4H OLERACEOUS PLANTS. 



are also the same. Both, however, are much inferior to the 

 Sweet Marjoram last described. 



"Winter A half-hardy perennial, from the south of 



Sweet Mario- J 



ram. Corb. Europe. Stem eighteen inches high, purplish ; 



OKIOANUM HERA- 



CLEOTICUM. the leaves are opposite, oval, rounded at the 

 ends, and resemble those of Sweet Marjoram ; the flowers 

 are white, and are put forth in July and August, in spike- 

 lets about two inches in length ; the seeds ripen in Sep- 

 tember. 



Propagation and Culture. It may be grown from seeds, 

 but is generally propagated by dividing the roots either in 

 the spring or fall, and planting the divisions ten inches apart, 

 in rows eighteen inches asunder. It succeeds best in dry 

 localities, and requires no other attention than to have the 

 soil kept loose, and free from weeds. 



There is a variety with variegated leaves, but differing in 

 no other respect from the foregoing. 



Use. The leaves and young branches are used in soups, 

 and stuffing for meats, and should be cut when just coming 

 into flower, and dried in the shade. 



AROMATIC NIGELLA. 

 Four Spices. Allspice. Black Cumin. Nigella sativa. 



A hardy, annual plant from the East Indies. Stem twelve 

 to eighteen inches high, with alternate, sessile, finely divided 

 leaves ; the flowers are large, white, variegated with blue ; 

 the seeds, which are produced in a roundish capsule, are 

 somewhat triangular, wrinkled, of a yellowish color, and 

 pungent, aromatic taste. About thirteen thousand are con- 

 tained in an ounce, and they retain their vitality three years. 

 There is a species cultivated, the seeds of which are black. 



