46 THE BOOK OF HERBS 



thought that the music which called the elves to 

 " moonlight dance and revelry "came from the swinging 

 of the tiny bells. The Latin name is a reminder that 

 oxalic acid is obtained from this plant. 



As Evelyn includes it amongst his salad herbs, I 

 mention it here, though feeling bound to add that 

 anyone must be a monster who could regard the graceful 

 leaves and trembling, delicately-veined bells of this 

 plant, full of poetry, with any other sentiment than that 

 of passive admiration ! 



