The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespear by Henry Nicholson Ellacombe (top romance novels .TXT) π
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is "Britannia's Pastorals."
[4:1] Perhaps the most noteworthy plant omitted is Tobacco--Shakespeare must have been well acquainted with it, not only as every one in his day knew of it, but as a friend and companion of Ben Jonson, he must often have been in the company of smokers. Ben Jonson has frequent allusions to it, and almost all the sixteenth-century writers have something to say about it; but Shakespeare never names the herb, or alludes to it in any way whatever.
[4:2] It seems probable that the Lily of the Valley was not recognized as a British plant in Shakespeare's time, and was very little grown even in gardens. Turner says, "Ephemer[=u] is called in duch meyblumle, in french Muguet. It groweth plentuously in Germany, but not in England that ever I coulde see, savinge in my Lordes gardine at Syon. The Poticaries in Germany do name it Lilium C[=o]vallium, it may be called in englishe May Lilies."--Names of Herbes, 1548. Coghan in 1596 says much the same: "I say nothing of them
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Insane root, 129.
Ivy, 129, 327.
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.
Keats, 75, 132.
Kecksies, 132.
Kemble, F., 279.
Kew, 92, 194.
Kirby on Trees, 323.
Knot-grass, 133.
Knots, 345.
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.
ββ of the Field, 145.
ββ 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.
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.
Names of Plants, 393.
Narcissus, 73, 175.
Nash, T., 195.
Neckam, A., 12, 79.
Neckweed, 122.
Nettles, 175.
ββ of India, 178.
Newton, Thos., 78, 264, 321, 330.
Nicholson, Dr., 119.
Nightshades, 225.
Nut, 114.
Nutmeg, 179.
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.
Paigle, 66.
Palladius, 73, 140, 261, 303, 343.
Palm, 79, 192, 321, 329.
Pansies, 196, 309.
Parkinsonβquoted 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.
PlanchΓ© 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.
Quarles, 264.
Quince, 234.
Radish, 236.
Ragged Robin, 67.
Raisins, 238.
Raspberry, 283.
Redouté's "Liliacæ,"
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