Burdocks warmed in vinegar, with the hard, Stalky parts cut out, are very soothing, applied to the feet; they produce a sweet and gentle perspiration.
"The American Frugal Housewife"
Lydia M. Child
Of these "Stalky Jack" and "Vegetable" were amongst the most conspicuous.
"Salome"
Emma Marshall
It chanced that there was but one of them on duty in the wood that morning-a certain short, Stalky little fellow whose name was Walter Skinner, and who was fond of speaking of himself as a king's man.
"A Boy's Ride"
Gulielma Zollinger