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GAKDENING FOR THE SOUTH. 



pressed juice in new milk. It enters largely into the 

 composition of cough syrups and lozenges. 



Sow the seeds in the spring, in any common soil. It 

 scarcely needs any attention. It may also be propagated 

 by dividing the roots. 



Pimjpinella Anisum — ^Anise. 



An annual, a native of Egypt. It is cultivated for its 

 seeds, and its leaves Avliich are occasionally used as a 

 garnish, and for seasoning like fennel. The seeds have a 

 fragrant agreeable smell, and a sweetish jDleasant taste. 

 They are useful in weakness of the stomach and bowels, in 

 dyspepsia, and colic, and in restoring the tone of the 

 stomach generally. 



The plant grows about 18 inches high. Sow the seed 

 where it is to stand in April, in a dry, light soil, and thin 

 out the plants, if too thick, to three or four inches apart. 



Rosmarinus Officinalis — Rosemary. 



A hardy, evergreen shrub, a native of the South of 

 Europe. It has a fragrant, grateful odor, and a warm 

 aromatic bitter taste. Its medicinal virtues are tonic, 

 stimulant, and resolvent, and it is a useful, but powerful 

 emmenagogue. It is employed in chlorosis, uterine ob- 

 structions, and nervous headaches generally. 



It was formerly believed this plant gave strength to the 

 memory. The tender tops are the parts used in medicine. 



Bosemary may be raised from seed, or by planting slips 

 or cuttings in the spring or autumn. Sow the seed in 

 drills sixteen inches apart. Transplant the next spring or 

 autumn. Two or three plants will be enough. 



