Preface 
“ Brit. Flora Medica ” ; Thiselton Dyer’s “ Folk-lore of 
Plants ” (Chatto & Windus) ; Ralston’s “ Russian Folk 
Tales (Smith & Elder ) ; Aston’s “ History of Japanese 
Literature ” (Heinemann) ; Muirhead’s “ Birds of Berwick- 
shire ” (David Douglas) ; Prof. Veitch’s “ History and 
Poetry of the Scottish Border ” (Blackwood). 
“ Thefe I fay were thofe which were chiefly confulted, 
and without whom we paffed not off from the Difcourfe of 
any Plant. But we cannot fay thefe were All, for occafion- 
ally as it fell in our way, and when fome particular Occur- 
rence required it, we had recourfe to many others, more 
than twice that number beiides, without the Help of which 
we could not fo Compleatly have performed what we here 
Prefen t you withall.” 
Hoping you will of your Courtesy, Gentle Reader, give it 
Gentle Judgment, remembering it hath been said the pro- 
vince of a Woman is to chronicle small beer. 
MARY PAMELA MILNE HOME. 
Caldra. 
