LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



John Parkinson (from the statue erected at Sefton Park, 



Liverpool, by Mr H. Thompson) . 

 Initial Letters from Turner's " Herbal " 

 Sweet Cicely and other Herbs 



Pot Marjoram (from a dra^wing by Ethel Roskruge) 

 The Lavender Walk at Strathfi eld save (Photograph 



by F. Mason Good) 

 Angelica 

 A Field of English Rhubarb at Messrs Stafford 



Allex & Sons, Ampthill 

 Title-page of Gerard's ** Herbal " 

 The Arms of Saffron Walden 

 Old Stills at Mr Hooper's, Covent Gardln 

 Bergamot 

 Rosemary 

 Plantation of Lavender at Messrs Stafford Allen 



& Sons, Ampthill 

 Chelsea Physic Garden 

 Plantation of Poppies (P. Somniferum') at Messrs 



Stafford Ailen & Sons, Ampthill 

 Plantation of Acon.te at Messrs Stafford Allen & 



Sons, Ampthill 

 Rampion 

 Fennel (Photograph by Dr Banfield Vidian) 



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