An engraving depicting Brush Grass 1640

An engraving depicting Brush Grass: in France the roots of this grass were used to make hairbrushes. John Parkinson Theatrum Botanicum or The Theater of Plantes, London, 1640. (Gramen scorparium Ischaemi paniculis is the name given to it in the text)

1640 Botanicum Hairbrushes Horticulture Parkinson Plantes Roots Theatrum

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