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The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare

Henry Nicholson Ellacombe

_Promptorium._ Almaund, frute; _Amigdalum_. _Catholicon._ An Almond tre; _amigdalus_. _Turner._ The Almon tree. _Gerard._ The Almond tree. _Cotgrave._ Amygdales; _Almonds_. ALOES. _Turner._ Aloe. _Gerard._ Of Herbe Aloe, or Sea Houseleeke. _Cotgrave._ Aloës; _The hearbe Aloes_, _Sea Houseleeke_, _Sea aigreen_. APPLE. _Promptorium._ Appule, frute; _Pomum_, _malum_. _Catholicon._ An Appylle; _pomum_, _malum_, _pomulum_. _Turner._ Apple tree. _Gerard._ The Apple tree. _Cotgrave._ Pomme; _An Apple_. APRICOTS. _Turner._ Abricok. _Gerard._ The Aprecocke or Abrecocke tree. _Cotgrave._ Abricot; _The Abricot, or Apricocke Plum_. ASH. _Promptorium._ Asche tre; _Fraxinus_. _Turner._ Ashe tree. _Gerard._ The Ash tree. _Cotgrave._ Fraisne; _An Ash tree_. ASPEN. _Promptorium._ Aspe tre; _Tremulus_. _Turner._ Asp tree. _Gerard._ The Aspen tree. _Cotgrave._ Tremble; _An Aspe or Aspen tree_. BALM AND BALSAM. _Promptorium._ Bawme, herbe or tre; _Balsamus_, _melissa_, _melago_. _Catholicon._ Balme; _balsamum_, _colo balsamum_, _filo balsamum_, _opobalsamum_. _Turner._ Baume. _Gerard._ Balme or Balsam tree. _Cotgrave._ Basme; _Balme_, _balsamum, or more properly the balsamum tree, from which distils our Balme_. BARLEY. _Promptorium._ Barlycorne; _Ordeum_, _triticum_. _Catholicon._ Barly; _Ordeum_, _ordeolum_. _Turner._ Barley. _Gerard._ Of Barley. _Cotgrave._ Orge; _Barlie_. BARNACLE. _Catholicon._ A Barnakylle; avis est. _Gerard._ Of the Goose tree, Barnacle tree, or the tree bearing geese. _Cotgrave._ Bernaque; _The foule called a Barnacle_. BAY. _Promptorium._ Bay, frute; _Bacca_. _Catholicon._ A Bay; _bacca, est fructus lauri et olive_. _Turner._ Bay tree. _Gerard._ Of the Bay or Laurel tree. _Cotgrave._ Laurier; _A Laurell or Bay tree_. BEANS. _Promptorium._ Bene corne; _Faba_. _Catholicon._ A Bene; _faba_, _fabella_. _Turner._ Beane. _Gerard._ Beane and his kinds. _Cotgrave._ Febue; _A Beane_. BILBERRY. _Catholicon._ A Blabery. _Cotgrave._ Hurelles; _Whoortle berries_, _wyn-berries_, _Bill-berries_, _Bull-berries_. BIRCH. _Promptorium._ Byrche tre; _Lentiscus_, _cinus_. _Catholicon._ Byrke; _Lentiscus_. _Turner._ Birch tree; Birke tree. _Gerard._ Of the Birch tree. _Cotgrave._ Bouleau; _Birche_. BLACKBERRIES. _Turner._ Blake bery bush. _Gerard._ Blacke-berry. _Cotgrave._ Meuron; _A blacke, or bramble berrie_. BOX. _Promptorium._ Box tre; _Buxus_. _Catholicon._ A Box tre; _buxus buxum_. _Turner._ Box. _Gerard._ Of the Box tree. _Cotgrave._ Blanc bois; _Box_, _&c._ BRAMBLE. _Promptorium._ Brymbyll. _Turner._ Bramble bushe. _Gerard._ Of the Bramble