Alexander.
Alexander is also called Alexandre and Horse-pisle; it hath winged leaves much like young Elders, and bear∣eth its seed in tufts like Parsnips, and it is black and
The compleat gardeners practice, directing the exact way of gardening in three parts : the garden of pleasure, physical garden, kitchin garden : how they are to be ordered for their best situation and improvement, with variety of artificial knots for the by Stephen Blake, gardener.
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- The compleat gardeners practice, directing the exact way of gardening in three parts : the garden of pleasure, physical garden, kitchin garden : how they are to be ordered for their best situation and improvement, with variety of artificial knots for the by Stephen Blake, gardener.
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- Blake, Stephen, Gardener.
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- London :: Printed for Thomas Pierrepoint, ...,
- 1664.
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- Gardening -- Great Britain.
- Gardening -- Early works to 1800.
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three square, pretty great and weighty.
It is propagated either of the seed or slip; if you sow it of the seed it is no great matter when, nor is it ma∣terial where, it being committed to any ordinary digged earth, it cometh up naturally, and continueth there al∣wayes.
The leaves of it are boiled with Beef, and in the Spring time it is used for a Pot-herb; the root is used for sauce.