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- ↑ Hill, Thomas; Bynneman, Henry (1577). The gardeners labyrinth. National Agricultural Library U. S. Department of Agriculture. London : Printed by H. Bynneman.
- ↑ Julie Coleman (May 2001), The Gardener's Labyrinth, University of Glasgow
- ↑ Johnson, George William (1817). The Cucumber and the Gooseberry: Their Culture, Uses, and History. R. Baldwin.
- ↑ Willes, Margaret (29 November 2011). The Making of the English Gardener: Plants, Books and Inspiration, 1550-1660. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-16533-3.
- ↑ "Gardener's Labyrinth". www.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ↑ Höfele, Andreas; Koppenfels, Werner von (22 December 2011). Renaissance Go-Betweens: Cultural Exchange in Early Modern Europe. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-091951-6.
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