The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespear by Henry Nicholson Ellacombe (top 20 books to read txt) 📖

Plantain (?). Act V., sc. 2. Almond, Potato.   sc. 4. Blackberry.   Timon of Athens— Act III., sc. 5. Balsam. Act IV., sc. 3. Briers, Grape, Grass, Masts, Medlar, Moss, Oak, Rose, Sugar, Vines. Act V., sc. 1. Palm.   sc. 4. Balm, Olive.   Coriolanus— Act I., sc. 1. Corn, Oak, Rush.   sc. 3. Oak.   sc. 10. Cypress. Act II., sc. 1. Crabs, Nettle, Oak, Orange.   sc. 2. Oak.   sc. 3. Corn. Act III., sc. 1. Cockle, Corn.   sc. 2. Mulberry.   sc. 3. Briers. Act IV., sc. 5. Ash.   sc. 6. Garlick. Act V., sc. 2. Oak.   sc. 3. Cedar, Oak, Palm.   Macbeth— Act I., sc. 1. Chestnuts, Insane Root. Act II., sc. 2. Balm.   sc. 3. Primrose. Act IV., sc. 1. Corn, Hemlock, Yew. Act V., sc. 3. Lily, Rhubarb, Senna, or Cyme.   Julius Cæsar— Act I., sc. 2. Palm.   sc. 3. Oak.   Antony and Cleopatra— Act I., sc. 2. Fig, Onion.   sc. 3. Laurel.   sc. 4. Flag.   sc. 5. Mandragora. Act II., sc. 6. Wheat.   sc. 7. Grapes, Reeds, Vine. Act III., sc. 3. Rose.   sc. 5. Rush.   sc. 12. Myrtle. Act IV., sc. 2. Grace (Rue).   sc. 6. Olive.   sc. 12. Pine. Act V., sc. 2. Balm, Figs.   Cymbeline— Act I., sc. 5. Cowslip, Primrose, Violet. Act II., sc. 1. Cowslip.   sc. 2. Lily, Rushes.   sc. 3. Marybuds.   sc. 5. Acorn. Act IV., sc. 2. Daisy, Eglantine, Elder, Harebell, Moss, Oak, Pine, Primrose, Reed, Vine. Act V., sc. 4. Cedar.   sc. 5. Cedar.   Titus Andronicus— Act I., sc. 1. Laurel. Act II., sc. 3. Corn, Elder, Mistletoe, Moss, Nettles, Yew.   sc. 4. Aspen, Briers, Lily. Act IV., sc. 3. Cedar, Corn.   sc. 4. Grass, Honeystalks.   Pericles— Act I., sc. 4. Corn. Act III., sc. 3. Corn. Act IV., sc. 1. Marigold, Rose, Violet.   sc. 6. Bays, Rose, Rosemary, Thorn. Act V., Chorus. Cherry, Rose.   Romeo and Juliet— Act I., sc. 1. Sycamore.   sc. 2. Plantain.   sc. 3. Wormwood.   sc. 4. Hazel, Rush, Thorn. Act II., sc. 1. Medlar, Poperin Pear.   sc. 2. Rose.   sc. 3. Willow.   sc. 4. Bitter Sweet, Pink, Rosemary. Act III., sc. 1. Nuts, Pepper.   sc. 5. Pomegranate. Act IV., sc. 1. Rose.   sc. 3. Mandrake.   sc. 4. Date, Quince. Act V., sc. 1. Rose.   sc. 3. Yew.   King Lear— Act I., sc. 1. Balm, Vine.   sc. 4. Peascod.   sc. 5. Crab. Act II., sc. 2. Lily.   sc. 3. Rosemary. Act III., sc. 2. Oak.   sc. 4. Hawthorn.   sc. 6. Corn.   sc. 7. Cork, Flax. Act IV., sc. 4. Burdock, Corn, Cuckoo-flowers, Darnel, Fumiter, Harlocks, Hemlock, Nettles.   sc. 6. Marjoram, Samphire. Act V., sc. 3. Oats.   Hamlet— Act I., sc. 3. Primrose, Thorn, Violet.   sc. 5. Hebenon or Hebona. Act II., sc. 2. Nut, Plum. Act III., sc. 1. Rose, Sugar.   sc. 2. Grass, Rose, Wormwood. Act IV., sc. 5. Columbine, Daisy, Fennel, Flax, Grass, Herb of Grace, Rose, Rosemary, Rue, Violet.   sc. 7. Corn-flower, Daisy, Dead-men's-fingers, Long Purples, Nettles, Violet, Willow. Act V., sc. 1. Violet.   sc. 2. Palm, Wheat.   Othello— Act I., sc. 3. Coloquintida, Hyssop, Lettuce, Locusts, Nettle, Thyme, Sugar. Act II., sc. 1. Fig, Oak, Grapes. Act III., sc. 3. Mandragora, Oak, Poppy, Strawberries. Act IV., sc. 2. Rose.   sc. 3. Sycamore, Willow. Act V., sc. 2. Rush, Willow.   Two Noble Kinsmen— Introductory Song. Daisies, Lark's-heels, Marigolds, Oxlips, Pinks, Primrose, Rose, Thyme. Act I., sc. 1. Cherries, Currant, Wheat.   sc. 2. Plantain. Act II., sc. 2. Apricot, Narcissus, Rose, Vine.   sc. 3. Corn.   sc. 6. Cedar, Plane. Act III., sc. 1. Hawthorn. Act IV., sc. 1. Bulrush, Daffodils, Mulberries, Reeds, Rushes, Willow.   sc. 2. Cherry, Damask Rose, Ivy, Oak. Act V., sc. 1. Nettles, Roses.   sc. 3. Flax.   Venus and Adonis— Balm, 27. Brambles, 629. Cedar, 856. Cherries, 1103. Ebony, 948. Lily, 228, 361, 1053. Mulberries, 1103. Myrtle, 865. Plum, 527. Primrose, 151. Rose, 3, 10, 574, 584, 935. Vine, 601. Violet, 125, 936.   Lucrece— Balm, 1466. Cedar, 664. Corn, 281. Daisy, 393. Grape, 215. Lily, 71, 386, 477. Marigold, 397. Oak, 950. Pine, 1167. Reed, 1437. Rose, 71, 257, 386, 477, 492. Rush, 316. Sugar, 893. Vine, 215. Wormwood, 893.   Sonnets— Apple, 93. Balm, 107. Lily, 94, 98, 99. Marigold, 25. Marjoram, 99. Olive, 107. Rose, 1, 35, 54, 67, 95, 98, 99, 109, 116, 130. Violet, 12, 99.   A Lover's Complaint— Aloes, 39.   The Passionate Pilgrim— Lily, 89. Myrtle, 143. Oak, 5. Osier, 5, 6. Plum, 135. Rose, 131.

