Biblical Plants
 

Does anyone know of any plants, shrubs etc. that are mentioned in the bible
or the gospel that are available in the UK for purchase ?

Biblical Plants
 

On 26/4/07 20:46, in article ,
"Baldoni" wrote:

Does anyone know of any plants, shrubs etc. that are mentioned in the bible
or the gospel that are available in the UK for purchase ?


Wheat, barley, grape vines, figs, pomegranates (don't fruit here) olives,
apples, bay, lemons, various herbs.........
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
(remove weeds from address)

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In message , Baldoni
writes
Does anyone know of any plants, shrubs etc. that are mentioned in the bible
or the gospel that are available in the UK for purchase ?


If you google for "plants of the bible" you'll find several lists; you
then have to decide which are reliable, as they don't agree on the
identification of all of the plants.

Then go to PlantFinder
(http://www.rhs.org.uk/rhsplantfinder/plantfinder.asp) and see what you
can find.

Not all plants mentioned in the Bible are hardy in the UK, but some are.
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

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"Martin" wrote in message
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On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:46:55 +0100, "Baldoni"
wrote:

Does anyone know of any plants, shrubs etc. that are mentioned in the
bible
or the gospel that are available in the UK for purchase ?


olives?
--


Burning bushes (you will need some diesel or paraffin).

Des


Martin

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On Apr 26, 8:46 pm, "Baldoni" wrote:
Does anyone know of any plants, shrubs etc. that are mentioned in the bible
or the gospel that are available in the UK for purchase ?

Was Daphne a Saint?

Biblical Plants
 

On 26/4/07 23:37, in article
,
" wrote:

On Apr 26, 8:46 pm, "Baldoni" wrote:
Does anyone know of any plants, shrubs etc. that are mentioned in the bible
or the gospel that are available in the UK for purchase ?

Was Daphne a Saint?

I don't think so but a wade through this will tell you!
http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/month00.htm
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
(remove weeds from address)

Biblical Plants
 

On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 wrote:

Does anyone know of any plants, shrubs etc. that are mentioned in the bible
or the gospel that are available in the UK for purchase ?

Was Daphne a Saint?

No. Not in the Bible anyway.

David

--
David Rance http://www.mesnil.demon.co.uk
Fido Address: 2:252/110 writing from Caversham, Reading, UK

I doubt you'll be able to get a Tree of Knowledge or Tree of Life anywhere these days.

The Ark of the Covenant was made of the delightfully named shittim wood, which apparently is some type of acacia, but not one that is hardy in Britain. But perhaps you could instead plant hyssop, as in "purge me with hyssop and I shall be clean", one might say it could do the same job.

The Vine of Sodom is another one you'll have to pass on, but apparently its fruit taste terrible so you aren't missing anything. Frankincense and myrrh aren't hardy either.

As someone else says, mistranslations and inconsistent translations abound. For example the RV in Psalm 29 has cedar, but the NIV has terebinth - you'll only be able to grow the former.

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" writes
On Apr 26, 8:46 pm, "Baldoni" wrote:
Does anyone know of any plants, shrubs etc. that are mentioned in the bible
or the gospel that are available in the UK for purchase ?

Was Daphne a Saint?

Greek mythology, wasn't she?
--
Kay

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Martin wrote:
On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:46:55 +0100, "Baldoni"
wrote:

Does anyone know of any plants, shrubs etc. that are mentioned in the
bible or the gospel that are available in the UK for purchase ?


olives?

As long as you don't overwater them :-)

(sorry Anyroadup, couldn't resist it)

Tom

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On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:33:39 +0100, K wrote:

" writes
On Apr 26, 8:46 pm, "Baldoni" wrote:
Does anyone know of any plants, shrubs etc. that are mentioned in the bible
or the gospel that are available in the UK for purchase ?

Was Daphne a Saint?

Greek mythology, wasn't she?

A nymph, chaste and beautiful, daughter of the river Peneius and
Ladon, a river god. Apollo tried to seduce her, but was rejected. He
then became more forceful, and she fled, but he caught her and she
cried out to Gaea for help. The earth opened beneath her and she was
swallowed up, and a laurel tree sprang up at the spot. Apollo made the
tree sacred to him.

So whether laurels or daphnes are wrongly named, I'll leave you to
decide......


--
Chris

E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net

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In message , Chris Hogg
writes
On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:33:39 +0100, K wrote:

" writes
On Apr 26, 8:46 pm, "Baldoni" wrote:
Does anyone know of any plants, shrubs etc. that are mentioned in the bible
or the gospel that are available in the UK for purchase ?

Was Daphne a Saint?

Greek mythology, wasn't she?

A nymph, chaste and beautiful, daughter of the river Peneius and
Ladon, a river god. Apollo tried to seduce her, but was rejected. He
then became more forceful, and she fled, but he caught her and she
cried out to Gaea for help. The earth opened beneath her and she was
swallowed up, and a laurel tree sprang up at the spot. Apollo made the
tree sacred to him.

So whether laurels or daphnes are wrongly named, I'll leave you to
decide......

To muddy the waters, the spurge laurel is a Daphne (never mind that the
other plants called laurel are a heterogenous lot).
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

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"Des Higgins" wrote in message
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"Martin" wrote in message
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On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:46:55 +0100, "Baldoni"
wrote:

Does anyone know of any plants, shrubs etc. that are mentioned in the
bible
or the gospel that are available in the UK for purchase ?


olives?
--


Burning bushes (you will need some diesel or paraffin).


Unless it's a creosote bush.

Steve

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"Chris Hogg" wrote in message
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On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:33:39 +0100, K wrote:

" writes
On Apr 26, 8:46 pm, "Baldoni" wrote:
Does anyone know of any plants, shrubs etc. that are mentioned in the
bible
or the gospel that are available in the UK for purchase ?

Was Daphne a Saint?

Greek mythology, wasn't she?

A nymph, chaste and beautiful, daughter of the river Peneius and
Ladon, a river god. Apollo tried to seduce her, but was rejected. He
then became more forceful, and she fled, but he caught her and she
cried out to Gaea for help. The earth opened beneath her and she was
swallowed up, and a laurel tree sprang up at the spot.

Don't you hate it when that sort of thing happens when you're out on the
pull?


Steve

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"shazzbat" wrote in message
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"Des Higgins" wrote in message
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"Martin" wrote in message
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On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:46:55 +0100, "Baldoni"
wrote:

Does anyone know of any plants, shrubs etc. that are mentioned in the
bible
or the gospel that are available in the UK for purchase ?


olives?

Rose of Sharron. Its a member of the hebe family. I have one at home - quite
common I think.
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