Show SECURE ill ILI I 1 A TREATISE ON horticulture BY E SAVERS SAYERS jo 15 CULTURE AND USE OF HERBS there is no class of plants more useful and a nd bongen congenial ial lal to the health and well being of our domestic comforts than the general use tse of herbs and yet there is na no class of vegetables less cultivated or brou brought 0 bt into general genera use A few pot herbs are used to be sure in domestic cooking a as a seasoning to give a relish to ditren din erent t kinds of meals an I 1 for made dishes so called to these some half dozen herbs may be added that are applied for colds et etc called bitter herbs and with these the vocabulary of useful herbs or rather of those cultivated under our own care ends many herb i however areus araus are used pd which 1 ch are bought at high prices from the apothecary apothecary prepared in various forms as powders barks decoct decoction ions lons c under the different names applied to medicines in a treatise the object of which is to treat on subjects pertaining 0 to horticulture it may to some appear rather presumptuous to turn doctor but as the culture of herbs in a measure belongs to my treatise I 1 wui will for once step a little aside by giving a few hints on the use of herbs ia irh cookery and as domestic medicines as I 1 proceed with their culture herbs may be considered under two hads viz those whichard chare used in domestic ccok ery cry which are called pot herb herbs and which are us used ed in case of sickness which are called medicinal meli meil cinal herbs in many cases however herbs possess both of the above qualities and are used for the season ry ng of food by the C cook ook and for the curin curing 9 of s ekness by the or sage a summer savory the flie mints minte cArra carraway ivay and most of or tile the swee sweet herbs are examples of this mud I 1 POT HERBS 4 under this head I 1 shall treat oil on those thore which J come under the classes used for tor domestic cookery of these the most ancient on record Is THE SAVORY of this we have two varieties the Bummer summer and the winter savory the summer savory igan isan annual and cultivate dby sowing a the seed early in the spring in drills about one foot apart it thrives on almost any soil and requires qu ii re a but little culture in the fall fail when the seed is ripe the top may be cut oft off and preserved for winter WINTER WIKTER SAVORY A A low bushy perennial herb cultivated by sowing the seed early in the spring and dividing in z roots or making 0 slips at the same time the plant is perfectly imperfectly hardy and thrim wel with common culture tife 1 used green or dr dried i ed when in flower flower for winter use A sup SUt iler llER SAVORY Is a favorite te with the cook for se soaps and seasoning sausage and other othir meats it I 1 is also an excellent medicinal herb it it makes an excellent tea which is good dood in colicky pains for relieving colds cid and is a safe rare remedy in many disorders created by cold coid the winter savory has much the same salu i e ii tues bues as the summer savory I 1 I 1 SAGE SALVIA botanists have given this a marked name ta I 1 point out its nature salvia to sive tive bave save and 0 fid fio nalis balls as a good medicinal herb and aliel tha the old saying is use fause sage and live foi fol evera ever evert THE CULTURE of the bae bao same sae 9 is very simple and well under stood sage ia propagated a by sowing b the seed beed early in th the spring and dividing the boosts roosts roots at the same time the plant thrives well on 11 almo aimo almost st any soil the sage page is a favorite with cooks and its ib use is very familiar in domestic co cookery ok ery and veli veil well vell understood by every goad go ad housekeeper THE MEDICINAL properties of sae bae sa sage 0 are well known when used in decoction as sage tea for which it is excellent in case of colds it is good it is a prever tive against disease of the nerves promotes perspiration and throws throw out anything which ought to appear on the skin |