Vegetable Lamb of Tartary

Image via Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vegetable_lamb_%28Lee,_1887%29.jpg (H. Lee, 1887)


Well, I was unable to access any material on the hurricanes of various years tonight, so then I looked up beryl, glass, The Graduate, and eventually, cotton. In the article on cotton in Wikipedia, I found a link to the Vegetable Lamb of Tartary. What the heck is that? I got there pretty quick and found a thorough, well-researched but somewhat muddled article, replete with quotes and sketches from medieval poets and naturalists.

This must be a hoax - playful and humorous. Here is a link to the Vegetable Lamb article, just for grins: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetable_Lamb_of_Tartary