. My garden, its plan and culture together with a general description of its geology, botany, and natural history. Gardening. 13° MY GARDEN. There are various plants which are grown in nearly every garden, which are, nevertheless, of but little use. Rue {Ruta graveolens, fig. 202) is one of these. It is said to be an acro-narcotic poison in quantity, but is never used in medicine, and I do not know that any medical man has prescribed it with any good effect. It is easily propagated by cuttings. Shakspeare speaks of rue on several occasions:— " I'll set a bank of rue, sour herb of
. My garden, its plan and culture together with a general description of its geology, botany, and natural history. Gardening. 13° MY GARDEN. There are various plants which are grown in nearly every garden, which are, nevertheless, of but little use. Rue {Ruta graveolens, fig. 202) is one of these. It is said to be an acro-narcotic poison in quantity, but is never used in medicine, and I do not know that any medical man has prescribed it with any good effect. It is easily propagated by cuttings. Shakspeare speaks of rue on several occasions:— " I'll set a bank of rue, sour herb of ; " For you there's rosemary and rue : these keep Seeming .and savour all the winter ; Shakspeare, Winter's Tale. Chamomile {Anthemis nobilis, fig. 203) is a plant which has been used for a long period. It is grown by the acre around us, and the flowers are gathered to be sold by the herbalists. It is a perennial, and we grow a plant or two. Pereira considers it to be a useful stomachic and tonic; he further states that flannel bags filled with the flowers and soaked in hot water are useful topical agents. It is doubtful whether the flowers add to the benefit of the hot water. We have a plant of Hyssop {Hyssopus officittalis, fig. 204). It is said to be occasionally used in cookery, and sometimes in medicine;. Fig. 203.— Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smee, Alfred, 1818-1877. London, Bell and Daldy
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