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The leaves have a sharp taste and a strong, pleasing aromatic fragrance. They're used to 

 make a distillate known as eau de toilette of the Queen of Hungary [Translator's note: a 

 legend has it that the perfume was originally used by an elderly queen of Hungary in the 

 fourteenth century for its curative and rejuvenating powers. As a result, a prince of 

 Poland sought her hand in marriage]. 



Rosemary is thought to be a tonic, a cordial, a cephalic remedy, and a stomachic. 



CULTIVATION. It's very easily propagated from cuttings taken in the spring, but 

 in the north of France it's sensitive to the cold, and a hard frost often ruins its branches. 

 Consequently it should be set against a south-facing wall or hedge. In the southern 

 provinces it propagates on its own and it's useful for constructing hedges that are never 

 damaged by the cold. 



KEY TO PLATE. 



1. Rosemary. 2. Intact calyx. 3. Open calyx and pistil. 4. Open corolla and 

 stamens. 



