GENERAL INDEX.

• Acæna, 44.
• Aconitum, 9.
• Acorn, 11, 180.
• Acorus calamus, 266.
• Addison, 92.
• Ælfric's "Vocabulary," 126, 155, 158, 167, 199.
• Almond, 11.
• Aloes, 13.
• Anemone, 14.
• Apple, 17.
• —— for fruit generally, 19, 208.
• Apple-john, 22.
• Apricot, 23.
• Aquilegia, 60.
• Artichoke, 88.
• Arundo donax, 240.
• Ash, 24.
• Aspen, 25.
• Avoyne, 326.
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• "Babee's Book," 33, 50, 104, 175, 198.
• Bachelor's Buttons, 27.
• Bacon on Gardens, &c., 39, 44, 98, 163, 295, 348.
• Badham's Fungi, 170.
• Baker on Narcissus, 76.
• —— Iris, 99.
• Balm, 28.
• Balsam, 28.
• Bannotte, 314.
• Barley, 30.
• Barnacles, 30.
• Barnes' Glossary, 79.
• Baskets, 323.
• Bay, 31, 136.
• Bean, 33.
• Bedding-out, 346.
• Bedegar, 84.
• Beer, 30, 36.
• Beisley's "Shakespeare's Garden," 5, 119.
• Bilberry, 35.
• Bion, 14.
• Birch, 35.
• Bird's-eye Primrose, 232.
• Bird's-nest (Carrot), 51.
• Birdwood, Sir G., 122.
• Bitter-sweet, 21.
• Blackberry, 37, 167.
• Blackthorn, 218.
• Blights, 355.
• Bluebell, 109.
• Böhmeria, 178.
• Boorde, Andrew, 241, 304.
• Box, 38.
• Boy's Love, 326.
• Bramble, 37.
• Brasbridge, T., 125.
• Bretby Park, 53.
• Briers, 39.
• Britten, J. C, 267.
• Bromsgrove, 42.
• Broom, 41.
• Brown's "Religio Medici," 91.
• Browne's "Britannia's Pastorals," 3, 24, 32, 87, 92, 111, 163, 171, 203, 227, 266, 270, 282, 290, 347, 369.
• Buckingham Palace, 168.
• Bullas, 218.
• Bullein, 88, 103, 122, 127, 143, 161, 316.
• Bulrush, 43.
• Burdock, 43, 110.
• Burnet, 44.
• Burns, 371.
• Burs, 43.
• Butter, 90, 217.
• Butomus umbellatus, 266.
• Buttercups, 67, 70.
• Buttons (buds), 27.
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• Cabbage, 45.
• Cabbage Rose, 250.
• Calcott, Lady, 220.
• Calluna, 117.
• Camerarius, 14, 208, 213, 311.
• Camomile, 46.
• Campbell on Nettles, 177.
• Canker, 250.
• Carat, 148.
• Cardamine pratensis, 134.
• Carduus benedictus, 124.
• Carex, 276.
• Carnations, 47.
• Carob, 147.
• Carraways, 22, 49.
• Carrot, 50.
• Cassia, 277.
• Castle Coch, 304.
• "Catholicon Anglicum," 10, 393 to 418, and quoted throughout.
• Cedar, 51.
• Chaucer's Flowers, 3, 13, 21, 37, 42, 60, 87, 98, 103, 108, 127, 131, 136, 139, 146, 160, 161, 179, 196, 204, 215, 223, 229, 260, 288, 365.
• Cherry, 53.
• Chester's "Love's Martyr," 160, 193, 244.
• Chestnuts, 55.
• Cistus, 16.
• Clare, 149, 371.
• Cleistogamous plants, 313.
• Clove, 48, 56.
• Clover, 56.
• Clubs (of cards), 56.
• Cockayne, "Leechdoms," &c., 10, 32, 66, 73, 90, 126, 185, 202, 215, 267, 325, 328.