GENERAL INDEX. Acæna, 44. Aconitum, 9. Acorn, 11, 180. Acorus calamus, 266. Addison, 92. Ælfric's "Vocabulary," 126, 155, 158, 167, 199. Almond, 11. Aloes, 13. Anemone, 14. Apple, 17. —— for fruit generally, 19, 208. Apple-john, 22. Apricot, 23. Aquilegia, 60. Artichoke, 88. Arundo donax, 240. Ash, 24. Aspen, 25. Avoyne, 326.   "Babee's Book," 33, 50, 104, 175, 198. Bachelor's Buttons, 27. Bacon on Gardens, &c., 39, 44, 98, 163, 295, 348. Badham's Fungi, 170. Baker on Narcissus, 76. —— Iris, 99. Balm, 28. Balsam, 28. Bannotte, 314. Barley, 30. Barnacles, 30. Barnes' Glossary, 79. Baskets, 323. Bay, 31, 136. Bean, 33. Bedding-out, 346. Bedegar, 84. Beer, 30, 36. Beisley's "Shakespeare's Garden," 5, 119. Bilberry, 35. Bion, 14. Birch, 35. Bird's-eye Primrose, 232. Bird's-nest (Carrot), 51. Birdwood, Sir G., 122. Bitter-sweet, 21. Blackberry, 37, 167. Blackthorn, 218. Blights, 355. Bluebell, 109. Böhmeria, 178. Boorde, Andrew, 241, 304. Box, 38. Boy's Love, 326. Bramble, 37. Brasbridge, T., 125. Bretby Park, 53. Briers, 39. Britten, J. C, 267. Bromsgrove, 42. Broom, 41. Brown's "Religio Medici," 91. Browne's "Britannia's Pastorals," 3, 24, 32, 87, 92, 111, 163, 171, 203, 227, 266, 270, 282, 290, 347, 369. Buckingham Palace, 168. Bullas, 218. Bullein, 88, 103, 122, 127, 143, 161, 316. Bulrush, 43. Burdock, 43, 110. Burnet, 44. Burns, 371. Burs, 43. Butter, 90, 217. Butomus umbellatus, 266. Buttercups, 67, 70. Buttons (buds), 27.   Cabbage, 45. Cabbage Rose, 250. Calcott, Lady, 220. Calluna, 117. Camerarius, 14, 208, 213, 311. Camomile, 46. Campbell on Nettles, 177. Canker, 250. Carat, 148. Cardamine pratensis, 134. Carduus benedictus, 124. Carex, 276. Carnations, 47. Carob, 147. Carraways, 22, 49. Carrot, 50. Cassia, 277. Castle Coch, 304. "Catholicon Anglicum," 10, 393 to 418, and quoted throughout. Cedar, 51. Chaucer's Flowers, 3, 13, 21, 37, 42, 60, 87, 98, 103, 108, 127, 131, 136, 139, 146, 160, 161, 179, 196, 204, 215, 223, 229, 260, 288, 365. Cherry, 53. Chester's "Love's Martyr," 160, 193, 244. Chestnuts, 55. Cistus, 16. Clare, 149, 371. Cleistogamous plants, 313. Clove, 48, 56. Clover, 56. Clubs (of cards), 56. Cockayne, "Leechdoms," &c., 10, 32, 66, 73, 90, 126, 185, 202, 215, 267, 325, 328. Cockle, 57, 78. Codlings, 22. Coghan, 4, 177, 188, 286, 377. Colchicum, 268. Coles, 290, 377. Collins, 42. Collinson, 240. Coloquintida, 58. Columbyne, 59. Columella, 154. Constable, H., 74. Cooke, M. C., 154. Cork, 61. Corn, 62. Cornish Heath, 117. Corydalis, 100. Cotgrave's Dictionary, 393 to 418. Cotton, 153. Cottongrass, 147. Cowley, 91, 171, 270. Cowper, 142, 378. Cowslip, 64. Crab, 20. Crabwake, 20. Crape, 71. Crocus, 269. Crossberry, 105. Crow-flowers, 67. Crown of Thorns, 84, 113, 266. Crown Imperial, 68. Cuckoo-buds, 70. Cucumbers, 233. Culverkeys, 134. Currants, 70. Cutwode's "Caltha," 211, 368. Cypress, 71. Cypripedia, 151.   Daffodils, 73. Daisy, 77, 361. Damask Rose, 251. Damson, 216. Dante, 264. Darnel, 78. Darwin, 150, 231, 236, 301. Dates, 79. Daubeny, Dr., 154, 189, 262. Dead Men's Fingers, 80, 149. Dering, 49. Deux ans Apple, 22. Devil's lingels, 133. Dewberries,