This is more likely plantain. De -----Original Message----- >From the Calontir list. Stefan Begin forwarded message: > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/370550.stm > Older than I thought (Mid 15th C, not early 16th) and in a trash heap, not a toilet. > > And the article suggests that they may actually have been common. > > Jane