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Although this plant is sold every year on the streets of 

 Nantucket for Scotch Heather, it bears a resemblance to 

 the heather only in the general pink of the small flowers. 

 And yet there is another point in common. Both flowers 

 closing only slightly when withered, retain their colour 

 and general appearance in drying. Both make excellent 

 winter bouquets, although of course the Rosemary as it is 

 so very prevalent is far the more frequently used. A more 

 practical value once lay in the use as a cure for canker-sores. 



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