DRIED LAVENDER

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 132, 15 December 1928, Page 14

DRIED LAVENDER

j Lavender, rose-leaves, sweet verbena, and other similar material saved for its sweetness should be dried gradually, and never exposed to the direct rays of tho sift (says an exchange). If it is, much of the aroma will be lost at once. The flowers or leaves should be placed between two or three thicknesses of newspaper, and then laid in the sun— not forgetting to put a stone or two on the paper to keep everything from being blown away. Seeds saved for sowing are all the better for drying in the sun. They should bo gathered directly there, is any sign of tho pods bursting and placed in bags made of muslin or very tlun but strong paper. Seed vessels still attached to stalks should bo placed' in tho bags head foremost, th« stalks sticking out at .the necks of the bags, which arc then 'securely tied. When the seed is sufficiently ripened it can bo shaken out into tho bag, without untying the latter, and stored in a dry place just as it is, or .taken out and placed in match-boxes until it is wanted. Bo careful when gathering seed to choose a fine dry day and to label each bag with the name of tho contents or tho particular variety.