Margaret Brownlow

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“A striking plant from Tibet, the asafoetida has stimulant properties, and is a close relative of {{w|Ferula communis|giant fennel (Ferula communis}}) which it resembles to some extent, as it has the typical divided foliage and inflorescence of the {{w|Apiaceae|Umbelliferae}} (the {{w|Heracleum maximum|cow-parsnip}} family).”

“In one home, the newly-wed is learning to cook, and as her husband enjoyed straight {{w|English cuisine}}, she is enchanted when her roast chicken with its {{w|parsley}}, {{w|Thymus citriodorus|lemon thyme}} and {{w|marjoram}} stuffings, is a success. In another home, with more adventures tastes, the {{w|Hungarian goulash}} of steak, potatoes and onions, is (unusually for our palates) flavoured not only with marjoram but with the pungency of {{w|caraway}} seeds.”

“{{w|Rosemary|Prostrate Rosemary}} grows some 6–12in. high, spreading laterally, with a "japanses" style of growth, and has mint-blue flowers, like the type. It needs a really warm, dry and sheltered spot outside and is a risky investment, but makes a delightful cool greenhouse plant, with the flowers coming out in February and March, an encouraging harbinger of spring. Prostrate Rosemary is also suitable as a specimen for a sheltered sink garden.”

“{{w|Borage|BORAGE. Borago officinalis}} ...This is a most decorative {{w|Annual plant|annual}} herb, with pink buds on stems covered with purplish-grey hairs that glisten in the sun. The flowers are intense blue with a black cone of {{w|anther}}s. The plant usually grows 18ins. to 2½ft. high.”