and pronounced a character to be
relished by American palates. The seeds perhaps more often appea...
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Naples Consists Of The Stems Cut When The Plant Is About To Bloom
These stems are considered a great delicacy served raw with the leaf
stalks still around them. Oil, vinegar and pepper are eaten with th...
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The Seeds Are Used In Cookery Confectionery And For Flavoring Liquors
Oil of fennel, a pale yellow liquid, with a sweetish aromatic odor and
flavor, is distilled with water. It is used in perfumery and for
...
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(lavendula Vera D C; L Angustifolia Moench; L
spica, Linn.), a half-hardy perennial undershrub, native of dry,
calcareous uplands in southern Europe. Its name is derived from the
La...
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Packs Up And Shuts Her Gaudy Shop
--John Cleveland
"On Phillis Walking before Sunrise"
"Youth! Youth! how buoyant are thy hopes! They turn
...
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Pliny Albertus Magnus And The English Herbalists Of The Middle Ages
Annual marjoram is thought to be the species considered sacred in India
to Vishnu and Siva.
Description.--Perennial marjoram rises ev...
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The Flowers Appear In 10 To 12 Weeks And The Seed Ripens Soon After
When it is desired to cure the leaves for winter use, the stems should
be cut just as the flowers begin to appear, and dried in the us...
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These Again Shall Rise Shall Live The Coming Year
--Moschus
Description.--Like most biennials, parsley develops only a rosette of
leaves during the first year. These leave...
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October Or November In Double Rows Close Together Say 3 Or 4 Inches
Sown at that time, the plants may be expected to appear earlier than if
spring sown and to form a ribbon of verdure which will remain gr...
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For Window Culture All That Is Needed Is A Box Filled With Rich Soil
The roots may be dug in the fall and planted in the box. A sunny window
is best, but any window will do. If space is at a premium, a nai...
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As Parsley Is Grown For Its Leaves It Can Scarcely Be Over Fertilized
Like cabbage, but, of course, upon a smaller scale, it is a gross
feeder. It demands that plenty of nitrogenous food be in the soil. Tha...
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American And English Palates And Noses
TTITLE Peppermint
(Mentha piperita, Linn.) is much the same in habit of
growth as spearmint. It is a native of northern Europe, whe...
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America It Is Probably Even More Common As An Escape Than Spearmint
Like its relative, it has long been known and grown in gardens and
fields, especially in Europe, Asia and the United States.
Descript...
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And There Is Pansies That's For Thoughts
...
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Hamlet Act Iv Scene 5
Cultivation.--Rosemary is easily propagated by means of cuttings, root
division and layers in early spring, but is most frequently mul...
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And With Darkness And End With Despair
Description.--The much branched stems, woody below, rise 18 to 24
inches and bear small oblong or obovate, stalked, bluish-green glauc...
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For Drying Or For Decocting The Leaves Are Cut When The Flowers Appear
They are dried in the shade. If a second cutting is to be made, and if
it is desired that the plants shall live over winter, this second...
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42500 Of Them And A Quart 18 Ounces
Cultivation.--For earliest use the seed may be sown in a spent hotbed
or a cold frame in late March, and the plants set in the open du...
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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 t...
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A Dinner Of Herbs
In an article published in American Agriculturist, Dora M. Morrell
says: "There is an inference that a dinner of herbs is rather a p...
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Culinary Herbs Defined
It may be said that sweet or culinary herbs are those annual, biennial
or perennial plants whose green parts, tender roots or ripe s...
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History
It seems probable that many of the flavoring herbs now in use were
similarly employed before the erection of the pyramids and also tha...
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Production Of New Varieties
Besides the gratification that always accompanies the growing of plants,
there is in plant breeding the promise that the progeny will ...
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Status And Uses
Some readers of a statistical turn of mind may be disappointed to learn
that figures as to the value of the annual crops of individual...
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Notable Instance Of Uses
The flavors of the various herbs cover a wide range, commencing with
fennel and ending with sage, and are capable of wide application....
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Methods Of Curing
Culinary herbs may be divided into three groups; those whose foliage
furnishes the flavor, those whose seed is used and those few whos...
