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A HISTORY OF GARDENING IN ENGLAND 



of Vynys "— " Of settyng' and sowyng' of Sedys "— " Of 

 sowyng' and settyng' of Wurtys " — " Of the kynd of Per- 

 selye "— " Of other maner Herbys "— " Of the kynde of Safer- 

 owne." This work is invaluable, as it gives incontrovertible 

 evidence of the plants then actually to be found in an English 

 garden, and the way in which they were cultivated, and is, of 

 course, infinitely more worthy of belief on this subject than 

 any translated work. The only other available sources of 

 information on this point are the early cookery-books, in some 

 of which the herbs suitable for a garden are enumerated. 

 The following is a list of plants mentioned in John Gardener's 

 poem : 



Plants from " The Feate of Gardening." 



Adderstong (Ophioglossum). 



Affodyft (Narcissus Pseudo- 

 narcissus). 



Auans (Geum urbanum). 



Appyl (Pyrus Malus). 



Asche tre (Fraxinus excelsior). 



Betony (Stachys Betonica). 



Borage (Borrago officinalis). 



Bryswort (Bellis perennis). 



Bugutt (Afuga reptans). 



Byguit (Chrysanthemum sege- 

 tum). 



Calamynte (Calamintha offici- 

 nalis). 



Camemyl (Anthemis nobilis). 



Carsyndylls (cress, and lily ?) . 



Centory (Centaurea nigra, or 

 Erythrcea Centaur ium ?). 



Clarey (Salvia Sclarea) . 



Comfery (Symphytum offici- 

 nale). 



Coryawnder (Coriandrum sati- 

 vum). 



Cowslippe (Primula veris). 



Dytawnder (Lepidium lati- 

 folium). 



Egrimoyne (Agrimonia Eupa- 

 toria). 



Elysauwder (Smymium Olusa- 

 trum). 



Feldwort (Gentiana). 



Floscampi (Lychnis). 



Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea). 



Fynel (Fceniculum vulgar e). 



Garleke (Allium sativum). 



Gladyn (Iris). 



Gromel (Lithospermum offici- 

 nale). 



Growdyswyly (Senecio vul- 

 garis) . 



Halsel tre (Corylus Avellena). 



Hawthorn (Cratcegus Oxyacan- 

 tha). 



Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger). 



Herbe Ion [Hypericum perfo- 

 ratum). 



Herbe Robert (Geranium 

 Robertianum). 



