PLANT NAMES 29 



with Rose, nor Gooseberry with a goose, nor the Box 

 Tree with box, a chest. Surprising facts hke these 

 add a charm to the study of philology, and Botany 

 has its full share of them. 



as being an early jfiowering plant. Rosemary is Ros marinus , 

 sea-dew, from some fancied connection with sea-spray. 

 Tuberose is from the Latin adjective tuberosus, having a 

 tuber. 



