Herbs

Thomas Jefferson listed 16 herbs in his garden book in 1794 under "Objects for the garden this year":^[1]

• sage [Salvia officinalis]
• balm [Melissa officinalis - known as lemon balm]
• mint [Mentha piperita]
• thyme [Thymus vulgaris]
• lavender [Lavandula angustifolia]
• marjoram [Majorana hortensis]
• camomile [chamomile - Anthemis nobilis]
• tansey [tansy - Tanacetum vulgare]
• rue [Ruta graveolens]
• wormwood [Artemisia absinthium]
• southernwood [Artemisia abrotanum]
• rosemary [Rosmarinus officinalis]
• hyssop [Hyssopus officinalis]
• perywinkle [periwinkle - Vinca minor]
• marshmellow [marshmallow - Althaea officinalis]
• beargrass [Yucca filamentosa]

Martha Jefferson Randolph's notebook includes a list of specific herbs:^[2]

• sweet marjoram
• sweet basil
• tansey
• savory
• gar[ ]
• thyme
• southernwood
• sage
• [ ]lm
• mint
• worm wood
• catnip
• camomile
• hyssop
• fennel
• anise
• mustard
• carraway
• [cori?]ander
• lavender
• madder
• rosemary
• rhubarb
• calamas
• [ ]m seed

For further references to herbs, see Thomas Jefferson's complete garden book.[fn]Garden Book, 1766-1824, by Thomas Jefferson [electronic edition], Thomas Jefferson Papers: An Electronic Archive (Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, 2003