II. 
ABELE ; 
Aconite, Winter 
Acorn, old uses of . 
dearth of, 
calamity 
Acotyledons 
a ational 
Ndder’ s- Teak : 
Adder’s-tongue, Common 
Lesser : 
Agrimony 
Hemp 
old aia repute of 
Alchemilla, old medical uses of 
Alder 
glutinous ‘nature of. 
medical uses of 
economic uses of 
Alderkars of our ancestors 
Alexanders 
use of, as a pother b 
Alkanet, Common 
Evergreen 
economic uses of 
Allseed . 
Alpine Fern, Rough 
plants, remarks on . 
lines alluding to, 
Coleridge 
Alyssum, Sweet 
Amaranth : 
household Ta8e8 Of 
Anacharis, introduction of, 
into our rivers 
wonderful increase of 
eaten by waterfowl 
by 
Andromeda 
used in tanning 
used in intoxicating 
liquors. 
Anemone, Blue Moanin 
Wood . 
Yellow Wood ., 
GENERAL INDEX. 
Angelica. 
uses of : 
Apple, use of sour juice . 
early culture by monks 
Drayton’s account of 
medical and household 
uses : 
Arbutus . 
Archangel, Wild 
Yellow 
Arctic Bramble 
Aromatic principle, 
on the nature of . 
Arrow-grass, Mud . 
Sea. 
Arrowhead : 
nutritious tubers ae 
Arum, Common 
Roman 
Asarabacea 
Ash 
remarks 
superstitions respecting . 
roots serve to drain 
moist lands . 
Asparagus 
spots where found wild 
use of, among the 
ancients 
culture of, in old Eng- 
lish gardens. 
Aspen , : 
trembling of, 
to by poets . 
old tradition 
ing wood of. : 
old use of, by patten- 
makers . 
Asphodel, Bog 
Scottish . : 
Avens, Common, associated 
with old paintings 
and architecture . ; 
Mountain, silken plumes 
of. ; 
referred 
a 
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