Beautiful Flowering Shrubs 



an irritant, and it has now no other function assigned 

 to it, Finally, reference must be made to an old 

 proverb that asserts that " Rosemary only grows where 

 the mistress t is master," and perhaps Parkinson was 

 having a sly hit when he spoke of it as being in 

 "every woman's garden." 



A variety of the Rosemary known as the Golden- 

 leaved Rosemary (R. folius aureis), with yellow-streaked 

 leaves, is sometimes met with, but it is rather tender 

 and has no advantage over the common form. 



Soil and Cultivation. Rosemary will grow almost 

 anywhere, in any garden soil that is not too heavy, 

 but it should be planted where it gets a certain 

 measure of sunshine. It is easily propagated by 

 cuttings struck in a cold frame. 



