Savory, Summer (Satureja Hortensis)

This is a hardy annual, and is always raised from seed, which should be sown broadcast, in March or April, and raked in. As soon as the plants are about an inch in height they must be thinned out to eight inches asunder every way. The young and tender tops are used for flavouring soups and made-dishes. This herb will be ready for gathering from June to October, when enough may be secured, dried in the shade, and put away in bags for winter use.

Savory, Winter (Satureja Montana)

This is a hardy under-shrub, the tender tops and leaves of which are used as a seasoning for soups and made-dishes. It is propagated by slips and cuttings of the young shoots, which may be taken and planted in any of the summer months, in rows one foot apart and nine inches asunder in the rows ; on a shady border, of moderately rich soil, and well watered at the time. As soon as they have struck they will make a branchy growth, when they may be transplanted into another bed, fifteen inches apart in every direction.

Tarragon (Artemisia Dracunculus)

This is a perennial plant, the leaves and tender tops of which are used as an ingredient in pickels, and, when infused in vinegar, makes a pleasant fish sauce. A dry and moderately rich soil is essential to its culture. It is propagated by offsets from the root, in the spring or autumn; or by cuttings of young shoots in July and August. These offsets and cuttings must both be planted in a bed or border, six inches apart in every direction, and well watered, when they will strike root very soon, and be fit to gather from the same year. When the plants show symptoms of running to seed, they should be cut down to encourage new growth, for they will then produce fresh shoots in abundance.

Thyme, Common (Thymus Vulgaris)

A low-growing evergreen under-shrub, the leaves and young tops of which are used for seasoning. This herb is propagated both by seed and by parting the root, - the former method, however, is the most eligible way. Seed should be sown in March or April, in a bed of light earth, either in drills six inches asunder, or broadcast, and raked in. Watering must be attended to in dry weather, both before and after the plants make their appearance. As soon as the seedlings are four inches high they must be thinned out to six inches apart in in every direction, and the thinnings may be planted out elsewhere in rows the same distance from each other. When the plant is to be propagated by parting the root, sections of the stool should be taken and planted six inches apart, in a bed of light soil, when, if shaded and watered, they will soon take fresh hold of the ground. Some of the tops may be cut, dried in the shade, tied up in bunches, and preserved in paper bags for winter use.

Thyme, Lemon

This is also a low-growing evergreen under-shrub, used in the same manner and for the same purpose as the before-mentioned. As it is cultivated, and should be treated exactly like the former, there will be no possiblity to reapet the method.