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times, assured me the same, and I make some doubt whether I shall need to bring in 

 that renowned Lady Arabella, the Countesse of Cumberland, the Lady Anne Clifford, 

 the Lady Hastings, the Lady Candish, and most of the Maids of Honour, with divers 

 Lordes, Knights and Gentlemen of good worth that have generally applauded the same. 



In another connection he refers to Master Richard Pointer as a 

 " most cunning and curious grafter and planter of all manner of rare 

 fruits," and to '' Master Henry Bunbury of Touthil-street, near unto 

 Westminster as a painful planter," and to " that most affectionate lover 

 of plants Master Warner neere Horsley Down, by London (now known 

 as Bermondsey)." 



He thus finishes the chapter : — 



Heere I will conclude with a pretty conceit of that delicate knight Sir Francis 

 Carew ; who for the better accomplishment of his rovall entertainment of our late 

 Oueeneof happy memory at his house at Beddington led her Majestic to a cherrie tree, 

 whose fruite he had of purpose kept backe from ripening at least one month after all 

 cherries had taken their fairwell of England. This secrete he performed by straining 

 a tent of canvas over the whole tree and wetting the same now and then with a scoope 

 or home, as the heate of the weather required ; and so by withholding the sunbeames 

 from reflecting upon the berries, they grew both great and were very long before they 

 had gotten their perfect cherrie-colour ; and when hee was assured of Her Majesiies 

 comming, he removed the tent, and a few sunny days brought them to their full maturitie- 



He mentions his '' conceyted booke on gardening, wherein he has set 

 down sundrie observations which neither Tusser, though he have written 

 sharpelv, nor Hill, though he have written painfullv, nor Master Barnabe 

 Googe, though he have written soundlye, applying himself in his whole 

 discourse to our soyle and clymate, hath as yet discovered to the world." 



Later editions of this book were issued under the title of " The Garden 

 of Eden : an Accurate Description of all Flowers and Fruits now Growing 

 in England, with Particular Rules How to Advance their Nature and 

 Growth, as well in Seeds and Herbs, as the Secret Ordering of Trees 

 and Plants." 



" The Second Part of the Garden of Eden, or an Accurate Description 

 of all Flowers and Fruits Growing in England, with Particular Rules 

 How to advance their Nature and Growth, as well in Seeds and Herbs, 

 as the Secret Ordering of Trees and Plants," by that learned and great 

 observer Sir Hugh Plat, Knight. 



This book ran through several editions during the following century. 

 The sixth, of which I also possess a copv, was issued in 1675, printed 

 for William and John Leake at the Crown in Fleet Street, betwixt the 

 two Temple gates. It is published by Charles Bellingham, a kinsman of 

 Sir Hugh's, and addressed to the Honourable and most perfect gentleman 

 Francis Finch, junior, of the Inner Temple, Esquire. Sir Hugh was 

 evidently associated with all the notabilities of nis time, for the following 

 names are mentioned in connection with references to various experi- 

 ments with plants : Lord Zouch, Sir Francis Walsingham, Sir Thomas 



