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| | botanical.com - A Modern Herbal | Broom, Butcher's - Herb Profile and Information |
 | | ---Habitat---Butcher's Broom, a low, shrubby, evergreen plant, which occurs not infrequently in woods and waste and bushy places, especially in the south of England, is sometimes called Knee Holly, though it is in no way allied to the true Holly, being a member of the Lily tribe. |
 | | The young shoots of Butcher's Broom have often been eaten like those of the Asparagus, a plant to which it is closely allied. |
 | | ---Cultivation---Butcher's Broom is very hardy, thriving in almost any soil or situation, and is often planted in shrubberies or edges of woods, on account of its remaining green after the deciduous trees have shed their leaves. |
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