The herbs, spices, cinnamon, cloves and ginger are the materials which can be dried and stored in the containers. It can used for a longer time duration if kept in a clean and dried place.
The chives are green sticks which is used in cooking. The stems and flowers of chives are its edible part but it cannot be stored for a period of time.
So, they might have discarded chives because they were cleaning the spice box that is years old and does not contain anything green and fresh.
