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supposed medical virtues Herb Christopher Rose- 

 root Foxglove Plant-names based on colour The 

 mullein House-leek The Flora of an old thatched 

 roof Marsh orchis Wild tulip The musk 

 mallow and field mallow Milfoil, or yarrow 

 Sneezewort Other plants of the genus Tansy 

 Tansy pudding Cogan's " Haven of Health" 

 Wormwood Honesty The yellow and white 

 melilots Cockle The corn marigold Feverfew 

 The red and white campions Flax-leaved goldi- 

 locksFlax . -241 



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The chequered fritillary, or snake's-head Orange 

 balsam Yellow balsam Forget-me-not Mediaeval 

 dread of the scorpion Ground pine Rosemary 

 The flower of remembrance Rue Fennel The 

 serpent's medicine Ragwort Hare's-ear The 

 pearly cudweed Milk thistle Apple Mediaeval 

 pomatum Sea buckthorn Buck's-horn plantain 

 Echmacea Globularia A fernless rock-garden 

 unthinkable Brake Male fern The gift of 

 invisibility Lady fern Hart's- tongue- Royal fern 

 Adder's-tongue Polypody Hard fern Scale 

 fern Black spleenwort Fungi Autumn foliage . 279 



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