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the Oil of Bergamot used in perfumes and toilet preparations, 
which is from the bergamot citron (Citrus bergamia), grown near 
the town of Bergamo, Italy. 
All the various monardas are perennial; they can be root divided 
and seed freely. The /. didyima likes a bit of moisture; and if 
various colors are growing together the plants soon are hybridized 
by bees. 
7. BorAGE (Borago officinalis). Another of the “cordial” herbs, 
little used today except for the cucumbery-flavored leaves in claret 
cup or punch. It is said to have been introduced into Europe 
from the Near East. Borage was steeped in the wine the Cru- 
saders drank upon departing for the Crusades. The Latin couplet, 
Ego borago Fortified with borage 
Gaudia semper ago, T always go with courage, 
attributing courage to this herb, explains its use by the Crusaders. 
We moderns may well revive its use! The leaves, although hairy, 
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rave been cooked as spinach. The intensely blue, star-like flowers 
may be separated from the corolla and floated in finger bowls or 
wn 
in fruit cup and drinks. 
Borage is a biennial easily grown from seed. It does not trans- 
plant well because of its long taproot, but it will self-sow if soil 
and location are favorable. It grows to about 18 inches in height, 
and since the flowering tops droop, it looks best grown along the 
top of a wall or a bank, so that the blue and often pinkish blossoms 
may be seen. 
8. Burner (Poterium Sanguisorba) has delicately pinked, small 
compound leaves along each stem; these leaves are delicious in green 
salads, giving a faintly astringent cucumbery flavor. One can ap- 
preciate the old saying, 
“The salad is neither good nor fair 
If Pimpinella is not there.” 
3urnet was formerly called Pimpinella Sanguisorba, hence the 
rhyme. 
It is perennial, grown easily from seed. The flowering stalks 
should be kept cut back to ensure a succession of fresh young 
leaves through the summer. It is not dried for winter use. 
