Teasel
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A short encyclopedia entry on teasel (Dipsacus), especially fuller's teasel, covering its cultivation from seed, soil, spacing, timing of sowing, flowering and harvest of the heads. It also notes the use of the hooked heads by clothiers, mounted on a wheel, to raise the nap on woollen cloth.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1821
- Language
- English
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- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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