_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. Hibiscus Africanus.--A handsome hardy annual Mallow. Sow in March in slight heat, and plant out in May 10 in. apart. Grows best in a mixture of loam and peat. Blooms in June. Height, 2 ft. Hibiscus Syriacus (_Rose of Sharon_).--A hardy, deciduous, autumn-flowering shrub, which will grow in common soil, and may be propagated by seeds, layers, or cuttings planted under glass. Height, 6 ft. Hieracium (_Hawkweed_).--A free-growing hardy perennial, suitable for a sunny bank or border. It is not particular as to soil. From June to September it produces orange-brown flowers. It grows freely from seed, and the roots bear division. Height, 1-1/2 ft. Hippeastrums.--_See_ "Amaryllis." Hippocrepis.--Very pretty hardy trailing perennials, covered from May to July with golden Pea-shaped flowers. They will grow in any light, sandy soil, and may be increased by cuttings, which root readily under glass. Height, 3 in. to 6 in. Hippophae.--Ornamental shrubs, thriving in ordinary soil, and increased by layers or cuttings of the roots. H. Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn) flowers in May. Height, 12 ft. Holboellia Latifolia.--_See_ "Stauntonia Latifolia."