• Cockle, 57, 78.
• Codlings, 22.
• Coghan, 4, 177, 188, 286, 377.
• Colchicum, 268.
• Coles, 290, 377.
• Collins, 42.
• Collinson, 240.
• Coloquintida, 58.
• Columbyne, 59.
• Columella, 154.
• Constable, H., 74.
• Cooke, M. C., 154.
• Cork, 61.
• Corn, 62.
• Cornish Heath, 117.
• Corydalis, 100.
• Cotgrave's Dictionary, 393 to 418.
• Cotton, 153.
• Cottongrass, 147.
• Cowley, 91, 171, 270.
• Cowper, 142, 378.
• Cowslip, 64.
• Crab, 20.
• Crabwake, 20.
• Crape, 71.
• Crocus, 269.
• Crossberry, 105.
• Crow-flowers, 67.
• Crown of Thorns, 84, 113, 266.
• Crown Imperial, 68.
• Cuckoo-buds, 70.
• Cucumbers, 233.
• Culverkeys, 134.
• Currants, 70.
• Cutwode's "Caltha," 211, 368.
• Cypress, 71.
• Cypripedia, 151.
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• Daffodils, 73.
• Daisy, 77, 361.
• Damask Rose, 251.
• Damson, 216.
• Dante, 264.
• Darnel, 78.
• Darwin, 150, 231, 236, 301.
• Dates, 79.
• Daubeny, Dr., 154, 189, 262.
• Dead Men's Fingers, 80, 149.
• Dering, 49.
• Deux ans Apple, 22.
• Devil's lingels, 133.
• Dewberries, 80.
• Dian's bud, 80.
• Dianthus, 48.
• Dielytra, 100.
• Dillenius, 101.
• Divining rod, 116.
• Docks, 81.
• Doddington Park, 117.
• Dogberry, 81.
• Dog-rose, 14.
• Douce, 93, 171.
• Dove-plant, 60.
• Dowden, 2.
• Drayton, 45, 59, 65, 84, 98, 110, 134, 174, 223, 368.
• Dryden, 370.
• Dunbar, 249.
• Durham Mustard, 173.
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• Ebony, 82, 119.
• Eglantine, 82, 254.
• Elder, 84.
• Elm, 87.
• Elizabethan Gardens, 342.
• Elizabeth, Queen, 349.
• Elwes, H. J., 145.
• Eringoes, 88.
• Etna, Chestnut on, 55.
• Evelyn, 52, 116, 124, 315.
• Evershed on bay, 33.
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• Fairy rings, 170.
• Falaise, 48.
• Farsing Herbs, 275.
• Feaberry, 105.
• Fennel, 88.
• Fern, 90.
• Ferule, 89.
• Fig, 93.
• Fig Mulberry, 288.
• Fig Pudding, 239.
• Filbert, 94.
• Fir, 207.
• Flags, 94.
• Flax, 95, 97.
• Fletcher, 99, 231.
• "Flora Domestica," 12, 197, 266.
• Flower-de-luce, 97.
• Forget-me-not, 4.
• Foxglove, 4.
• Fremontia Californica, 153.
• Frizen Hill, 106.
• Fuller, Thos., 156.
• Fumitory, 100.
• Furze, 100.
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• Gale, 174.
• Gardens, 340, 342.
• Gardeners, 349.
• Garlande, John de, 167.
• Garlick, 102.
• Gay, 162.
• Gerard, 5, 393 to 418, and quoted throughout.
• Gilliflower, 48.
• Gilpin, 91.
• Ginger, 103.
• Gladstone, W. E., 16.
• Glossaries, 10, 393.
• Goethe, 195.
• Goldes, 157.
• Golding's Ovid, 15.
• Gooseberries, 105.
• Gorse, 106.
• Gourd, 106, 232.
• Gower, 21, 57, 74, 89, 114, 118, 143, 157, 223, 229, 259.
• Grafting, 353.
