CULTIVATION: Sow seed in spring or fall in a sunny, moist bed. Thin 
to stand at least twelve inches apart. Plants are very hardy and thrive 
for many years with little attention except cutting back to the roots 
in the fall. 
MARJORAM, SWEET—Knotted Marjoram, Majorana hortensis. Fam- 
ily: Labiatae. . 
Usxs: Leaves valued for flavoring eggs, salads, meats and 
soups. 
DeEscrIPTION: A very choice little, grey, soft, round- 
leaved herb with a warm pleasing taste. Curious knobby 
buds and white flowers account for the name Knotted 
Marjoram. Plants form neat bushes not more than ten 
inches high. 
CuLTIVATION: A tender perennial which must be treated 
as an annual in the north. Plants may be taken inside 
for the winter where they become graceful, trailing house plants. Use 
sterile soil or a layer of sphagnum moss over the soil when sowing the 
tiny seeds which are especially subject to damping off. When seedlings 
develop four true leaves they may be pricked off. When the ground 
is warm they should be set out six inches apart. Old plants may be 
divided at any time or propagated by cuttings. They will live over the 
winter if bedded down with straw in a very deep cold frame. 
Oregano, much used in spaghetti, is the dried leaves of a species of 
wild Marjoram, Origanum, which is native in Mexico and Spain. 
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MARJORAM, POT—Majorana onites. Family: Labiatae. 
Uses: An ancient herb used for medicine and as a dye 
for woolen cloth. 
DESCRIPTION: Spreading, hardy perennial with rounded 
leaves and eighteen inch tall corymbs of pink blos- 
soms and rosy bracts. The long flowering period and 
graceful casual habit make this herb a good choice for 
‘a sunny rock garden or dry wall. 
CuutivaTION: Easier to grow than Sweet Marjoram 
from seed sown in the open. Plants may be divided 
by means of spreading roots in the spring. 
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