"In summer a strew of fresh rushes, mint, and gladiolus 

 (that flower so dear to mediaeval eyes) covered the pave- 

 ment with a cool fragrance, while a bough of some green 

 tree or flowering bush filled the hearth." 



— (From chapter The Mediaeval Country-House), 

 "The Fields of France," Madame Mary Duclaux. 



