HERB - "Hortulus" - "Clary"

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Melandra,

The Latin for the "Gourd" went out this morning.

Here's a new one.  The costus included in this one is believed to be costmary,
Chrsanthemum balsamitum. - Raisya

"XVII.  Clary

	Here, casting its shadow among the fresh verdure,
Grows clary, rising on sturdy stalk
and sending high and higher still
Its branch and leaf.  Its help is rarely
Sought for cures; the doctor's hand,
You might almost thing, had missed it.
But when it is put in soft warm water
It yields a goodness, makes a brew
Which is sweetly scented.
							Near it lurks
(But not forgotten) a bush of garden
Costus, whose root when cooked will move
With its wholesome aid the sluggish stomach."
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