This section is from the book "Cooking Vegetables. Practical American Cookery", by Jules Arthur Harder. Also available from Amazon: The Physiology Of Taste.
Basilic. Basilikum.
No. 112. - There are four kinds of Basil. The large sweet Basil is the one principally used for culinary purposes. It is a hardy annual plant, and must be cut before it gets in full bloom. The seeds and stems are dried and used for flavoring soups and sauces, etc. It is also used when young and tender to mix with cooked vegetable salads, such as potatoes, beets, peas, beans, etc.
No. 113. - All the varieties are annual and grow from seed. Sow as early as the ground will permit, in sandy soil carefully prepared. For winter use the stalks are cut while in flower, then dried, powdered and preserved as other pot herbs.
 
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