COW PLANT, a perennial asclepiad of Ceylon, which acquired a factitious celebrity from the oft-repeated statement that its milky juice is used as milk, and that its leaves are boiled to supply the want of cream.
Edition of 1921; disclaimer.
COW PLANT, a perennial asclepiad of Ceylon, which acquired a factitious celebrity from the oft-repeated statement that its milky juice is used as milk, and that its leaves are boiled to supply the want of cream.