• Granada, Arms of, 220.
• Grapes, 299.
• Grass, 107.
• Greene, 128.
• Grindon, Leo H., 5, 17.
• Gundulph, 49.
• Gwillim, 297.
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• Hakluyt, 22, 23, 237, 269, 305.
• Hanham Hall, 186.
• Harebell, 109.
• Harlocks, 110, 121.
• Harrison, W. A., 119.
• Harrison's "England," 340.
• Harting, 30.
• Haver, 184.
• Hawes, 366.
• Hawthorn, 110.
• Hazel, 113.
• Heath, 116.
• Hebenon, 118.
• Hedges, 113, 334.
• Helmet-flower, 10.
• Hemans, Mrs., 26, 66.
• Hemlock, 121.
• Hemp, 121.
• Henbane, 119, 129.
• Herbert, G., 68, 190, 255, 314, 357, 370.
• Herb of Grace, 122, 259.
• Herodotus, 102, 250.
• Herrick's Flowers, 74, 83, 250, 258, 369.
• Herschel, Sir J., 97.
• Hibiscus, 153.
• Highclere Park, 53.
• Holderstock, 86.
• Holly, 122, 130.
• Hollyhock, 152.
• Holy Thistle, 124.
• Homer, 76, 188, 318.
• Honeystalks, 56.
• Honeysuckle, 125.
• Hooker, Sir J., 192, 319.
• Horace, 90, 94, 102, 130, 152, 204, 236, 243.
• Horse Chestnut, 55.
• Hyssop, 128.
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• Insane root, 129.
• Ivy, 129, 327.
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• Jervis, S., Dictionary, 70.
• Joan Silverpin, 222.
• Johns on Trees, 289.
• John's, St., Bread, 148.
• Johnston, 121, 133, 205, 289, 330.
• Jonquil, 73.
• Jonson, Ben, 3, 4, 11, 15, 21, 66, 77, 95, 98, 121, 152.
• Josephus, 154.
• Judas, 85.
• Juvenal, 13, 94, 138, 204.
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• Keats, 75, 132.
• Kecksies, 132.
• Kemble, F., 279.
• Kew, 92, 194.
• Kirby on Trees, 323.
• Knot-grass, 133.
• Knots, 345.
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• Lady-smocks, 134.
• Lark's heels, 135.
• Latimer, 57, 272.
• Laurel, 135.
• Laurembergius, 143, 258, 310.
• Lavaillee, 24, 178.
• Lavender, 137.
• Lawson, 46, 105, 140, 178, 342, 343, 347.
• Leathercoat, 22.
• Lebanon, Cedar of, 52.
• Leek, 138.
• Lee's "Sea Fables," 30.
• Lemon, 140.
• Lettuce, 140.
• Levens Hall, 237, 344.
• "Libæus Diaconus," 90.
• Lily, 140.
• —— of the Field, 145.
• —— of the Valley, 4.
• Lily's "Euphues," 46, 128.
• Lime, 146.
• Lind, 146.
• Lindley, Dr., 53, 79, 109, 152, 204, 284.
• Ling, 116, 147.
• Linnæus, 116, 147.
• Locusts, 147.
• Longfellow, 89, 214.
• Long Purples, 148.
• Loosestrife, 149.
• Love-in-idleness, 309.
• Lupton, 237.
• Lyte, 23, 47, 79, 91, 129, 136, 148, 159, 167, 190, 241.
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• Mace, 151.
• Mallows, 152.
• Mandeville, Sir John, 20, 31, 72, 84, 85, 113, 255, 266.
• Mandrake, 153, 226.
• Manuring, 352.
• Maple, 288.
• Marathon, 89.
• Margaret, St., 364.
• Marigold, 155.
• Marjoram, 159.
• Marlowe, 118.
• Marsh, J. F., 27, 89.
• Marvel, A., 190.
• Marybuds, 155.
• Masters, Dr., 216.
