696 The American Naturalist. [August, 
bubula of Pliny,? and the Origanum of Albertus Magnus ** in 
the thirteenth century. It is not, however, indicated as cultivated. - 
It is called “English wilde marjerome ” by Gerarde™ in 1597, 
and “wild marjoram” by Ray * in 1686, who describes also the 
dwarf variety. It is mentioned as cultivated by Mawe in 1778, 
but not by Bryant” in 1783, although a hundred years’ earlier 
Meager " gives the English name of “ pot or wild marjoram” to 
one of the cultivated varieties, and includes also the “ pide,” which 
is probably the variety with variegated foliage mentioned by 
Burr,’ who enumerates this species among American garden 
plants. Its culture is also mentioned by Worlidge in 1683, who 
enumerates the partly colored and the white varieties, 
Common marjoram, pot marjoram, or perennial marjoram is 
called in France, marjolaine vivace ; in Germany, winter-mar- 
joram; in F landers, orego; in Denmark, merian ;® in France 
also, origan ; in Germany, dosten ; in Italy, regamo or origano ; 
in Greece, rigani or riganon ;* in Telinga, mridu-maruvamu™ 
Origanum majorana L. 
This is the species usually present in the herb-garden. It is 
supposed to be the amaracus of Pliny, who speaks of it as cul- 
tivated. Itis also the marjorana of Albertus Magnus * in the 
thirteenth century, and is mentioned as cultivated in the early 
botanies. Its modern culture is quite extended, and at Bombay 
it is considered sacred to Siva and Vishnu.” It is said to have 
Pliny. Lib, XX., c. 61. 7 
— Magnus. De Veg., Jessen Ed., 544. 
Herb., 1597, 541. 
Ray. Hist., 1686, 539. 
16 Mawe. ~, 1778. 
“Bryant. Fl. Diet, 1783 
Eng. Gard., 1683, 
*! Pickering. Ch. Hist., 26r. 
23 Birdwood. Veg. Prod. of Bomb., 65, 242. 
” Pliny. LD XXi ¢ 4s. 
* Albertus Magnus. L. ¢., 537. 
3 Birdwood. L. c., 368, 242. 


