This section is from "The Domestic Encyclopaedia Vol4", by A. F. M. Willich. Amazon: The Domestic Encyclopaedia.
Spiderwort, the Marsh, Marsh-Tofieldia, Or Scotch Asphodel, Anthericum calycula-tum, L. (Toficldia palustris of i and Withering), a native perennial, which grows in bogs, on mountains in Scotland, and flowers from July to September. - This plan:, though useless in domestic nomy, deserves some notice; use it may serve as a guide to dig for peal, in situations destitute of sea-coal.
 
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