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Re: [1], @ Peter coxhead, where are you seeing the source as unreliable? The publisher— Rosen Publishing—is established and we imply that such educational presses have editorial process. The entry is on the genus (convert the page in the URL to "PA283"). What other "mandrake root" would it be referencing? czar 20:36, 13 April 2017 (UTC)
Is the caption of The so-called "female" and "male" mandrakes, from a 1583 illustration
meant to be factual (that these two types of berries are correctly identified and would still be called this today) or dismissive of an outdated 16th century viewpoint? --
Lord Belbury (
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A 1583 illustration of a mandrake, incorrectly identifying [whatever we would call them today] as "male" and "female" berries? And if it's no longer considered an accurate representation, moving the image out of the lead section and into "folklore". -- Lord Belbury ( talk) 16:17, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
“For 30 days, water it with cow's milk in which three bats have been drowned.” - As if milk stayed liquid for so long! 129.143.130.37 ( talk) 13:21, 2 November 2022 (UTC)
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Re: [1], @ Peter coxhead, where are you seeing the source as unreliable? The publisher— Rosen Publishing—is established and we imply that such educational presses have editorial process. The entry is on the genus (convert the page in the URL to "PA283"). What other "mandrake root" would it be referencing? czar 20:36, 13 April 2017 (UTC)
Is the caption of The so-called "female" and "male" mandrakes, from a 1583 illustration
meant to be factual (that these two types of berries are correctly identified and would still be called this today) or dismissive of an outdated 16th century viewpoint? --
Lord Belbury (
talk) 11:22, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
A 1583 illustration of a mandrake, incorrectly identifying [whatever we would call them today] as "male" and "female" berries? And if it's no longer considered an accurate representation, moving the image out of the lead section and into "folklore". -- Lord Belbury ( talk) 16:17, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
“For 30 days, water it with cow's milk in which three bats have been drowned.” - As if milk stayed liquid for so long! 129.143.130.37 ( talk) 13:21, 2 November 2022 (UTC)