CUMIN AS A LOVE-POTION 



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Spenser. The plant has jagged leaves and red or 

 purpHsh flowers. As a physic it has been con- 

 sidered from the earliest times to possess the power 

 of making healthy faces pale ; also of curing pallor 

 brought about by illness. As a love-potion it 

 prevents fickleness. An invaluable Herb this ! 



