a dog's life in the Tamar valley, Cornwall, PL17
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
scabious
field scabious, another common but beautiful and complex wild flower, growing in our hedgerow. Why scabious? Well, because the juice was once regarded as a cure for scabies (in Latin scabiosus) and other itchy skin complaints.
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