THE HISTORY OF THE BOTANICAL MAGAZINE 1x 
Oxford. A son, of the same name, travelled in North 
America, and introduced a number of plants thence into 
English Gardens, including the common Spiderwort (Tra- 
descantia). 
PARKINSON. 
In 1629 appeared the first edition of good old John Par- 
kinson’s Paradisus in sole Paradisus Terrestris, and in 1656 
‘the second impression, much corrected and enlarged.” 
This genial and well-informed author was an “apothecary 
of London, and the King’s Herbalist.” The second or 
English title of his book is:—A Choice Garden of all Sorts 
of Rarest Flowers, with their Native Place, Birth, Time of 
Flowering, Names and Vertue to each Plant Useful in Physic 
or Admired for Beauty, and in it he figures and describes a 
great variety of Lilies, Fritillaries, Tulips, and Narcissus. 
The number of the last-named is large, and the figures so 
good that the lovers of these beautiful flowers can profitably 
use the work and obtain much interesting and useful 
information from it even now. Other leading kinds of 
flowers are Hyacinths, Crocuses, Irises, Cyclamens, Ane- 
mones, Ranunculuses, Auriculas, Primroses, Wallflowers, 
Stocks, Violets, Pansies, Columbines, Larkspurs, Poppies, 
Marigolds, Carnations, Pinks, Campanulas, Hollyhocks and 
oses. Among the few more tender plants included are 
Balsams, Nasturtiums and Camellias, but Parkinson says of 
the last :— 
“Tt doth not abide the extremities of our winters, either 
abroad or under covert, unlesse it meet with a stove or hot- 
house, such as are used in Germany, or such other like 
place ; for neither house nor cellar will preserve it for want 
of heat.” 
From the foregoing passage it appears that heated plant- 
houses were unknown in England in Parkinson’s time, 
though in use on the Continent. The only artificial means 
of raising tender plants he alludes to is a bed of dung, where 
he gives instructions in raising the Tobacco plant, ‘‘ which 
was cherished in gardens, as well for the medicinal 
qualities, as for the beauty of the flowers.” Of Nasturtiums 
he speaks in high praise; associated with Carnations or 
_Gilliflowers ‘‘ they make a delicate tussimussie, as they ¢ 
it, or a nosegay, both for sight and scent.” I cannot leave 
this enthusiastic old gardener without one quotation from 
his chapter on “ The order and manner to plant and replant 
all sorts of outlandish flowers.” It runs thus :-— 
“ And I do wish all the gentlemen and gentlewomen, 
