LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 
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Gate House, Leeds Castle, Kent 
Charlecote House. 
Rockingham Castle 
Clopton Manor . 
The Kitchen, Haddon Hall 
Kenilworth Castle 
Quadrangle, Compton Wynyates 
Bella Vista, Bordighera. 
Iiollingbourne Manor. Side View 
Parterre, Hollingbourne Manor 
Hollingbourne Manor. Front View 
The Minstrel’s Room, Fladdon Hall 
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illustrations of plants 
“As strong as Aconitum” 
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“ An Almond for a Parrot” ... 
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4 
“ Adonis Flower” 
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9 9 
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Crab Apple 
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9 9 
13 
“If Reasons were as plentiful as Blackberries” 
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9 9 
32 
“The even Mead brought forth Burnet” 
3 9 
39 
Carnations ... 
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9 9 
43 
Chestnuts ... 
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9 9 
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“ Sowed Cockle, reap’d no Corn ” 
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9 9 
54 
Columbine. 
9 9 
56 
“In a Cowslip’s bell I lie ” 
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9 9 
62 
The Crown Imperial 
9 9 
65 
“When Daffodils begin to peer” 
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72 
“When Daisies pied” ... 
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Sweet Eglantine. “Of all flowers methinks a Rose is 
best ” 
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84 
Sea Holly, Snow Eringoes ... . 
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9 9 
89 
“We have the receipt of Fern-seed”... 
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9 9 
93 
“Virtue! A Fig ! ” .’ . 
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95 
The Flower-de-luce 
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“Crowned with rank Fumitory” 
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9 9 
102 
Garlick 
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106 
“Pricking Gorse” 
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