This section is from "The Domestic Encyclopaedia Vol3", by A. F. M. Willich. Amazon: The Domestic Encyclopaedia.
Moschatel, the Tuberous, or Adoxa Moschateklina,L. an indigenous perennial plant, growing in damp woods, and shady, places where it flowers in the months of April and May.- The ripe fruit of this low plant has the flavour of Strawberries. The plant itself possesses the odour of musk, for which it may serve as a substitute in, chests, or drawers, among clothes Its root was formerly in repute among the vulnerary herbs.
 
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