--- In cybalist@..., "m_iacomi" <m_iacomi@...> wrote:
> In cybalist@..., alexmoeller@... wrote:
>
> >> 1. séli:non is also Classical Greek, meaning 'parsley' (once A.
> >> petroselinum, but renamed Petroselinum sativum).
>
> Not Petroselinum crispum?
OK, so Onions is an old book.
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/med-aro/factsheets/PARSLEY.html
says, 'Parsley, Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A. W. Hill, is
a biennial herb native to Europe and western Asia. Formerly known as
Petroselinum hortense Hoffm., Petroselinum sativum Hoff., or Carum
petroselinum (L.) Benth. and Hook. f., the plant is extensively
cultivated throughout many parts of the world for its aromatic and
attractive leaves'.
Apius Petroselinum is Linnaeus's name for it.
Interestingly, the cooks seem to call it P. crispum, while those
using its oil in herbal medicines call it P. sativum. I couldn't
find any evidence that they were talking about different subspecies.
Richard.
P.S. Onions wrote (edited?) the Oxford Etymolgical Dictionary, and my
mother warned me not to say I'd consult my Onions'.