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26-11-2004, 07:47 PM

anton wrote:
"Sacha" wrote in message
k...
On 25/11/04 11:27 pm, in article
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"Rodger Whitlock" wrote:

On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 18:22:16 +0000, Sacha
wrote:
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And Ray has just recalled someone telling him that Queen
Victoria
was said to gorge herself on the berries of some myrtle or other
-- maybe the lovely, strawberry scented one or Myrtus
lechleriana?
A sprig of myrtle was in her bouquet and was planted at Osborne
House so I wonder which *that* was.

At one time we had here a herb nursery with Myrtus communis
supposedly derived from the sprig in Queen Victoria's wedding
bouquet.

Ray's theory on that - which is strictly personal and probably not
verifiable - is that it wouldn't have been Myrtus communis because
of the time of flowering. Victoria was married in February.

'scuse possibly ignorant statement as flouranging not ever been one
my
anorakdoms, couldn't the foliage have been used for some of the
greenery on the bouquet, giving a fantastic scent too?

Surely the Victorians knew how to get things out of season as well as
we do? (I'm not claiming to know you could do it with myrtle; but if
it can be done, they could.)

Mike.