Herbs in the Garden

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I really love reading old herbals and books about plant lore.

Some of it is really fascinating from an herbalists view point, and some is wildly funny reading by today’s standards.

Here’s one from an 1884 Plant Lore book:

The Herb of Oblivion, or Herb of Forgetfulness.

It was rumored to be found in parts of Switzerland, France and other areas  in Europe.

If you stepped on it, your memory would be lost immediately.

If you had the misfortune to be traveling at the time, you would be lost and would wander about…even if you knew the road well  only a moment before.

About now I was really getting into the tale.

I wanted to know the name of the mysterious herb.

Sadly, the story ended rather abruptly.

The final sentence-

The author reported that no one could remember the name of the herb!

And that completely broke  me up

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