Eleven

Description and Role

Eleven denotes the small list of plant species that are forbidden within maths (intramuros) because of their undesirable or hazardous properties. Under the rules of the Second New Revised Book of Discipline, any specimen recognized as belonging to the Eleven is to be uprooted and burned immediately, and the event recorded in the Chronicle. In practice the Eleven serves as a strict counterpart to the permitted roster known as the One Hundred and Sixty-four.

Historical Notes

According to mathic references, the list was first drawn up by Saunt Cartas with only three entries. Its membership increased over the centuries as Arbre was explored and new species were discovered and classified as unsuitable for cultivation within maths.

Use in Daily Practice

Avout learn to identify these species during ordinary garden and grounds work. When a plant is suspected to be among the Eleven, it is not permitted to remain intramuros and is destroyed per procedure, with the appearance logged. An example cited in conversation is Saunt Chandera’s Bane, which is explicitly said to be one of the Eleven.

Context and Contrast

The Eleven is often mentioned alongside the much larger permitted list, the One Hundred and Sixty-four, to clarify what may or may not be grown or carried within the walls.