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FLA\'ORIX(i AND BE\'ERAGE PLANTS 



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Fig. 137. — Sweet Marjoram {Orvjanum Alajorana, Mint Family, Lahiatce). 

 Flowering plant, i\. Flowering braneh, ;. Flower cluster. (Vil- 

 morin.) — \ i)erennial herb becoming annual in cultivation, leaves 

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

 Eurasia. 



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Parsle,\- F,amil,\-, riiihrUifrrir). 

 Leaf, upper part. Fruit, side 

 1. One-half of fruit cut across to show the six volatile oil- 

 wall. {Britton and Brown.) — A mostly biennial herb, 

 I. in height, smontli throughout; flowers greenish yellow; 

 h, arciiiiatic. Native home. Mediterranean Region. 



