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CONTENTS Preface Culinary Herbs A Dinner of Herbs Culinary Herbs Defined History Production of New Varieties Status and Uses Notable Instance of Uses Methods of Curing Drying and Storing Herbs as Garnishes Propagation, Seeds Cuttings Layers Division Transplanting Implements Location of Herb Garden The Soil and Its Preparation Cultivation Double Cropping Herb Relationships The Herb List Angelica Anise Balm Basil Borage Caraway Catnip Chervil Chives Clary Coriander Cumin Dill Fennel Finocchio Fennel Flower Hoarhound Hyssop Lavender Lovage Marigold Marjoram Mint Parsley Pennyroyal Peppermint Rosemary Rue Sage Samphire Savory, Summer Savory, Winter Southernwood Tansy Tarragon Thyme...If this book shall instill or awaken in its readers the wholesome though "cupboard" love that the culinary herbs deserve both as permanent residents of the garden and as masters of the kitchen, it will have accomplished the object for which it was written. M. G. Kains New York, 1912