Economic plants of the medieval period, Bede's World, Jarrow
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Economic plants of the medieval period, Bede's World, Jarrow
Image: © Andrew Curtis Taken: 16 Jul 2010
The plots include: Weld, Flax, Madder, Woad & Fuller's Teasel. There is another which I can't remember, could it have been Hemp? All these plants are to do with Anglo-Saxon textile manufacture and dyeing. http://www.regia.org/textiles.htm
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