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THE GARDENERS* CHRONICLE. 



503 



the Latin ami old English words freed from what 

 are clearly only scriptorial errors. 



The words of the Glossary are first given, and then 

 follow after each word (in brackets) the more usual 

 form of the name, or the modern name, or the 

 present Latin name, or all of these. The bracketed 

 words are my own, given with a view to help those 

 readers of the Gardeners' Chronicle who may require 

 such help, and I feel sure that there are not a few 

 of such readers who will be interested, as I am, in 

 noting how, in this nineteenth century, we are in so 

 many cases using the same names for our plants that 

 were used by our forefathers more than a thousand 

 years ago. 



abilina — hnutu (nut — Nux avellana). 



allium — garlec (garlic). 



alba spina — hacguthorn (hawthorn). 



apiastrum — biouuyrt (beewort — sweetfiag ? ) 



ancthum — dil (dill — Anethum graveolens). 



asculus — boecae (beech). 



aconita — thung (monkshood). 



apio — merici (parsley). 



accrabulus — mapuldur (apple tree). 



acrifoliiis — holegn (holly). 



alnus — alaer (alder). 



alneum — fulac trea (black alder). 



abies — saeppic (Mr tree ? white poplar?) 



almeta — alerholt (alder wood). 



alga — war (seaweed — ware). 



avellanus — hffiesl (hazel). 



aecitnla — hranisa (rainsons — wild garlic). 



ascalonium — ynnelrec (onion). 



accitulum — geaces sura (cuckoo sorrel — 

 oxalis). 



ambila — laec (leek). 



arniglossa — uuegbradae(waybread-plaintain). 



absinthum— uuermod (wormwood). 



anguens— breer (brier). 



acinum — hindberie (hindberry — raspberry). 



beta (betula) — berc, arbor dicitnr (birch). 



blitum — clotre (clote — burdock). 



cercylus — aesc (ash). 



canis lingua — ribbae (ribwort — plantain). 



cicuta — hymblica; (hemlock). 



corylus — haesl (hazel). 



cerasius — cisirbeam (cherry tree). 



carious — cuicbeam (quickwood — hawthorn). 



crocus — gelu (yellow — saffron). 



cercfolum — cunillre (chervil). 



cicuta — uuodaeuistla3 (wood whistle — hem- 

 lock). 



castanea — cistenbeam (chestnut). 



caltha — reade clabre vel genus ftoris (red 

 clover ?) 



carex — secg. (sedge). 



cucumis — popeg (poppy). 



calesta — huitti clabre (white clover). 



caieiculum — ieces sura; (cuckoo sorrel — oxalis). 



cardella — thistel (thistle). 



callomachus — haeth (heath). 



carduus — thistel (thistle). 



cardamcum — lypbeorn (some medical seed '. 



cynoglossa — ribbtee (ribwort — plantain ). 



cice) — bean. 



capa — cipae (onion). 



carectttm — hreod (reed). 



colchieum — aebordrota: (carline thistle : (. 



hedera — uuidouuindae (woodbine, ivy). 



erimio — hindberge (hindberry — raspberry). 



hcptaphyllon — vii ft ilia — • gelodwyrt (silver 

 weed). 



hclleborus — thunge — woedeberge ( woodberry, 

 baneberry). 



csculiis, ab cdetido — boece (beech). 



edera — irig (ivy). 



ebulum — uualhuyrt (wallwort— elder). 



fraxinus — aesc (ash). 



fagus — boecae (beech), 



fusarius — unananbeam (spindle tree). 



filix — fearn (fern). 



fraga — obet (fruit — strawberry). 



fungus — suamm (mushroom). 



ferula — aescthrotae (giant fennel). 



gladiolum — secg (sedge). 



gramen — quicre (quick or couch-gras3). 



genista — broom. 



hibiscuni — biscopwyrt (bishopwort — vervain). 



inula — uualwyrt (wallwort — pellitory). 



imoluco — uuidubindae (withywind). ' 



lolium — atsc (oat— tares). 



Induce — thuthistil (sow thistle). 



lapatum — lelodra (sorrel ?) 



lappa — clifoc (clivers — galium). 



ligustrum — hun;egsug;c (honeysuckle). 



in illcfoliu m — gerwae (yarrow ) . 



mollis — apuldur (apple tree). 



inyrtus — wyr (myrtle). 



melarium — milscapuldr (sweet apple tree). 



malca — cotuc vel gearwan leaf (yarrow leaf 

 mallow). 



marrubium — hunts vel biowyrt (honeywort — 

 beewort). 



mix— hnutbeam (nut tree). 



nigra spina— slachthorn (sloe— blackthorn). 



nasturtium — tuuncressa — leecressae (garden 

 cress). 



origanum — uuormilhc (wild marjoram). 



origanum — elonae (elecampane ?). 



populus — birciae (birch). 



plantago vel stptinerca — waegbradce (way- 

 bread — plantain). 



pastinaca — uuahlmor;c (turnip). 



papirum — eorisc (water rush, bulrush I. 



paliurus — sinfullae (always full, or perfect — 

 generally given as the translation of semper- 

 vivum). 



primus— pluma; (plum). 



papavci — popaeg (poppy). 



pastcllus— hunaigaepl (honey-apple). 



quinquefolium — hraefnesfot (raven's-foot — 

 crowfoot). 



quinquenerva — leciuuvrt (leechwort, plantain). 



robur — aac (oak) 



rusci'.iis— cnioholaen (knee holly, butcher's 

 broom ,). 



ramnus — thebauthorn (thief thorn, buck- 

 thorn). 



salix — salch (sallow, willow). 



sambucus— ellaea (elder). 



scirpus de qua matta conjici/itr (bulrush). 

