The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-04-13 00:00:00

KITCHEN GARDEN.
CULINARY RIM&

The quantity of certain kinds of herbs which is con-
sumed in the culinary deparnnent of an ordinary
estoblishotent in the course of a year would scarcely be
credited by any one not practically acquainted with the
demand, which in the con of some subjects, each al cess-
mon and lemon thyme, winter savor?, and marjora
rate, mint, tarragon, and parsley, is not of an occasional
character, but almost of daily occurrence. The frequent
plucking Ls which the plants are thus made liable, la
course of time so debilitates and shortens their existence,
as to necessitate provision being made is the way of new
plants every year. Fr this puma* April is unquestion-
ably the beet period in the whole year. In a class of sub-
ject+ so diverge in nature and requirements as time, which
include both hardy and tender animals, as well as biennials
end perennial/, the mode of propagatioa and the promos of
cultivation necessarily will vary considerably. lathe case of
, hard thyme, winter savory, and sage, we make a rule 01 .ow-
log • small quantity of seed in • pen or box every yoga at
this time. and when the seedling plants are At to handle
we prick out as many of them ea we are likely to require
either under similar conditions or in • cold frame, where
they remain until such nine as they are reedy to he pet
out in the places selected for their permanent quarters.
We also prefer to raim breams and fittln•l by the MIMS
means and under egil'ar c mditions, and bongs and cher-
vil likewise, but these should be don* in • natural way
out.cifol us. rhe let er subject should be sown now..
seam in tie autumn; li PO doing • supply will be insured
oughout the year. 'fonder Leonel kinds, as mew and
bush basil, knotted filmdom= and summer savory.
require to lie raisid in pans or boxes in beat; thee.' sub
jects ran be grown more ellmently under slam then
otherwise, and therefore the ordinary supply for drying
porpoises should be cultiv•ted at those times when the
glass conveniences can be beet sp•riel for the purism*.
At tansy places basil is required to be had in • green
Mate the greater part of the year ; for this sad occasional
eleings should be made, end the plants grown In ibMISIN
or pits suitable for it. Parsley, as • matter of coarse,
comes in the herb class, sowings of which should be made
periodically to meet the requirenv-nts. Mint, tarragon,
pennyroyal, marjoram, ant mason thyme are readily In.
• sled by rumus of dividing the mote, which when
effected can be pl inted ia the appointed places at once.
Tarragon root. are wanted for forcing; an additional
supply of these, to meet this demand, will therefore he
necareari, and this likewise will be the case in regard to
mint. This subject delights in the richest kind of soil,
and for the purpose of hoeing it out-of-doors as early as
possible • warm sheltered Mem should be given up to it.
The growth in Mann which are intended to be forced the
following sesoon should be allowed to pronged and
devalop itself unchecked. The most marked point to be
observed in the cultivation of herb' is to give them •
sunny pssition, and soil of • somewhat friable and rich
nature; while that of gritty character will be malt suit-
able for the hard- woodel section of these plants.