Leonard Mascall: Early Pioneer of Gardening Knowledge and Household Management

The title page and illustrations from "The Government of Cattle" by Leonard Mascall, a significant early veterinary manual published in 1662.

An Author of Household Management May 10, 1589 Today is the anniversary of the burial of the English author, translator, and Clerk to the Kitchen of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Leonard Mascall – who was buried at Buckinghamshire. Mascall published several books; all were aimed at household management. In 1572 Leonardpublished A Booke of the Arte…

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May 10, 2019 Botanical Intuition, Leonard Mascall, John Hope, Alan Grimmel, Canada’s Compost Week, The Friends School Plant Sale, Cecelia Payne, Botanical Sketchbook, Helen and William Bynum, Photo Friday, and Mascall on Tree Placement

The Daily Gardener Podcast Album Cover with a pot of rosemary - the herb for remembrance - beckoning gardeners to remember to listen to the show. Updated September 2025.

Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee  Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter |  Daily Gardener Community Monologue Have you ever intuited the name of a plant? A few years ago, I traveled to San Diego. I was sitting on a bench outside the…

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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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