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English, the marsh ledum, the wild rose-mary. Russian, hagulnick. Bohemian, royo weyk. 

 Mogul, ssorkaro. Finnish, suckanarwa. 



USES. It's cultivated in gardens of specialists and in botanical institutes. 



In northern Europe growers put the branches in their wheat granaries; the aroma 

 keeps rats away. Swedish peasants boil it in water and use this decoction for washing 

 their livestock to get rid of lice. In Germany they put it in beer to make it aromatic; but 

 along with the fine aroma it also adds a narcotic quality. 



CULTIVATION. This shrub likes damp, shaded locations as well as heathland. It's 

 propagated by layering and from shoots. The latter need time to become well rooted; they 

 should be pulled up in February rather than in the autumn. 



KEY TO PLATE. 



1. Marsh rosemary. 2. Stamens and pistil, enlarged. 3. Fruit. 4. Same, transverse 

 section. 5. Seeds. 



