Tomorrow At Monticello
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Today’s Hours
Gates open from 8:30 am to 6 pm
TJE Original Title:
Herbs
Thomas Jefferson listed 16 herbs in his Garden Book in 1794 under "Objects for the garden this year":[1]
- sage [Salvia officinalis]
- balm [Melissa officinalis - known as lemon balm]
- mint [Mentha piperita]
- thyme [Thymus vulgaris]
- lavender [Lavandula angustifolia]
- marjoram [Majorana hortensis]
- camomile [chamomile - Anthemis nobilis]
- tansey [tansy - Tanacetum vulgare]
- rue [Ruta graveolens]
- wormwood [Artemisia absinthium]
- southernwood [Artemisia abrotanum]
- rosemary [Rosmarinus officinalis]
- hyssop [Hyssopus officinalis]
- perywinkle [periwinkle - Vinca minor]
- marshmellow [marshmallow - Althaea officinalis]
- beargrass [Yucca filamentosa]
A number of specific herbs were also listed in a notebook belonging to Martha Jefferson Randolph:[2]
- sweet marjoram
- sweet basil
- tansey
- savory
- gar[ ]
- thyme
- southernwood
- sage
- [ ]lm
- mint
- worm wood
- catnip
- camomile
- hyssop
- fennel
- anise
- mustard
- carraway
- [cori?]ander
- lavender
- madder
- rosemary
- rhubarb
- calamas
- [ ]m seed
This does not constitute an exhaustive listing of herbs grown at Monticello, however; for further references to herbs, see Thomas Jefferson's Garden Book.
Footnotes
- ↑ Betts, Garden Book, 208. Manuscript and trascription at the Massachusetts Historical Society.
- ↑ Randolph, Martha Jefferson. Martha Jefferson Randolph Note and Cash Book,University of Virginia. [1826]. p. 29. Transcription by Lucia Stanton, 28 October 1988.