PROFITABLE ROUGH BORDERS.
Twice of late in the wall gardens of country houses I have come upon broad patches of flowers grown for sale. In one, summer chrysanthemums and pyrethrums were held to be the most lucrative. Bulbs and iris both pay well ; and I knew of one camelia bush in a private garden that paid astonishing dividends. This subject of using "the pleasure garden" also for profit is sketched in a very practical little book, full of direct and simple wisdom, The Profitable Small Farm, by E. Graham (Peter Davies, 7s. 6d.), and a special plea is made for herbs. They have greatly increased in favour since the War ; and it is quite true that `` there is always a ready sale for herbs of all descriptions, either fresh or dried." Nearly all may be grown from seed sown in the spring. Among the rather less common 'it is interesting to grow Dill for flavouring and Rampion as a winter salad, and, as an amusing substitute for tea, Pennyroyal.
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