Collier's New Encyclopedia

A complete general encyclopedia of 1921 — the world as it was understood just after the Great War, from Aachen to Zwingli, across twelve volumes and six thousand pages.

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Rosemary

the Rosmarinus officinalis, a native of the S. of Europe and Asia Minor, and cultivated in India, etc.; a very fragrant labiate plant with a white or pale-blue corolla. The leaves are sessile and gray with edges rolled round below. It is sometimes made into garlands. It is slightly stimulant, and tends to relieve headache and mental weariness.

It is an ingredient in Hungary-water. It is also used as a conserve, and a liquor is made from it.

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