Ernest Wynn was observed by Master Lewis making a collection of ivy leaves at Kenilworth.
“Do you collect leaves at all the historic places you visit?” he asked.
PORTRAIT OF ELIZABETH.
“I picked some heather at the birthplace of Burns, brought ivy from Melrose, and wild flowers from Newstead and from the Peak, and I purchased flowers from Shakspeare’s garden.”
“What do you intend to do with them?”
“I will tell you privately. George Howe is pleased with collections of interesting things,—shells, stamps, autographs. He has but little money, and I am making a scrap-book of pictures, leaves, and flowers collected at notable places, as a present for him.”