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E-text prepared by Turgut Dincer, Harry Lamé, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
THE BOOK OF HERBS
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
HISTORY OF THE CRIES OF LONDON
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I OF THE CHIEF HERBS USED IN THE PRESENT TIME
Anise (Pimpinella Anisum).
Balm (Melissa officinalis).
Sweet Basil (Ocymum basilium) and Bush Basil (O. minimum).
Borage (Borago officinalis).
Bugloss (Anchusa officinalis).
Burnet (Poterium Sanguisorba).
Caraway (Carum carvi).
Celery (Apium graveolens).
Chervil (Scandix Cerefolium).
Ciboules, Chiboules or Chibbals (Allium Ascalonium).
Cives, or Chives, or Seives (Allium Schænoprasum).
Coriander (Coriandrum sativum).
Cumin (Cuminum cyminum).
Cresses.
Dandelion (Leontodon taraxacum).
Dill (Anethum graveolens).
Endive (Cichorium Endivia).
Fennel (Fæniculum vulgare).
Goat’s Beard (Tragopogon pratensis).
Horse-Radish (Cochlearia Armoracia).
Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis).
Lamb’s Lettuce or Corn Salad (Valeriana Locusta).
Marjoram (Origanum).
Mint (Mentha).
Mustard (Sinapis).
Parsley (Petroselinum sativum).
Sage (Salvia officinalis).
Savory (Satureia).
Sorrel (Rumex).
Tarragon (Artemisia Dracunculus).
Thyme (Thymus vulgaris).
Viper’s Grass or Scorzonera (Scorzonera Hispanica).
Wood-Sorrel (Oxalis Acetosella).
CHAPTER II OF HERBS CHIEFLY USED IN THE PAST
Alexanders (Smyrnum Olusatrium).
Angelica (Archangelica officinalis).
Blites (Blitum).
Bloodwort (Lapathum Sanguineum).
Buck’s-horne (Senebiera Coronopus).
Camomile (Anthemis nobilis).
Cardoons (Cynara Cardunculus).
Clary (Salvia Sclarea).
Dittander (Lepidium Latifolium).
Elecampane (Inula Helenium).
Fenugreek (Trigonella fœnum græcum).
Good King Henry (Chenopodium Bonus Henricus).
Herb-Patience (Rumex Patienta).
Horehound (Marrubium vulgare).
Lady’s-smock (Cardamine pratensis).
Langdebeefe (Helminthia echoides).
Liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra).
Lovage (Ligusticum Scoticum).
Mallow (Malva).
Marigold (Calendula Officinalis).
Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium).
Purslane (Portulaca).
Ram-ciches (Cicer Arietinum).
Rampion (Campanula Rapunculus).
Rocambole (Allium Scorodoprasum).
Rocket (Eruca sativa).
London Rocket (Sisymbrium Irio).
Saffron (Crocus sativus).
Samphire (Crithium maritimum).
Skirrets (Sium Sisarum).
Smallage (Apium graveolens).
Stonecrop (Sedum).
Sweet Cicely (Myrrhis odorata).
Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare).
Thistle (Carduus Marianus and Carduus Benedictus).
CHAPTER III OF HERBS USED IN DECORATIONS, IN HERALDRY, AND FOR ORNAMENT AND PERFUMES
Sweet-Jar.
Pot Pourri.
Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa).
Costmary (Tanacetum Balsamita).
Germander (Teucrium Chamœdrys).
Gilliflower (Dianthus Caryophyllus).
Lavender (Lavandula vera).
Lavender Cotton (Santolina).
Meadow-Sweet (Spiræa Ulmaria).
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis).
Rue (Ruta graveolens).
Southernwood (Artemisa Abrotanum).
Wood-ruff (Asperula Odorata).
Wormwood (Artemisia Absinthium).
Bay (Laurus Nobilis).
CHAPTER IV OF THE GROWING OF HERBS
CHAPTER V OF HERBS IN MEDICINE
CHAPTER VI OF HERBS AND MAGIC
CHAPTER VII OF HERBS AND BEASTS
TUSSER’S LIST
AUTHORS REFERRED TO
INDEX OF PLANTS
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