Herbs

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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]

Martha Jefferson Randolph's notebook includes a list of specific herbs:^[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

For further references to herbs, see Thomas Jefferson's complete garden book.[fn]Garden Book, 1766-1824, by Thomas Jefferson [electronic edition], Thomas Jefferson Papers: An Electronic Archive (Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, 2003

References

^ Garden Book, 1766-1824, page 28, Thomas Jefferson Papers: An Electronic Archive (Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, 2003). See also Betts, Garden Book, 208.
^ See page 29 in Note and Cash Book Owned by Martha Jefferson Randolph, 1824-1826, Accession #5385-g, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library. Transcription by Lucia Stanton, October 28, 1988.

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