The Book of Herbs
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The discussion of John Evelyn describes his essay Acetaria: a Discourse of Sallets and its dedication to Lord Somers, President of the Royal Society. The account of the discourse says its practical opening concerns the furniture and materials of a salad, with a list that includes oranges, turnips, rosemary, mushrooms and flowers.
The account of the Herb-Strewer infers that people were regularly appointed to strew herbs for royal pleasure, while acknowledging difficulty in establishing how long the official actually lived at Court. The discussion identifies Mary Dowle as Strewer of Herbes in Ordinary to His Majesty at the coronation of James II and his Queen. The text reports Gerarde's claim that Arsmart leaves rubbed on a tired horse's back, with a good handful or two under the saddle, would refresh the animal.
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- Author
- Rosalind Northcote
- Reading time
- About 5 hours
- Pages
- 157
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Biology
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