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Lavender's bouquet to perfume the cabinets

The aromas they give off are from the volatile organic compounds' secretion. Those are synthesized in cells located in the vegetative apparatus of these plants (when they are secreted at the level of flowers, we then speak of perfume plant).

Définitions

Aromatic plants forming a "bouquet garni" for cullinar used.

Aromatic herbs are plants cultivated in vegetable gardens or in vegetable crops' fields for their aromatic, condimentary or medicinal qualities. The term "herbs" can be applied to all aromatic herbs, but refers more specifically to a mixture of four of them: chives, chervil, parsley and tarragon or pimprenelle.

Types of plants

They are part of three main botanical families :

• Alliacées : garlic, onion, chives, chives, shallots...
• Apiacées : angelica, caraway, chervil, fennel, parsley...
• Lamiacées : lemon balm, mint, basil...

Some fine herbs

• Quelques herbes fines
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  Persil (Petroselinum crispum)
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  Ciboulette (Allium schoenoprasum)
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  Estragon (Artemisia dracunculus)
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  Cerfeuil commun (Anthriscus cerefolium)
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  Cerfeuil musqué (Myrrhis odorata)
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  Basilic (Ocimum basilicum)
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  Mélisse officinale (Melissa officinalis)

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