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Characteristic herbs are the sweet-scented Viola patrinii, the slender milkwort; Polygala Abyssinica, a handsome pea, Vigna vexillata, a borage, Trichodesma Indicum, a balsam, Impatiens balsamina, familiar in English gardens, the beautiful delicate little blue Evolvulus alsinoides, the showy purple convolvulus, Ipomaea hederacea, and a curious lily, Gloriosa superba Illustration: Fig.— The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir
At least a third of it was given to herbs, and even the touch of a skirt in passing would brush out fragrance from it.— Country Neighbors
When the enemy could get to close quarters with the common folk they found them no easier to handle; for as some of Henry of Navarre's soldiers were foraging in a garden for herbs, the gardeners rushed out and "killed them with large stones."— The Story of Rouen
Place in a hot oven for ten minutes and serve 23.--Veal Rissoles Mince a few slices of cold veal fine and the same quantity of ham or bacon; add one tablespoonful of minced parsley and one of herbs, a very little nutmeg, cayenne and salt.— 365 Luncheon Dishes A Luncheon Dish for Every Day in the Year
It is the shrew who succeeds in giving the males dependent on her stalled oxen and such like dainties to eat The caressing wife and the sweet-tempered cook accomplish no more than dinners of herbs, and generally even they are not particularly appetising.— The Northern Iron

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