The Promise of Seeds: Magic in a Packet

If you enjoy A Natural History of Selbourne, then go here to read a delightful journal of natural history that was kept from June 11th ...

I am not 100% sure this is THE "Horns" offered for sale in early flower seed list from 1726 ...but it sure deserves to be!...

A nother pair of plants sold for their amusement value is Horns and Hedgehogs!   ( See this older post .) This post is about the pl...

 Astragalus hamosus...the jokester's "worm" to drop in your salad! l The seeds are re...

Boys have been having fun for hundreds of years trying to scare the girls with these fake caterpillars. Who could resist?  This is ...

Found it!  At least I found "the Snail".  It was known in England so I think it probably is the most likely candidate.  Commonly ...

The following flower mystery is from Benjamin Townsend's book:   The Complete Seedsman:   Shewing, the Best and Easiest Method for R...