APPENDIX. 



On looking over the first part of this work there seems to 

 be too slight notice taken of some old English botanists 

 whose names are well known, and whose books are con- 

 tinually quoted. Though the}^ may not have much to do 

 with plant-nomenclature, and have therefore been very 

 briefly treated of, they have been of considerable service to 

 Botany in England. I allude especially to Turner, Gerard, 

 Johnson, Parkinson, and Evelyn, each of whom was remark- 

 able for something original, which has served as a basis 

 for others to work upon and improve. Thus, Turner 

 wrote the first 'English Herbal' worthy of the name. 

 Gerard introduced Physic-gardens, and originated the 

 cultivation of the potato in England, besides writing the 

 most popular of Herbals. Johnson commenced "Local 

 Floras," the compilation of which has done such good 

 service in giving us knowledge of the plants of our country. 

 Parkinson was the earliest writer in England on gardens, — 

 for flowers, culinary vegetables and fruits ; and he intro- 

 duced garden -rhubarb into England. Lastly, Evelyn wrote 

 for us a book on forest trees, which has perhaps done 

 more for their culture in this country than any other work, 

 either before or since his time. We may say of these five 

 botanists that they form the fountain-head of popular botany 

 in England : they instruct us about field-botany, medical- 

 botany, physic -gardens, flower-gardens, kitchen-gardens, 

 fruit- gardens, and timber. We may still gather from them 



