THE FLOWERS OF SHAKESPEARE

Spring: "The Sweet o' the Year"[93]
[I.]Primroses, Cowslips, and Oxlips93
[II.]"Daffodils That Come Before the Swallow Dares" 109
[III.]"Daisies Pied and Violets Blue"118
[IV.]"Lady-smocks All Silver White" and
"Cuckoo-buds of Every Yellow Hue"		130
[V.]Anemones and "Azured Harebells"133
[VI.]Columbine and Broom-flower137
Summer: "Sweet Summer Buds"[145]
[I.]"Morning Roses Newly Washed with Dew"145
[II.]"Lilies of All Kinds"160
[III.]Crown-Imperial and Flower-de-Luce167
[IV.]Fern and Honeysuckle175
[V.]Carnations and Gilliflowers181
[VI.]Marigold and Larkspur189
[VII.]Pansies for Thoughts and Poppies for Dreams200
[VIII.]Crow-flowers and Long Purples207
[IX.]Saffron Crocus and Cuckoo-flowers210
[X.]Pomegranate and Myrtle215
Autumn: "Herbs of Grace" and "Drams of Poison" [224]
[I.]Rosemary and Rue224
[II.]Lavender, Mints, and Fennel231
[III.]Sweet Marjoram, Thyme, and Savory236
[IV.]Sweet Balm and Camomile243
[V.]Dian's Bud and Monk's-hood Blue246
Winter: "When Icicles Hang by the Wall"[253]
[I.]Holly and Ivy253
[II.]Mistletoe and Box261

PART THREE

PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS

The Lay-out of Stately and Small Formal Gardens [269]
[I.]The Stately Garden271
[II.]The Small Garden276
[III.]Soil and Seed278
[IV.]The Gateway280
[V.]The Garden House281
[VI.]The Mount282
[VII.]Rustic Arches282
[VIII.]Seats284
[IX.]Vases, Jars, and Tubs284
[X.]Fountains285
[XI.]The Dove-cote287
[XII.]The Sun-dial288
[XIII.]The Terrace289
[XIV.]The Pleached Alley292
[XV.]Hedges293
[XVI.]Paths294
[XVII.]Borders295
[XVIII.]Edgings297
[XIX.]Knots298
[XX.]The Rock Garden302
[XXI.]Flowers302
[XXII.]Potpourri324
A Maske of Flowers[325]
Complete List of Shakespearean Flowers with
Botanical Identifications		[331]
Appendix[333]
Elizabethan Gardens at Shakespeare's Birthplace[333]
Index[347]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Stratford-upon-Avon, New Place, Border of Annuals [Frontispiece]
FACING PAGE
Fifteenth Century Garden within Castle Walls, French[8]
Lovers in the Castle Garden, Fifteenth Century MS.[17]
Garden of Delight, Romaunt of the Rose, Fifteenth Century[17]
Babar's Garden of Fidelity[20]
Italian Renaissance Garden, Villa Giusti, Verona[29]
John Gerard, Lobel and Parkinson[32]
Nicholas Leate[36]
The Knot-Garden, New Place, Stratford-upon-Avon[45]
Typical Garden of Shakespeare's Time, Crispin de Passe (1614)[56]
Labyrinth, Vredeman de Vries [64]
A Curious Knotted Garden, Crispin de Passe (1614)[64]
The Knot-Garden, New Place, Stratford-upon-Avon[72]
Border, New Place, Stratford-upon-Avon[81]
Herbaceous Border, New Place, Stratford-upon-Avon[88]
Carnations and Gilliflowers; Primroses and Cowslips;
and Daffodils: from Parkinson		[97]
Gardeners at Work, Sixteenth Century[112]
Garden Pleasures, Sixteenth Century[112]
Garden in Macbeth's Castle of Cawdor[116]
Shakespeare's Birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon[125]
Elizabethan Manor House, Haddon Hall[136]
Rose Arbor, Warley, England[145]
Red, White, Damask and Musk-Roses; Lilies and Eglantines
and Dog-Roses: from Parkinson		[160]
Martagon Lilies, Warley, England[168]
Wilton Gardens from de Caux[176]
Wilton Gardens To-day[176]
A Garden of Delight[184]
Sir Thomas More's Gardens, Chelsea[193]
Pleaching and Plashing, from The Gardener's Labyrinth[209]
Small Enclosed Garden, from The Gardener's Labyrinth[209]
A Curious Knotted Garden, Vredeman de Vries[224]
Garden with Arbors, Vredeman de Vries[224]
Shakespeare Garden, Van Cortlandt House Museum,
Van Cortlandt Park, Colonial Dames of the State
of New York		[241]
Tudor Manor House with Modern Arrangement of Gardens[256]
Garden House in Old English Garden[272]
Fountains, Sixteenth Century[289]
Sunken Gardens, Sunderland Hall, with Unusual
Treatment of Hedges		[304]
Knots from Markham[321]
Simple Garden Beds[321]