Christina Websell writes
I've followed the thread on bay with interest.
My bay is too young yet to take leaves from, so I asked my aunt to get me
some from her 7ft high one.
She snipped some off complete with stems and I noticed that on the stems
there were little bunches of peppercorn-like thingies in clusters of three.
I assume these are the seeds, what's the chances of propagating from these?

(I've just been out into the ice and snow for you ;-) )

I think you'll find that they are flower buds. My buds are round,
peppercorn size, and pale yellowy brownish green.
--
Kay