"Richard Wright" >

> "1548 Turner Names Herbes (E.D.S.) 78 The greate kynde of
> thyme,
> wherof Dioscorides maketh mention of in Epithymo, is
> called nowe
> *Venetian thyme."
> Apart from this the OED gives no citations relevant to
> Venice Herbs

Google is only able to fetch up one:

http://losangeles.zami.com/Food_Market/L
Lee's Venice Herbs
2203 Venice Blvd - Los Angeles, CA
213-732-7890

I suspect the name of the establishment has more to do with
its address than with the nature of its herbs however it
just might be worth a phone call...

--
Bob
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