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Drying And Storing
When only a small quantity of an herb is to be dried, the old plan of
hanging loose bunches from the ceiling of a warm, dry attic or a...
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Herbs As Garnishes
As garnishes several of the culinary herbs are especially valuable. This
is particularly true of parsley, which is probably more widel...
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Seeds
Most herbs may be readily propagated by means of seeds. Some, however,
such as tarragon, which does not produce seed, and several ot...
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Cuttings
No herbs are so easy to propagate by means of cuttings as spearmint,
peppermint, and their relatives which have underground stems. E...
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Layers
Several of the perennial herbs, such as sage, savory, and thyme, may be
easily propagated by means of layers, the stems being pegged d...
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Division
Division of the clumps of such herbs as mint is often practiced, a sharp
spade or a lawn edger being used to cut the clump into pieces...
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Transplanting
No more care is required in transplanting herbs than in resetting other
plants, but unless a few essentials are realized in practice t...
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Implements
When herbs are grown upon a commercial scale the implements needed will
be the same as for general trucking--plows, harrows, weeder, e...
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Location Of Herb Garden
In general, the most favorable exposure for an herb garden is toward the
south, but lacking such an exposure should not deter one from...
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The Soil And Its Preparation
As to the kind of soil, Hobson's choice ranks first! It is not necessary
to move into the next county just to have an herb garden. Thi...
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Cultivation
Having thoroughly fined the surface of the garden by harrowing and
raking, the seeds may be sown or the plants transplanted as already...
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Double Cropping
When desired, herbs may be used as secondary crops to follow such early
vegetables as early cabbage and peas; or, if likely to be need...
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Herb Relationships
Those readers who delight to delve among pedigrees, genealogies and
family connections, may perhaps be a little disappointed to learn ...
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Angelica
(Archangelica officinalis, Hoffm.)
a biennial or perennial herb of the natural order Umbelliferae, so called from its supposed
medi...
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Anise
(Pimpinella Anisum, Linn.), an annual herb of the natural order
Umbelliferae. It is a native of southwestern Asia, northern Africa and...
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Balm
(Melissa officinalis, Linn.), a perennial herb of the natural
order Labiatae. The popular name is a contraction of balsam, the plant
...
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Basil
(Ocymum basilicum, Linn.), an annual herb of the order Labiatae.
The popular name, derived from the specific, signifies royal or kingl...
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Borage
(Borago officinalis, Linn.), a coarse, hardy, annual herb of
the natural order Boraginaceae. Its popular name, derived from the
gener...
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Caraway
(Carum carui, Linn.), a biennial or an annual herb of the
natural order Umbelliferae. Its names, both popular and botanical, are
supp...
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Catnip
or =cat mint= (Nepeta cataria, Linn.), a perennial herb of the
natural order Labiatae. The popular name is in allusion to the attracti...
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Chervil
(Scandix Cerefolium, Linn.), a southern Europe annual, with
stems about 18 inches tall and bearing few divided leaves composed of
ova...
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Chives
(Allium Schoenoprasum, Linn.), a bulbous, onion-like
perennial belonging to the Liliaceae. Naturally the plants form thick
tufts of...
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Clary
(Salvia sclarea, Linn.), a perennial herb of the natural order
Labiatae. The popular name is a corruption of the specific. In the
dis...
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Coriander
(Coriandrum sativum, Linn.), "a plant of little beauty and
of easiest culture," is a hardy annual herb of the natural order
Umbellife...
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Cumin
(Cuminum Cyminum, Linn.), a low-growing annual herb of the Nile
valley, but cultivated in the Mediterranean region, Arabia, Egypt,
Mo...
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Dill
(Anethum graveolens, Linn.), a hardy annual, native of the
Mediterranean and the Black Sea regions, smaller than common fennel,
which...
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Fennel
(Foeniculum officinale, All.), a biennial or perennial herb,
generally considered a native of southern Europe, though common on all
M...
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Finocchio
or =Florence fennel= (F. dulce, D. C.), deserves special
mention here. It appears to be a native of Italy, a distinct dwarf
annual, v...
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Fennel Flower
(Nigella sativa, Linn.), an Asiatic annual, belonging to
the Ranunculaceae, grown to a limited extent in southern Europe, but
scarcel...
