tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post5397044387853250598..comments2024-03-28T14:05:25.134-07:00Comments on Sacnoth's Scriptorium: somewhere in the world . . .John D. Rateliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-709386545682344412010-03-29T12:16:06.855-07:002010-03-29T12:16:06.855-07:00Even if this "Hemlock" weren't named...Even if this "Hemlock" weren't named for the coniferous tree (though DB's note suggests that it very probably was), wouldn't it be more likely to be named for the plant that Tolkien memorialized, not the poison derived from that plant (or from members of that botanical family)?N.E. Brigandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17601573470596905112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-15074436477450645402010-03-29T03:20:03.315-07:002010-03-29T03:20:03.315-07:00Hemlock is a north-south streets, and the others i...Hemlock is a north-south streets, and the others in town in that series include Elm, Spruce, and Laurel, so, no, it doesn't sound like a list of Famous Poisons.David Bratmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08090662884600828582noreply@blogger.com