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and eight divisions, under tlie following headings : — " Off 

 settyng' and Reryng' of Treys " — " Of graffyng' of Treys " — 

 " Of cutt\ ng' and settyng' of Vynys " — " Of settyng' and sowyrg' 

 of Sedys"— "Of sovvyng' and settyng' of Wurtys"— "Of the 

 kynd of PtTselye " — "Of other maner Herbys"— " Of the kyndc 

 of Saferowne." This work is invaluable, as it gives incon- 

 trovertible evidence of the plants then actually to be found in 

 an English garden, and the way in which they were cultivated, 

 and is, of course, infinitely more worthy of belief on this 

 subject than any translated work. The only other available 

 sources we have for information on this point are the early 

 cookery-books, in some of which the herbs suitable for a garden 

 are enumerated. The following is the list of plants mentioned 

 in John Gardener's poem : — 



Plants from " The 



Adderstong {Ophiuglossinn). 



Affodytt {Narcissus Pseudo-nar- 

 cissus). 



Auans {Geuni urbaninn). 



Appyl (Pyrus Mains). 



Asche tre {Fraxinus excelsior). 



Betony {Siachys Betonica). 



Borage {Borrago officinalis). 



Bryswort {Bellis perennis). 



Bugutt {Ajuga rcptans). 



Bygu'ft [Chrysanthemum segetum). 



Calamynte [Calamintha offici- 

 nalis). 



Camemyl {Anthemis nobilis). 



Carsyndylls {cress, and lily ?) 



Centor}' [Centaurea nigra, or 

 Erythra:a Centaurium ?). 



Clarey {Salvia Sclarea). 



Comfery {Symphylimi officinale). 



Coryawnder {Coriandrum sati- 

 vum). 



Cowslippe {Primula veris). 



Feate of Gardening.'" 



Dytawnder {Lepidium lati- 

 folium). 



Egrimoyne {Agrimonia Eupa- 

 toria). 



Elysauwder {Smyrnium Olusa- 

 iruiii). 



Feldwort {Gentiana). 



Floscampi {Lychnis). 



Foxglove {Digitalis purpurea). 



Fynel {Foeniculum vulgare). 



Garleke {A Ilium sativum) . 



Gladyn {Iris). 



Gromel {Lithospermum officinale) . 



GrowdNSwyly {Senecio vulgaris). 



Halsel tre {Corylus Avellena). 



Hawthorn {Cratcsgus Oxyacan- 

 tha). 



Henbane {Hyoscyamus niger). 



Herbe Ion {Hypericum perfora- 

 tum). 



Herbe Robert {Geranium 

 Roberlianum). 



