HERB - Herb - Charlemagne and Tusser

[RAISYA@aol.com]

I've been sitting and comparing the Charlemagne and Tusser lists, and so far,
I've found the following matches <G>:

sage, rosemary, lettuce, cress, pennyroyal, parsley, fennel, endive, savory
(winter and summer?), mints, tansy, beet, orach, coleworts, leek, onion,
succory (aka chicory), clary, and "French" mallow (not sure whether it's
common mallow or marshmallow).  I think "nep" is a word for turnip, and betony
and turnip are listed as appearing in other Charlemagne documents.

I haven't identified all of the plants on the Tusser list yet, there may be
more matches.  I just find it interesting to see how many of the plants Tusser
was recommending had been in use since Charlemagne's time (about half, maybe
more).

Raisya Khorivovna
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