MONASTIC GARDENING. 



gardens in Britain were like this and why should it be doubted 

 when we see the remains of villas, mosaic pavements, baths, 

 roads, and bridges left by that nation ? it was fully a thousand 

 years before anything as beautiful was again seen in our Island. 



The fall of the Roman Empire, and the subsequent invasions 

 of barbarians, struck a death-blow to gardening as well as to all 

 other peaceful arts. During the stormy years which succeeded 

 the Roman rule in Britain, nearly all knowledge of horticulture 

 must have died out. Only such plants as were thoroughly 

 naturalized and acclimatized would be strong enough to continue 

 to grow when not properly cultivated. 



The few Saxon names of plants which can be traced to the 

 Latin seem to identify these hardy survivors, or at any rate show 

 that the Anglo-Saxons were well acquainted with many of the 

 Roman plant-names. The following list, given by Mr. Earle in 

 English Plant Names, clearly shows their Latin origin : 



Latin. 

 Amigdala 

 Beta 

 Buxus 

 Cannabis 

 Caulis 

 Coliandrum 

 Choerophyllum 

 Castanea 

 Cornus 

 Crotalum 

 Cuminum 

 Cerasus 

 Febrifugia 

 Ficus 

 Feniculum 

 Gladiolum 

 Lactuca 

 Laurus 

 Linum 

 Lilium 

 Lubestica 

 Malva 

 Morus 

 Mentha 



Anglo-Saxon. 

 Magdula treovv 

 Bete 

 Box 

 Haenep 

 Caul 

 Celendre 

 Cerfille 

 Cisten beam* 

 Corn treovv 

 Hratele 

 Cymen 

 Ciris beam* 

 Feferfuge 

 Fie beam* 

 Finul 

 Glsedene 

 Lactuce 

 Laur beam* 

 Lin ssed 

 Lilige 

 Lufestice 

 Meal we 

 Mor beam* 

 Minte 



English. 

 Almond 

 Beet 

 Box 

 Hemp 

 Kale 



Coriander 

 Chervil 

 Chestnut 

 Cornel 

 Yellow rattle 

 Cummin 

 Cherry 

 Feverfew 

 Fig 

 Fennel 

 Gladden 

 Lettuce 

 Laurel 

 Linseed 

 Lily 

 Lovage 

 Mallow 

 Mulberry 

 Mint 



Beam = the living tree, as Ger. " Baum." 



