"Fumitory" is a word in ENGLISH
The common uame of several species of the genus Fumaria,
annual herbs of the Old World, with finely dissected leaves and small
flowers in dense racemes or spikes. F. officinalis is a common species,
and was formerly used as an antiscorbutic.
Girls did that then – knocked themselves out to support some man’s notion of his own genius. What was Gavin doing to help pay the rent? Not much, though she suspected him of dealing pot on the side. Once in a while they even smoked some of that, though not often, because it made Constance cough. It was all very romantic.
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