MUGWORT Artemisia vulgaris : ee Ree ene 
Yellow flowered plants with fragrant ‘estieng aN staan 3’ tall and is used 
as a tonic. 
PENNYROYAL, ENGLISH Mentha pulegium ._. .) {eae 
Low growing plants with lilac flower; leaves used in oss and puddings; 
also the medicinal used in menthol pencils and headache cures. 
PENNYROYAL, AMERICAN Hedeoma pulegioides . . . . . P 
Upright plants with narrow, fragile light green leaves; uses are similar to 
ENGLISH PENNYROYAL. 
PURSLANE Portulaca saxifraga .. 2 See 
Spreading, tender, fleshy stemmed, small force weaves growing plants 
used in salads or cooked as “greens”; has mild acrid flavor. 
RAMPION Campanula rapunculus .. 2 Ae 
Leaves and fleshy roots used in salads; rented bell haved teva. 
ROQUETTE (ROCKET) Barbarea vulgaris .. A 
Hardy plants with dull green, thick, pungent, sievanplly favored eee Reed 
for “greens. 
ROSEMARY Rosemarinus officinalis . . . ip 
Plant 2-3’, tall with dark, very glossy green Folie aiid iy light pie 
flowers; spicy nutmeg aroma and warm balsam taste; leaves used as 
seasoning in meats and soups and the extracted oils of the blossoms are 
used in toilet waters. 
RUE Ruta graveolus .. P 
Hardy bushy plants 18-24" tall eal disagreeable Brier nigh Gree teat 
flavor; used in medicines, beverages and as seasoning for vinegar; bluish 
green, lacy leaves and yellow blossoms. 
RUSSIAN TARRAGON 4rtemisia sacrorum : : 2 es. 
This annual form grown in Russia is easily grown fon oe and gives same 
flavor as TRUE TARRAGON. A. annud, AMBROSIA, also a fragrant annual 
which is self sowing. 
SAFFRON, AMERICAN (SAFFLOWER) Carthamus tinctorius  . »  N 
Plants: 112-3’ tall, erect, branched, woody stemmed, profusely flowering 
with orange yellow thistle-like blossoms which are used for silk dyes, cos- 
metics, and food coloring; oil pressed from seed used like olive oil; leaves 
used for flavoring. 
SAGE, BROAD LEAF Salvia officinalis. ‘ P 
Plants 12-16” tall, hardy, spreading, silvery sat green albert he nee 
ant aromatic odor and mildly pungent flavor; most commonly used of all 
the herbs; used in sausage, cheese, dressings, ‘and teas; salviol oil counter- 
acts effects of fatty foods. 
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