• Masts, 159.
• Maw, G., 273.
• Medlar, 160.
• Melittis melissophyllum, 29.
• Miller, 34, 191.
• Milner's "Country Pleasures," 82.
• Milton's Flowers, 65, 74, 83, 87, 109, 126, 133, 174, 197, 224, 230, 241, 261, 295, 347, 309, 369.
• Mint, 161.
• Mistletoe, 162.
• Mohammed on Garlick, 102.
• Monk's-hood, 10.
• Montgomery, A., 143.
• More, Sir T., 257.
• Morat, 167.
• Moss, 164.
• Mulberries, 166.
• Mushrooms, 169.
• Musk Roses, 252.
• Mustard, 172.
• Myrtle, 174.
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• Names of Plants, 393.
• Narcissus, 73, 175.
• Nash, T., 195.
• Neckam, A., 12, 79.
• Neckweed, 122.
• Nettles, 175.
• —— of India, 178.
• Newton, Thos., 78, 264, 321, 330.
• Nicholson, Dr., 119.
• Nightshades, 225.
• Nut, 114.
• Nutmeg, 179.
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• Oak, 180.
• Oats, 183.
• Oil from Walnuts, 316.
• Olive, 184.
• Onions, 187.
• Opium, 223.
• Orange, 188.
• Orchids, 149.
• Oreodaphne Californica, 32.
• Osier, 192, 320.
• Ovid, 15.
• Oxlip, 66, 192.
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• Paigle, 66.
• Palladius, 73, 140, 261, 303, 343.
• Palm, 79, 192, 321, 329.
• Pansies, 196, 309.
• Parkinson—quoted throughout.
• Parsley, 197.
• Parsnip, 50.
• Pasque flower, 17.
• Patience (Docks), 81.
• Pawnce, 196.
• Peach, 161, 198.
• Pear, 199.
• Peas, 201.
• Pensioners, 65.
• Pepper, 203.
• Pepys, 177.
• Phillips, 34, 316.
• Picotee, 48.
• Pignuts, 205.
• Pine, 205.
• Pine Apples, 208.
• Pink, 48, 209.
• Piony, 211.
• Pippins, 21.
• Planché on fleur-de-lis, 97.
• Plane, 213.
• Plantagenet, 41.
• Plantain, 214.
• Platt, Sir H., 163, 281.
• Pliny, 13, 16, 48, 72.
• Plum, 216.
• Plutarch, 12.
• Poetry of Gardening, 339.
• Poet's Narcissus, 77.
• "Poets' Pleasaunce," 109, 311.
• Polyanthus, 66.
• Pomatum, 20.
• Pomegranate, 219.
• Pomewater, 21.
• Popering Pear, 201.
• Poppy, 222.
• Potato, 224.
• Primrose, 66, 226.
• Prior, Dr., 16, 47, 60, 66, 70, 74, 81, 105, 110, 114, 133, 163, 197, 227.
• "Promptorium Parvulorum," 10, 393 to 418, and quoted throughout.
• Provençal Rose, 250.
• Prudentius, 312.
• Prunes, 216.
• Pruning, 351.
• Pumpion, 232.
• Purple colour, 16.
• Pythagoras, 154.
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• Quarles, 264.
• Quince, 234.
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• Radish, 236.
• Ragged Robin, 67.
• Raisins, 238.
• Raspberry, 283.
• Redouté's "Liliacæ," 99.
• Reeds, 239.
• "Remedie of Love," 13.
• Rest-harrow, 133.
• Rhubarb, 241.
• Rice, 242.
• Rochester Castle, 49.
• "Romaunt of the Rose," 12, 27, 139, 179, 221, 238, 343.
• Rose, 243.
• —— of Sharon, 76.
• Rosebery, Arms, 232.
• Rosemary, 256.
• Ross, Alex., 16.
• Rousseau, 374.
• Roxburghe Ballads, 41, 62.