 • serpillum— bradce leac (broad leek). 



sinapis — cressae (cress). 



scilla — gladinae (gladwyn). 



spina alba — haegthorn (hawthorn). 



spina nigra— slaghthorn (sloe thorn). 



scirpea — eorisc (water rush). 



salsa — surae (sorrel 1 . 



sinfoniaca — belonae (henbell — henbane). 



senecio — gundaeswelgiae (groundsel I. 



lilia — lind (lime — linden). 



taxus — iuu (yew). 



trcmulus — aespae (aspen ). 



thymus — haeth (heath i. 



tilia — lind vel baest (lime or bass). 



talumbiis — giscaduuyrt (rocket? ) 



wlvula — herba similis hederat, que viiibus et 

 fruqibus circumdari solet — uudubindas (wood- 

 bine). 



vencria — smerwuyrt (smerewort — plant in- 

 tended uncertain). 



uhnus — elm. 



rihurna — uuidubindae (woodbine). 



viscus— mistel (mistleto). 



vicia — fuglaes bean (fowl's bean — chickling 

 vetch). 

 Henry X. Mlacombe. 



The Apiary. 



GENERAL HINTS. 



Thocoh we have had some sharp fro6ts at night, 

 many days have been mild, and the bees have not 

 only had some good flights, but we have even seen 

 some of ours bringing in pollen, which shows breed- 

 ing is still going on to some extent. While the 

 weather is moderately mild and open, the final 

 packing for winter need not be done ; in fact, it is 

 better not to do it, but to allow the bees to form 

 themselves into a cluster through cold, and then 

 when real cold weather is upon us, to cover up for 

 the winter. When doing so, see that covers are 

 lirmly fastened on, and made water-tight. Our 

 honey-extractor has had a rest this summer, and 

 therefore does not require putting away, but all 

 things not required now must be stowed away in a 

 dry place. 



Old combs not wanted again for the bees may be 

 melted down. It is worse than useless to keep them, 

 as they turn musty, and decrease in weight. There 

 appears to be a desire on the part of many bee- 



keepers to return to the old copper for extracting 

 wax. I have never dissented from the use of it, and 

 cannot help feeling pleased at its retnrn to favour 

 The usual plan is to put the comb into a bag, put it 

 in a copper full of water, and boil gently, taking care 

 to hold the bag down with something. There is, 

 however, a much better method of doing it in a 

 copper by means of a very simple and useful con- 

 trivance which any handy man could make for him- 

 self, or his nearest tinman could do it for him. 



Bee Foods. 

 When planting bulbs do not forget a few Crocuses 

 and Snowdrops for our pets. Another plant is call- 

 ing for our notice. It comes from America, as a 

 matter of course, so we are going to try it before 

 recommending it largely. It is a member of the 

 Teasel family, and the Americans say thousands of 

 bees visit it in a very short time. We wonder our- 

 selves how they count the bees. In Russia it is said 

 if you want a genuine opinion, ask six people for 

 one, strike an average, and then believe the opposite. 

 As far as American recommendations are concerned, 

 we have better opinions ; still, it is safer to try an 

 experiment on a small scale first. If successful, it 

 would show our prudence, while if unsuccessful it 

 would look like a prophecy, according to the immor- 

 tal views of the immortal Vicar of Wakefield. Bee. 



SHREWSBURY AND NEIGH- 

 BOURHOOD. 



A great number of persons (42,000) visited the 

 last horticultural show at Shrewsbury on the second 

 day. Few English towns possess greater interest to 

 visitors than Shrewsbury in its historic associations, 

 which are numerous and varied. 



Considered also from a horticultural point of 

 view, Shrewsbury contains several places of note, 

 to a few only of which we can refer on the present 

 occasion, our notes having been taken at the end of 

 August. 



Onslow Hall was the former seat of the 

 ancestors of the present Earl of Onslow ; the pre- 

 sent occupant of Onslow Hall is Colonel Wingfield. 



The estate consists of .3800 acres of very good 

 land. The pleasure ground is about 9 acres, with a 

 first-class collection of new sorts of Rhododendrons 

 — plants in which the Colonel is much interested. 

 These are a long time in getting used to the soil after 

 coming out of peat, but grow well when once estab- 

 lished. Oaks, Elms, and Larch we noted as doing 

 well. 



On the lawn is a magnificent example of the varie- 

 gated Sycamore, which Mr. W. Barron, of Borrow- 

 ash — no mean authority on such matters — thinks 

 must have been one of the first planted in England, 

 and that it is one of the finest trees known to him. 

 Eleven large clumps of Pampas-grass standing on 

 the lawn were a very conspicuous feature. 



Amongst plants in the houses we observed a good 

 collection of Ferns, and a few of the most useful 

 Orchids. We noted also a nice collection of Dracamas. 

 Plants suitable for table decoration are largely in 

 request, and are surprisingly well done. About 600 

 Chrysanthemums are grown, and these will doubtless 

 give a good account of themselves later on. A good 

 batch of Bouvardias will be useful soon. 



Three Peach-houses, 70 feet in length each, were 

 well utilised, one I hip-roofed) being a very useful 

 house ; half-way up the house (in front) are Mare- 

 chal Niel Roses, trained to a trellis. These bloom 

 well here, although every year as soon as the plants 

 have ceased blooming, they are cut down, and made 

 to break afresh from the bottom. Then Tomatos 

 are planted, and by the time these have been fruited 

 and cut the Roses have joined each other again, one 

 strong shoot being trained along each wire. Straw- 

 berries are grown overhead, and Peaches and 

 Nectarines on the back wall. There is an iron 

 trellis along the front for bedding plants. 



The two other houses are filled with Peaches and 

 Nectarines on the back wall, and are nearly all young 

 trees. Alexander Peach has given some fine early 



