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of growth Hedge-reared asparagus Royal com- 

 mand to abstain from using hops in brewing beer 

 The two bryonies A u Lynyment to beautifie the 

 Chynne" The "Toilet of Flora" The fragrant 

 honeysuckle Ivy Destructiveness to ancient 

 buildings Evening primrose Parkinson's u Garden 

 of Pleasant Flowers" Thorn-apple The henbane 

 Lupton's " Thousand Notable Things " A salve to 

 render one elf-proof and goblin-free Green helle- 

 bore The purple and yellow-flowered monk's-hoods 

 Necessity of caution in dealing with poisonous 

 plants ...... .'175 



CHAPTER VIII 



The dwale, or deadly nightshade The mission of 

 Atropos Chicory The " Historia Mundi " of Pliny 

 Arab lore Lady's-mantle The tuberous com- 

 f rey Purple comf rey The yellow iris Corn- 

 flower The gentians Edelweiss Chalet-made 

 specimens Soldanella Grim the Collier The 

 value of scientific nomenclature The two Claytonias 

 a Botanical Magazine " of Curtis Crimson rest- 

 harrow The various bell-flowers The not-to-be- 

 improved-on harebell Our pinks Maiden pink 

 Cheddar pink Ruskin's Society of St. George 

 Glacier pink Cerastium gibraltaicum Fool's 

 parsley How distinguished from the gardener's 

 parsley ....... 205 



CHAPTER IX 



Hemlock Its medicinal service Mediaeval writers great 

 plagiarists Alexanders Coles' "Art of Simpling" 

 Goutweed Herb Gerard Plant-names based on 