• Ruddes, 156.
• Rue, 259.
• Rush, 262.
• Ruskin, 109, 165, 166, 186, 206, 223, 292.
• Rye, 267.
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• Saffron, 268.
• Sales, St. Francis de, 98, 158, 284, 311, 326.
• Samphire, 274.
• Savory, 275.
• Saxo Grammaticus, 119.
• Schmidt, 70, 210.
• "Schola Salernæ," 261.
• "Schoole-House of Women," 26.
• Scotch Fir, 207.
• —— Thistle, 291.
• Scott, Sir W., 207, 309.
• Sea Holly, 88, 267.
• Sedge, 276.
• Senna, 277.
• Shakespeare, Books on the flowers of, 5.
• —— Books on his occupations, 1.
• —— Seasons of, 381.
• Shamrock, 56.
• Shelley, 75.
• Shenstone, 259.
• Sibthorp, "Flora Græca," 154.
• Skelton, 60.
• Sleepwort, 140.
• Sloes, 218.
• Smith, on Ferns, 92.
• Snowdrops, 4.
• Sops-in-wine, 48.
• Speargrass, 277.
• Spenser's Flowers, 3, 12, 15, 32, 38, 47, 58, 60, 81, 83, 86, 87, 98, 106, 112, 118, 128, 131, 136, 140, 143, 157, 167, 197, 223, 228, 230, 264, 270, 280, 282, 348, 366.
• Spinsters, 96.
• Squash, 202.
• Stockholm MS., 100, 261, 325.
• Stover, 279.
• Strawberries, 279.
• Sugar, 284.
• Sweet Brier, 83, 254.
• Sweet Marjoram, 159.
• Sycamore, 287.
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• Tannahill, 67.
• "Tatler," 92.
• Tares, 299.
• Tarragon, 326.
• Tennyson, 149, 191, 194, 207, 373.
• Thaun's "Bestiary," 154.
• Theocritus, 14, 90, 94, 126, 130.
• Thistle, 124, 289.
• Thorns, 292.
• Thyme, 294.
• Thynne's "Emblems," 157.
• Toadstools, 170.
• Tobacco, 4.
• Topiary art, 39, 344, 352.
• Tortworth Park, 55.
• Treacle, 103.
• Turner's "Herbal," 4, 13, 23, 35, 105, 194, 195, 198, 202, 213.
• Turnips, 297.
• Tusser, 228, 232, 279, 281, 290, 325.
• Tyndale, 41.
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• Vaughan, H., 33, 312.
• Vegetable Marrow, 233.
• Vetches, 298.
• Vines, 87, 299.
• Vineyards, English, 301.
• Violets, 307.
• Virgil, 10, 189.
• Vocabularies, 10.
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• Wallace, 101.
• Waller, 225.
• Walnut, 314.
• Walton, Izaak, 134, 137, 143, 280.
• Warden Pears, 200.
• Warwick Castle, 53.
• Waterton, 37.
• Watson, Forbes, 66, 77, 229, 273, 346.
• Waybred, 214.
• Weeds, 354.
• Westminster Hall, 55.
• Wheat, 317.
• White Thorn, 112.
• Wickliffe, 41.
• Wilkinson, Lady, 60, 73, 97, 292.
• Willow, 319.
• Wilson, G. F., 145.
• Windflower, 16.
• Wines, English, 303.
• Winter Aconite, 10.
• Wistman's Wood, 183.
• Withers, G., 158.
• Withy, 320.
• Wolf's-bane, 10.
• Woodbine, 126.
• Woodbury, 195.
• Wordsworth, 75, 206, 372.
• Wormwood, 81, 324.
• Wright's "Vocabularies," 10.
• —— "Domestic Manners," 96, 218.
• Wyatt's Poems, 3.
• Wych Elm, 88.
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• Yew, 119, 327.
• Yggdrasil, 24.
• York and Lancaster Rose, 253.