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A HISTORY OF GARDEMNG IN ENGLAND. 



and eight divisions, under the following headings : — " Off 

 settyng' and Reryng' of Treys" — "Of graffyng' of Treys" — 

 " Of cuttyng' and settyng' of Vynys " — " Of settyng' and sowyng' 

 of Sedys"— "Of sowyng' and settyng' of Wurtys"— "Of the 

 kynd of Pn'selye " — "Of other maner Herbys"— " Of the kynde 

 of Saferowne." This work is invaluable, as it gives incon- 

 trovertible evidence of the plants then actually to be found in 

 an English garden, and the way in which they were cultivated, 

 and is, of course, infinitely more worthy of belief on this 

 subject than any translated work. The only other available 

 sources we have for information on this point are the early 

 cookery-books, in some of which the herbs suitable for a garden 

 are enumerated. The following is the list of plants mentioned 

 in John Gardener's poem : — 



Plants from " The Feate of Gardening.'" 



Adderstong {Ophioglossum). 



Affodytt {Narcissus Pseudo-nar- 

 cissus). 



Auans {Genmurbannm). 



Appyl {Pyrus Mains). 



Asche tre [Fraxiniis excelsior). 



Betony {Stachys Betonica). 



Borage {Borrago officinalis). 



Bryswort {Bellis perennis). 



Bugutt {Ajuga reptans). 



Byguit {Chrysanthemum scgetum). 



Calamynte {Calamintha offici- 

 nalis). 



Camemyl {Anthemis nobilis). 



Carsyndylls {cress, and lily ?) 



Centory {Ccntaurea nigra, or 

 Erythrcca Centaurium ?). 



Clarey {Salvia Sclarca). 



Comfery {Symphytum officinale). 



Coryawnder {Coriandvum sati- 

 vum). 



Cowslippe {Primula vcris). 



Dytawnder {Lepidium lati- 

 folium). 



Egrimoyne {Agrimonia Eupa- 

 toria) . 



Elysauwder {Smyrnium Olusa- 

 trum). 



Feldwort {Gcntinna). 



Floscampi {Lychnis). 



Foxglove {Digitalis purpurea). 



Fynel {Fceniciihim vulgarc). 



Garleke {Allium sativum). 



Gladyn {Iris). 



Gromel {Lithospcrmum officinale). 



Growdyswyly {Senecio vulgaris). 



Halsel tre {Corylus Avellena). 



Hawthorn {Cratagus Oxyacan- 

 tha). 



Henbane {Hyoscyamus niger). 



Herbe Ion {Hypericum perfora- 

 tum). 



Herbe Robert {Geranium 

 Robertianum) . 



