140 FLAVORING AND BEVERAGE PLANTS 



Fig. 137. — Sweet Marjoram {Origanum Majorana, ]\Iint Family, Lahiaia). 

 Flowering plant, jS. Flowering branch, }. Flower cluster. (Vil- 

 morin.) — A perennial herb becoming annual in • cultivation, leaves 

 downy; flowers whitish or purplish; nutlets brownish. Native home, 

 Eurasia. 



Fig. 138. — Parsley (Petroselinum horlensc, Par.sley Family, VmJxUifera). 

 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. 



