The Family Kitchen Gardener (1856)/Rosemary
ROSEMARY.
Rosemarìnus officinàlis.—Romarin, Fr.—Rosmarin, Ger.
A native of the south of Europe, the Levant, and found occasionally in the Grecian isles. It is propagated from the seed, or by planting slips or cuttings in the early Spring months. Rosemary has a fragrant aromatic smell, and a warm, pungent taste; the leaves and tender, tops are the strongest; the flowers, by themselves, are much weaker but more agreeable. This herb is reckoned one of the most powerful of those plants which stimulate and corroborate the nervous system; it has, therefore, been recommended in various affections supposed to proceed from debilities. It is generally given in the form of an infusion.