Assertion: saffron | /r/HasProperty | spread like hay
Facets:
value: to freshen roman public spaces
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Saffron was once spread like hay to freshen Roman public spaces and was even prescribed as an antidote for the bubonic plague, according to the beautifully illustrated The Herball, or Generall historie of plants, by John Gerarde, published in 1597.