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Hoarhound
or =horehound= (Marrubium vulgare, Linn.), a perennial plant
of the natural order Labiatae, formerly widely esteemed in cookery and
m...
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Hyssop
(Hyssopus officinalis, Linn.), a perennial evergreen undershrub
of the Labiatae, native of the Mediterranean region. Though well known...
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Lavender
(Lavendula vera, D. C.; L. Angustifolia, Moench.; L.
spica, Linn.), a half-hardy perennial undershrub, native of dry,
calcareous upla...
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Lovage
(Levisticum officinale, Koch.), a perennial, native of the
Mediterranean region. The large, dark-green, shining radical leaves are
us...
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Marigold
(Calendula officinalis, Linn.), an annual herb of the natural
order Compositae, native of southern Europe. Its Latin name, suggestive
...
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Marjoram
Two species of marjoram now grown for culinary purposes
(several others were formerly popular) are members of the Labiatae or
mint fa...
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Mint
(Mentha viridis, Linn.)--Spearmint, a member of the Labiatae, is a
very hardy perennial, native to Mediterranean countries. Its generi...
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Parsley
(Carum Petroselinum, Linn.), a hardy biennial herb of the
natural order Umbelliferae, native to Mediterranean shores, and
cultivated ...
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Pennyroyal
(Mentha Pulegium, Linn.), a perennial herb of the natural
order Labiatae, native of Europe and parts of Asia, found wild and
naturali...
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Peppermint
(Mentha piperita, Linn.) is much the same in habit of
growth as spearmint. It is a native of northern Europe, where it may be
found i...
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Rosemary
(Rosemarinus officinalis, Linn.)--As its generic name
implies, rosemary is a native of sea-coasts, "rose" coming from Ros,
dew, and "...
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Rue
(Ruta graveolens, Linn.), a hardy perennial herb of roundish,
bushy habit, native of southern Europe. It is a member of the same
bota...
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Sage
(Salvia officinalis, Linn.), a perennial member of the Labiatae,
found naturally on dry, calcareous hills in southern Europe, and
nor...
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Samphire
(Crithmum maritimum, Linn.), a European perennial of the
Umbelliferae, common along rocky sea coasts and cliffs beyond the reach
of t...
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Savory Summer
(Satureia hortensis, Linn.), a little annual plant of
the natural order Labiatae indigenous to Mediterranean countries and
known as a...
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Savory Winter
(Satureia montana, Linn.), a semi-hardy, perennial,
very branching herb, native of southern Europe and northern Africa. Like
summer s...
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Southernwood
(Artemisia Abrotanum, Linn.), a woody-stemmed perennial
belonging to the Compositae and a native of southern Europe. It grows
from 2 ...
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Tansy
(Tanacetum vulgare, Linn.), a perennial of the Compositae, native
of Europe, whence it has spread with civilization as a weed almost a...
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Tarragon
(Artemisia Dracunculus, Linn.), a fairly hardy, herbaceous
rather shrubby perennial of the Compositae, supposed to be a native of
sou...
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Thyme
(Thymus vulgaris, Linn.), a very diminutive perennial shrub, of
the natural order Labiatae, native of dry, stony places on Mediterrane...
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Rock Garden
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The Rock Garden
In Europe, particularly in England, the rock garden is an established
institution with a distinct following. The English works on th...
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The Choice Of A Site
The best site for a rock garden is where it ought to be. That is a sad
truth, for it eliminates some homes from the game; but useles...
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The Work Of Construction
Spring is the best time to make a rock garden. When the important matter
of the proper site has been put in the past, a definite sch...
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Planting The Garden
There are two ways of planting a rock garden. One is to do all the
crevice planting along with the building, and the other, of cours...
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Plants For A Rock Garden
So many plants are suitable for a rock garden that the range of choice
is bewildering. In this, as in the laying out of the garden,
...
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The Wall Garden
A wall garden is a perpendicular rock garden. But whereas a rock garden
is of all things irregular, a wall garden has regularity. Th...
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Water And Bog Gardens
Neither the water nor the bog garden is dependent on rocks. Either or
both, however, may just as well be an adjunct of the rock gard...
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