CHAMOMILE.—­A hardy perennial.  Flowers used medicinally.

CARAWAY.—­A biennial.  Leaves used in soups, and the seeds in confectionery and medicine.

CHERVIL.—­An annual.  Useful for salads.

CHIVES.—­Hardy perennial.  The young tops used to flavour soups, etc.

CORIANDER.—­A hardy annual.  Cultivated for garnishing.

DILL.—­A hardy perennial.  Leaves used in soups and sauces, also in pickles.

FENNEL.—­Hardy perennial.  Used in salads and in fish sauce, also for garnishing dishes.

HOREHOUND.—­Hardy perennial.  Leaves and young shoots used for making a beverage for coughs.

HYSSOP.—­Hardy evergreen shrub.  Leaves and young shoots used for making tea; also as a pot herb.

LAVENDER.—­Hardy perennial.  Cultivated for its flowers, for the distillation of lavender water, for flavouring sauces, and for medicinal purposes.

MARIGOLD, Pot.—­Hardy annual.  Flowers used in soups.

MARJORAM, Sweet or Knotted, and Pot.—­Hardy annuals.  Aromatic and sweet flavour.  Used for stuffings and as a pot herb; leaves dried for winter use.

RAMPION.—­Hardy perennial.  Roots used as a radish; they have a nutty flavour.

ROSEMARY.—­Hardy ornamental shrub.  Sprigs used for garnishing and the leaves in drink.

RUE.—­Hardy evergreen shrub.  Leaves used for medicinal drinks; useful for poultry with croup.

SAGE.—­Hardy perennial.  Decoction of leaves drank as tea; used also for stuffing, meats, and sauces.

SAVORY, Summer.—­Hardy annual.  Used for flavouring soups and salads.

SAVORY, Winter.—­Hardy evergreen shrub.  Its aromatic flavour makes it valuable as a pot herb.

SCURVY GRASS.—­The small leaves are eaten as watercress.

SKIRRET.—­Hardy perennial.  Sweet, white, and pleasant; the tubers are boiled and served up with butter.

SORREL, Broad-Leaved.—­Hardy perennial.  Imparts an acid flavour to salads and soups.

THYME, Broad-Leaved.—­Hardy perennial.  Young leaves and tops used for stuffing, also in soups and sauces.

TARRAGON.—­Hardy perennial.  For flavouring vinegar; also used in salads, soups, and pickles.

WORMWOOD.—­A hardy shrub.  Beneficial to horses and poultry, and is used for medical purposes.

Herniaria Glabra.—­These dwarf carpeting plants are of easy culture.  Grow from seed in spring and transplant into sandy soil.  Height, 1-1/2 in.

Hesperis.—­See “Rocket.”

Heuchera.—­Very neat, but not showy, hardy American perennials.  They may be grown in any ordinary light garden soil, are increased by dividing the root, and bloom in May.  Height, 1 ft. to 2 ft.

Hibbertia Dentata.—­An evergreen twining plant, requiring a greenhouse for its cultivation and a soil of sandy loam and peat.  It flowers in July, and is increased by cuttings taken in spring or summer and kept under glass.  Height, 6 ft.