3o8 GARDEN LISTS 



further described is a variety of Clove PiAk : ' At Seaton in 

 Northumberland at the House of the Right Worthy Sir Ralphe 

 Delavale ^ is a Clove Gilloflovver almost perfecte blacke.' The pro- 

 duction of artificial varieties among Gilliflovvers was known to 

 Shakespeare, see p. 6i. 



Sir John's garden continued to flourish long after his death. 

 I have recently found unexpected evidence as to its state in the year 

 1680 in a letter contained in the Hortiis siccus of Edward Morgan 

 in the Bodleian Library (Ashm. MS. 1797). This collection of 

 plants seems to have been begun in 1672, and to have received 

 additions until 16H2 ; unfortunately the plants, which are arranged 

 alphabetically are not localized. The collection includes specimens 

 of Vicia Bathonieiisis Goodyeri and of the four species of Elms 

 described by him. 



The letter is addressed 



ffor Mr. Edward Morgan living att 



Bodesclen, theis deliver with a Basged with Care. 

 Mr. 



Morgan my humbell servis to you returning you humbell thanks for my 

 plants & seeds I have send you theis seeds folwing which I thought would 

 bee exceptabell to you. And I have send you what plants as I know of what 

 you have send for and if you have a mind of any thing that you know to bee 

 in Leweny gardens I shall bee redy to serve you in other plants or seeds ; 

 and so with my humbell serveis to you I rest and remane to serve you whilst 

 I am 



Tho Thornes. 

 Lleweny 20* day of Sept. \c. 1680] 



Dubell wh popy Littell snipt Canpion 



evear lasting pece Venus Lookinglas 



Dubell throtwort Pollyanthus out of ye Litell Garden 



Sweet William out of ye potts ffenill flower 



Jarman Cachfley Marsh mallows 



Pollyanthus harey sen Johns wort 



Scarllet Popys hashed fish 



Ross Larkheell Sweet Scabious 



Bedford pinke dubell Collanbine 



2 faces under a hood Vulnearia for yor oneld (oueld ?) Cock 



blew bodell 



I pray if you have any of theis plants to send mee a few of 



Sanicell Moon wort Spare wort 



Parsly Ston broke Cotton tree Laser wort 



iiarren wort Balm of Gilead Iron wort 



As bodill Lavender Cotton Mony wort 



Anons Claver Moth wort 



F'raxsenella ore Dittany Corall wort Pony wort 



Dragon wort Cross wort 



Cilass wort Fig wort 



Mr. Harisson presents his servis to you and Will. Tomas & Coocke. 



[At end Morgan's List of Plants in the Appcndi.x to his Hortus siccus.^ 



* Craster, Hist. Northumberland, Tytieiitouth, describes his coal-mining. 



