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... flowers and evergreen leaves are used as a flavouring for foods and beverages and , Hyssop ( Hyssopus officinalis ) Walter Dawn formerly , as a domestic medicine . The plant has a sweet scent and a warm , bitter taste . A strong tea ...
... flowers and evergreen leaves are used as a flavouring for foods and beverages and , Hyssop ( Hyssopus officinalis ) Walter Dawn formerly , as a domestic medicine . The plant has a sweet scent and a warm , bitter taste . A strong tea ...
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... flowers , which are irregular in shape and arise from the leaf axils , may be solitary or in small clusters . Impatiens balsamina , the garden balsam , is native to the tropics of Asia , but has long been cultivated in temperate regions ...
... flowers , which are irregular in shape and arise from the leaf axils , may be solitary or in small clusters . Impatiens balsamina , the garden balsam , is native to the tropics of Asia , but has long been cultivated in temperate regions ...
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... flowers are pink to rose violet . It probably originated in tropical South Ameri- ca. Jalap ( 1. purga ) is an upright herb with solitary , reddish flowers , native in tropical Mexico . Its apple - sized , turnip - shaped roots are the ...
... flowers are pink to rose violet . It probably originated in tropical South Ameri- ca. Jalap ( 1. purga ) is an upright herb with solitary , reddish flowers , native in tropical Mexico . Its apple - sized , turnip - shaped roots are the ...
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