140 FLAVORING AND BEVERAGE PLANTS 
Fia. 137.—Sweet Marjoram (Origanum Majorana, Mint Family, Labiate). : 
Flowering plant, js. Flowering branch, 3}. Flower cluster.  (Vil- 
morin.)—A perennial herb becoming annual in cultivation, leaves 
downy; flowers whitish or purplish; nutlets brownish. Native home, 
Eurasia. 
Fic. 138.—Parsley (Petroselinum hortense, Parsley Family, Umbellifere). 
Flowering and fruiting top, reduced. Leaf, upper part. Fruit, side 
view, enlarged. One-half of fruit cut across to show the six volatile oil- 
tubes in the wall. (Britton and Brown.)—A mostly biennial herb, 
attaining 1 m. in height, smooth throughout; flowers greenish yellow; 
fruit brownish, aromatic. Native home, Mediterranean Region. 
