From the Vault: The Vegetable Lamb, Part 1
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The Vegetable Lamb of Tartaree
The Boromets or the Baromets is a plant shaped like a sheep that grows out of the ground. People allegedly encountered this strange thing in parts of Asia and then brought back stories about it, which were elaborated upon. It was referred to as the vegetable lamb of Tartaree by Sir Thomas Brown in his 1646 work,. pseudo-Doxia epidemica.
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