PRINCIPAL AUTHORITIES CONSULTED 
"The Secretes of the Reverende Mayster Alexis of Pie- 
mount, translated out of Frenche into Englishe by Willyam 
Warde,” in three books. London, 1559-1563. Quoted as 
Alexis. 
"The Herball or Generali Historie of Plantes.” John 
Gerard. London, 1597. 
" Maison Rustique, or the Countrie Farme,” compiled in 
the French tongue by Charles Stevens and John Leeboult; 
translated into English by Richard Surfleet. London, 1600 ; 
4to. Quoted as Stevens. 
" Popular Names of British Plants.” R. I. A. Prior, D.D. 
London, 1863. Quoted as Prior. 
* 1 Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great 
Britain.” John Brand, M.A. Bohn’s series ; 2 vols. Lon¬ 
don, 1849. Quoted as Brand. 
" Student’s Flora of the British Islands.” Sir J. D. 
Hooker, K.C.S.I. London, 1878. Quoted as Hooker. 
" Hortus Cantabrigiensis. ” James Donn. London, 1826. 
" Hortus Kewensis. ” London, 1811. 
" The Shakespeare Flora.” Leo H. Grindon. Manches¬ 
ter, 1883. Quoted as Grindon. 
"The Plant Lore and Garden Craft of Shakespeare.” 
Henry N. Ellacombe, M.A. London and New York, 1896. 
Quoted as Ellacombe. (First edition in 1878.) 
"The Lake Dwellings of Switzerland,’’ etc. Frederick 
Keller. Translated by John Edward Lee. London, 1878 ; 
2 vols. 
