Colonial Garden-making 5 



comes from directness, and an absence of self- 

 consciousness. He published in 1672 a book en- 

 titled New England's Rarities discovered, etc., and 

 in 1674 another volume giving an account of his 

 two voyages hither in 1638 and 1663. He made a 

 very careful list of vegetables which he found thriv- 

 ing in the new land ; and since his flower list is the 

 earliest known, I will transcribe it in full ; it isn't 

 long, but there is enough in it to make it a sugges- 

 tive outline which we can fill in from what we know 

 of the plants to-day, and form a very fair picture 

 of those gardens. 



" Spearmint, 



Rew, will hardly grow 



Fetherfew prospereth exceedingly ; 



Southernwood, is no Plant for this Country, Nor 



Rosemary. Nor 



Bayes. 



White-Satten groweth pretty well, so doth 



Lavender-Cotton. But 



Lavender is not for the Climate. 



Penny Royal 



Smalledge. 



Ground Ivey, or Ale Hoof. 



Gilly Flowers will continue two Years. 



Fennel must be taken up, and kept in a Warm Cellar all 



Winter 



Horseleek prospereth notably 

 Holly hocks 



Enula Canpana, in two years time the Roots rot. 

 Comferie, with White Flowers. 

 Coriander, and 

 Dill, and 



