110 THE MARCH OF THE SEASONS 



French honeysuckle, the cherry-tree in blossom, 

 the damson and plum-trees in blossom, the white- 

 thorn in leaf, the lilac-tree. 



In May and June come pinks of all sorts, espe- 

 cially the blush pink, roses of all kinds, except the 

 musk, which comes later; honeysuckles, straw- 

 berries, bugloss, columbine, the French marigold, 

 flos Africanus, cherry-tree in fruit, ribes, figs in 

 fruit, rasps, vine flowers, lavender in flowers, the 

 sweet satyrian, with the white flower, herba mus- 

 caria, lilium convallium, the apple-tree in blossom. 

 In July come gilliflowers of all varieties, musk 

 roses, the lime-tree in blossom, early pears and 

 plums in fruit, gennitings, quodlins. 



In August come plums of all sorts in fruit, pears, 

 apricots, barberries, filberts, musk melons, monks- 

 hoods of all colours, peaches, melocotones, necta- 

 rines, cornelians, wardens, quinces. In October 

 and the beginning of November come services, 

 medlars, bullaces, roses cut or removed to come 

 late, hollyhocks, and such like. These particulars 

 are for the climate of London ; but my meaning 

 is perceived that you may have ver perpetuum, as the 

 place affords. For December, and January, and the 

 latter part of November, you must take such things 

 as are green all winter : holly, ivy, bays, juniper, 

 cypress-trees, yews, pine-apple-trees, fir-trees, rose- 

 mary, lavender ; periwinkle, the white, the purple, 

 and the blue ; germander, flags ; orange-trees, lemon- 

 trees and myrtles, if they be stoved ; and sweet 

 marjoram, warm set. There followeth, for the 

 latter part of January and February, the meserion- 



