Kitchen garden medieval period, monks and nuns acquired this medical knowledge and grew the necessary herbs in specialised gardens. Typical plants in a witches' garden are: rosemary, sage, parsley, mint, catnip, henbane, marjoram, thyme, rue, angelica, bay, oregano, dill, aloe, arnica, chives, and basil. Basil is especially common in these gardens as a strong protection herb. It is said, "Where basil grows, no evil goes!" and "Where basil is, no evil lives!" Kitchen garden "Kailyard redirects here. For the grouping of Scottish literature see Kailyard school" The traditional kitchen garden, also known as a potager (in French, "jardin potager") or in Scotland
Rebecca A. Herb in Mathematics. Rebecca A. Herb Rebecca A. Herb (born 1948) is an American mathematician, a professor emerita at the University of Maryland. Her research involves abstract algebra and Lie groups. In 2012, Herb became one of the inaugural fellows of the American Mathematical Society. In 2013, she was one of ten recipients of the first Service Awards of the Association for Women in Mathematics. Herb earned her Ph.D. in 1974 from the University of Washington under the supervision of Garth William Warner, Jr. From 2004 until 2012 (when she was succeeded by Ellen Kirkman) Herb was treasurer of the Association