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5. What are herbs? What are spices? Is there a difference?
ANSWER: Herb = plant or part of a plant valued for its
medicinal, culinary, or fragrant/aromatic
qualities; grown by Moravians in Salem
Spice = plants or parts of plants used primarily to
flavor foods or for their fragrant qualities.
- only cultivated in moist, tropical regions
of the world, such as the West Indies, Central
and South America.
- Cannot be grown in Salem
6. What are the straw cones along the fences in the Miksch and
Leinbach lots?
ANSWER: Skeps
- coils of straw roping used for beehives
- reproduction hives in family gardens are based
on "skeps" in the Old Salem collections
- none of the hives are populated with bees
7. Why the diagonal arrangement of rows in the Triebel garden?
ANSWER: - pattern unique to Salem
- documented on 1759 Upland Garden plan for Bethabara
- possible explanations include:
a. drainage and irrigation
b. erosion control
c. aesthetics
d. provide varying lengths of row for planting
(short rows vs. long rows)
e. most efficient use of sunlight
8. Why is there no house on the Triebel lot?
ANSWER: - original structure torn down and no attempt will
be made to reconstruct it until additional evidence
of its appearance is discovered
- Christian Triebel lived in main part of house from
1775-83; lived in small house to the rear of main
house and section of main house from 1783-90; lived
solely in small house to rear from 1790-99.
- Boys School housed in main house from 1780-94.
9. What are the bushes in the corners of the 4 garden squares
on the Triebel lot?
ANSWER: Gooseberries (Ribes grossularia)
- produce small, round.berries with prominent veining
on their skins
- ripen to a brownish-purple color in late June to
early July
- eaten fresh or preserved in jams and pies
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