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BASIL, SWEET. Ocymum Basilicum. A pot-herb of considerable use for culinary purposes. It is an annual; and the seeds should be sown in a hot-bed in March, and transplanted into the open ground. It is usually dried as other pot-herbs. BEANS. Vicia Faba. The varieties of the garden-beans are as follow: The early Mazagan and Longpod are planted in November. These will usually be fit for use in June.
It is still a mystery to us why the plant tulsi, Royal Basilicum, is worshipped. However, towards the end of September we yearly witnessed the strange ceremony of the wedding of this plant with the god Vishnu, notwithstanding that tulsi bears the title of Krishna's bride, probably because of the latter being an incarnation of Vishnu.
They stand recommended as aperient, diuretic, &c. but being suspected to have noxious qualities should be used with caution. NYMPHAEA alba. WHITE WATER-LILY. The Root and Flowers. The roots are supposed by some to be in an eminent degree narcotic. OCYMUM Basilicum. BASIL. The Leaves.
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