The Pragmatic Pen: Leonard Mascall’s Horticultural Legacy

Frontispiece from The Government of Cattle c. 1662 by Leonard Mascall.

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 10, 2024 On this day, the earth embraced one of horticulture’s most pragmatic scribes. Leonard Mascall, that indefatigable author, translator, and Clerk to the Kitchen of the Archbishop of Canterbury, was laid…

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