Strewing herbs were used mixed with, or instead of, rushes or straw to cover floors.Strewing Herbs o
Strewing herbs were used mixed with, or instead of, rushes or straw to cover floors.Strewing Herbs of all sorts:Bassell [basil], fine and busht, sowe in May.Bawlme [Lemon Balm?], set in MarcheCamamel [Camomile]Costemary [Costmary/Bible Leaf]Cowsleps and paggles.Daisies of all sortsSweet fennellGermanderHop, set in Febru arie.LavenderLavender spikeLavender cotten [santolina]Marjorom, knotted, sow or set, at the spring.MawdelinPeny ryall [Pennyroyal]Roses of all sorts, in January and SeptemberRed myntes [peppermint?]SageTanseyVioletsWinter savery.From Thomas Tusser's Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry: image: Herbs at medieval market, Campello (penguinee.wordpress) -- source link
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