Guest guest Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 Some folks here know I have always plugged the English oils that are grown and distilled here, especially the ones from Kent. Anyway i thought some may find the following of interest. Last week I helped a student in China order a few oils from a company in Kent that I know and trust. I phoned and asked why had they got two lavenders, 'Lavender English' and 'Lavender Old English'. I know the owner and have seen the English lavender distilled, so I know about that. So " what was the old English oil " I asked. He said that this oil was produced from plants grown around Lulingstone Roman villa from the original stock introduced by the Romans. www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.14714 The farmer that supplies some of the normal Lavender lives close by, so they propagated this old variety and planted a field of it. He said it smelt slightly sweeter than the normal English lavender (the finest in the world) and had a slightly different chemical profile. So anyone that was puzzled like myself as to why two types, that's the answer. Nice when modern horticulture and production can develop some of the old varieties back into production. Be great if someone around Carthage in Tunisia did likewise. There I saw masses of herbs that had self propagated for over 2 thousand years growing wild around the ruins. Martin Watt http://www.aromamedical.com http://www.aromamedical.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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