Властелин колец: Две башни
Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit
HereSpringwasalreadybusyaboutthem:frondspiercedmossandmould,larchesweregreen-fingered,smallflowerswereopeningintheturf,birdsweresinging.Ithilien,thegardenofGondornowdesolatekeptstilladishevelleddryadloveliness.
SouthandwestitlookedtowardsthewarmlowervalesofAnduin,shieldedfromtheeastbytheEphelDúathandyetnotunderthemountain-shadow,protectedfromthenorthbytheEmynMuil,opentothesouthernairsandthemoistwindsfromtheSeafaraway.Manygreattreesgrewthere,plantedlongago,fallingintountendedageamidariotofcarelessdescendants;andgrovesandthicketstherewereoftamariskandpungentterebinth,ofoliveandofbay;andtherewerejunipersandmyrtles;andthymesthatgrewinbushes,orwiththeirwoodycreepingstemsmantledindeeptapestriesthehiddenstones;sagesofmanykindsputtingforthblueflowers,orred,orpalegreen;andmarjoramsandnew-sproutingparsleys,andmanyherbsofformsandscentsbeyondthegarden-loreofSam.Thegrotsandrockywallswerealreadystarredwithsaxifragesandstonecrops.Primerolesandanemoneswereawakeinthefilbert-brakes;andasphodelandmanylily-flowersnoddedtheirhalf-openedheadsinthegrass:deepgreengrassbesidethepools,wherefallingstreamshaltedincoolhollowsontheirjourneydowntoAnduin.
Thetravellersturnedtheirbacksontheroadandwentdownhill.Astheywalked,brushingtheirwaythroughbushandherb,sweetodoursroseaboutthem.
