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15. pineapple-trees. Pine-trees. There is no reference here 

 to the fruit, the pineapple or anana, unknown in England 

 even in the gardens of the wealthy for half a century after 

 Bacon's death. 



17. and myrtles (if they be stoved). That is, warmed by 

 artificial means as in a hothouse, or room containing a stove. 



18. warm set. Planted in a sheltered place with a fine 

 exposure to the sun. 



20. the mezer eon-tree. This shrub (it* is hardly the height of 

 a tree) is a kind of laurel, and is very beautiful in early spring 

 with its light purple or lilac flowers, which come before the 

 leaves, and are sweetly scented. The berries are red, and 

 poisonous except to birds. 



21. crocus vernus. Spring crocus. 



23. chamairis. The dwarf or ground iris: Gr. chamai, = on 

 the ground ; and iris. (Cf. chameleon, and camomile.) 



26. cornelian-tree in blossom. The cornel, or cornelian cherry, 

 blossoms early in spring ; the flowers are in little yellow starry 

 clusters, the fruit like a small plum, pleasantly acid. 



29. flower-de-luces. Irises ; fleurs-de-lis. The flag is the yellow 

 iris. 



32. damascene. Damson (plum of Damascus). 



37. flos Afncanus. Probably the African marigold. 



38. ribes. Gooseberries and currants. 



39. satyr tan. A variety of orchis. 



40. herba muscaria. Grape hyacinth. 



40. lilium convallium. Lily of the Valley. 



43. jennetings. A kind of early apple, ripe in France about 

 St. John's Day (June 24) hence the name (probably from 

 jeanneton, a diminutive of Jean in * pomme de S. Jean '. [The 

 derivation 'June-eatings ' is a fine example of folk-etymology.] 



43. codlings. Cooking apples. Other forms are ' quodlings ', 

 ' querdlings ', &c. 



47. melocotones. 'Apples of Cotonia', quinces. Cotonia or 

 Cydonia was in Crete. [Accent on the fourth syllable.] 



48. ivardens. Large pears pears that will keep (' poires de 

 garde'). 



49. services. They are a kind of wild pear-tree, the sorb-tree. 

 The fruit is brownish, spotted, berry-like. 



