Using Your Senses in the Herb Garden
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Usando sus sentidos en el jardin de las plantas aromitticos UtilPser vos sens dans un jardin de plantes aromatiques Using your senses in the herb garden During late summer and autumn 1993, The exhibition was a success for a A 10s visitantes se les permite en the Botanische Institute, UniversMt wide range of visitors. Adult visitors algunas Secciones coger las hojas para Berne (Switzerland), presented a special found the quiz, testing their personal olerlas y probar su sabor. A 10s exhibition of herbs used in the kitchen knowledge of herbs, to be great fun. alumnos mayores se les entrega un and in medicine. The exhibition was For teachers and their pupils, the 'cuestionario sobre plantas' para que aimed at school groups of various ages exposition provided the experience of lo completen. La exposici6n who visited the garden to study herbs. being able to break pieces off plants, and the youngest visitors were The exhibition was divided into two surprised at the variety of scents and sections: In the first section plants tastes of the herbs. Some teachers were arranged in a long narrow bed took some mint leaves back to school. with walks mund It for easy access. dried them and made tea for their Herb plants were available for vlsltors pupils. Older pupils were provided with to test their identification skills. visitors a pictorial "key" to the herbs in the were allowed to tear off parts of the exhibition, and asked to complete a plants in order to detect their scent "herb-quiz". and flavour. Each plant was identified only by a number in this section. Profeesor. Dr. 0. Hegg, UnhrersMt Bern, Botanische Instihrt, In the second section of the exhibition, Altenbergrain 21, CH-3013 Berne, the medicinal plants corner, the same Switzerland. herbs were identified by name as well Tel:W1654911.Fax:0313322059. as by their companding number. With the aid of the labels in the medicinal plants garden, visitors were able to A Resume determine if they had named the plants in the first bed correctly. Le Jardin botanique de Beme en Suisse a d6veloppB une exposition The following herbs were exhibited: temporaire qui avait pour but d'aider Common Basil (Ocimum basilicum), les adultes et les enfants B Btudier les Savory (Satureja bortensis), Wild herbes culinaires et m6dicinales. Les Marjoram (Ofigmum vulgare), Dill visiteurs sont autorises B toucher les (Anetbum graveolens), English feuilles dans des sections spkiales Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia), afin de sentir et de goClter les herbes. Lovage (Levisticum officinale), Sweet Les Blbves plus Ages repivent un Marjoram (Mzjorana bortensis), Parsley questionnaire sur les herbes. II s'agit (Pefroselinum crispum), Peppermint d'une feuille de travail qu'ils doivent (Mentba spicate), Rosemary remplir. L'exposition fut un grand (Rosmarinus officinalis), Common Sage succeS en proposant aux visiteurs de (Salvia officinalis), Thyme (Thymus &toyer la grande diversit6 des plantes vulgaris). Common Balm (Melissa qui croissent en Suisse. officinals)),Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare), and Thyme (Thymus vulgaris). These herbs were chosen because Resumen they are easily cultivated at high latitude in Bernese gardens. Some of El Jardin Botanic0 de Berna (Suiza) ha them are traditional in farmers' gardens organizado una exposici6n para ayudar and others were selected for their a 10s adultos y a 10s niAos en el estudio culinary uses. de las plantas medicinales y culinarias. ARTICLE SIX Kennen Sle die Gewurzpflanzen? Liebe Besucherin Lieber Besucher In unserer Sonderschau finden Sie Gewurzpflanzen, die in der Schweiz in GBrten oder als Balkonpflanzen kultiviert werden kdnnen. Es ist eine Auswahl der Gewurze, uber welche auf den folgenden Seiten kurz informiert wird. Die Sonderschau ist so angelegt, dass Sie testen konnen, welche Manzen Sie kennen. Die meisten Gewurzpflanzen kann man dank ihrem aromatischen Geruch oder Geschmack bestimmen. Den Erfolg haben Sie deshalb, wenn Sie bei den sorgfaltig eh Blatt oder einen Teil davon abreissen, mischen den gern zerreiben, und den 2. 3. 6. 6. 7. 9. 12. Ob sie richtig bestimmt haben, konnen Sie im Heilpflanzengarten kontrollieren. Dort finden Sie die glacihen Gewurze, mit der glelchen Nummer und einem .