Comments on: Nicholas Culpeper’s Spitalfields

By: Steven H Hoffman

Steven H Hoffman — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 13:26:41 +0000

Very informative post. It is wonderful to know that these plants have survived in such an urban setting.

By: Lynne Perrella

Lynne Perrella — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 14:07:10 +0000

Although herbariums (spelling?) and such documents are of great interest to me — I became enthralled with your premise of taking a long-ago historic figure on a present-day “walk about”.
My imagination fired on all cylinders, thinking of this intriguing possibility. Given the chance,
who would I select for such an encounter? Without delay, I came up with the idea that I would (humbly) like to hire a carriage and share it with American humorist, Mark Twain. Within the tight confines of the wobbly conveyance, we would chortle, speculate, comment on the passing scene, inhale clouds of smoke from his cigar, and observe the dubious improvements along Fifth Avenue.
Eventually, we would arrive at the New York Public Library, where we would alight from the buggy, and prance up the steps, past the two redoubtable LIONS, and duck inside. The day would be spent in the Main Reading Room (which was conveniently closed to the general public, for our private use) and he would regale me with his unvarnished opinions of books, great and small. I would search the stacks, and find a copy of one of his novels (perhaps “The Gilded Age”) and slide the book to him, as he’d pen his autograph on the title page.
Luckily, the carriage still remained on the Avenue, awaiting our return. (absent any parking tickets………amazing!) We would complete the day by clip-clopping UP Fifth Avenue (against traffic) until we reached The Algonquin Hotel, where we would sit in high-back leather armchairs and enjoy double-bourbons (“waiter, keep ’em coming”) as I explained the whole Round Table phenomenon. Excelsior!

By: Marcia Howard

Marcia Howard — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 10:43:36 +0000

Interest around every corner….

By: Richard Davies

Richard Davies — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 10:09:48 +0000

Brilliant!! thank you!!

By: Eve

Eve — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 10:05:03 +0000

A veritable treasure trail of wild herbs & flora with their attributed medicinal properties. Imagine that the origins of most medications, stemming from the commons & fields of old, still thriving healthily to this day!

By: Milo

Milo — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 09:43:35 +0000

A veritable cornucopia. Mind you I’d be a little wary of the stuff growing at ground level. Dogs doncha know…

By: m

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 08:51:45 +0000

What a beautiful reportage, I loved it. No wonder Mr. Culpeper was slightly taken aback by the changes. I think my favorite one is the buddleia growing on the roof. Thank you for these wonderful photographs.

By: Sheila

Sheila — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 07:30:54 +0000

Very interesting weed identification. We’ve had quite a few of those in our garden!

By: ANDY STROWMAN

ANDY STROWMAN — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 06:11:45 +0000

An interesting treatise .
Those who may not know there is a herbalist attached to the University near Archway station I believe various concoctions can be bought .
Not cheap but for those interested.