or blacke-berry bush. _Cotgrave._ Ronce; _A Bramble or Brier_. BRIER. _Promptorium._ Brere or Brymmeylle; _Tribulus_, _vepris_. _Catholicon._ A Brere; _carduus_, _tribulus_, _vepres_, _veprecula_. _Turner._ Brier tree. _Gerard._ The Brier or Hep tree. _Cotgrave._ See BRAMBLE. BROOM. _Promptorium._ Brome, brusche; _Genesta_, _mirica_. _Catholicon._ Brune; _genesta_, _merica_, _tramarica_. _Turner._ Broume. _Gerard._ Broome. _Cotgrave._ Genest; _Broome_. BULRUSH. _Promptorium._ Holrysche or Bulrysche; _Papirus_. _Cotgrave._ Jonc; _A Rush, or Bulrush_. BURS AND BURDOCK. _Catholicon._ A Burre; _bardona_, _glis_, _lappa_, _paliurus_. _Turner._ Clote Bur. _Gerard._ Clote Burre, or Burre Docke. _Cotgrave._ Bardane la grande; _The burre-dock_, _clote_, _bur_, _great burre_. BURNET. _Turner._ Burnet. _Gerard._ Burnet. _Cotgrave._ Pimpinelle; _Burnet_. CABBAGE. _Turner._ Colewurtes. _Gerard._ Cabbage or Colewort. _Cotgrave._ Chou Cabu; _Cabbage_, _White Colewort_, _headed Colewort_, _leafed Cabbage_, _round Cabbage Cole_. CAMOMILE. _Promptorium._ _Camamilla._ _Catholicon._ Camomelle; _Camomillum_. _Turner._ Camomyle. _Gerard._ Of Cammomill. _Cotgrave._ Camomille; _The hearbe Camamell or Camomill_. CARNATIONS. _Gerard._ Some are called Carnations. CARRAWAYS. _Promptorium._ Caraway herbe; _Carwy, sic scribitur in campo florum_. _Turner._ Caruways. _Gerard._ Of Caruwaies. _Cotgrave._ Carvi; _Caroways, or Caroway seed_. CARROT. _Turner._ Carot. _Gerard._ Of Carrots. _Cotgrave._ Carote; _The Carrot (root or hearbe)_. CEDAR. _Promptorium._ Cedyr tree; _Cedrus_. _Catholicon._ A Cedir tre; _Cedrus_, _Cedra_; _Cedrinus_. _Gerard._ Of the Cedar tree. _Cotgrave._ Cedre; _The Cedar tree_. CHERRY. _Promptorium._ Chery, or Chery frute; _Cerasum_. _Catholicon._ A Chery; _Cerasum_. _Gerard._ The Cherry tree. _Cotgrave._ Cerise; _A Cherrie_. CHESTNUTS. _Promptorium._ Castany, frute or tre; _idem_, _Castanea_. _Catholicon._ A Chestan; _balanus_, _Castanea_. _Turner._ Chesnut tree. _Gerard._ The Chestnut tree. _Cotgrave._ Chastaignier; _A Chessen, or Chestnut, tree_. CLOVER. _Turner._ Claver. _Gerard._ Three-leaved grass; Claver. _Cotgrave._ Treffle; _Trefoil_, _Clover_, _Three-leaved Grasse_. CLOVES. _Promptorium._ Clowe, spyce; _Gariofolus_. _Catholicon._ A Clowe; _garifolus, species est_. _Gerard._ The Clove tree. _Cotgrave._ Girofle, cloux de Girofle; _Cloves_. COCKLE. _Promptorium._ Cokylle, wede; _Nigella_, _lollium_, _zizania_. _Catholicon._ Cokylle; _quædam aborigo_, _zazannia_. _Turner._ Cockel. _Gerard._ Cockle. COLOQUINTIDA. _Turner._ Coloquintida. _Gerard._ The wilde Citrull, or Coloquintida. _Cotgrave._ Coloquinthe; _The wilde and fleme-purging Citrull Coloquintida_. COLUMBINE. _Promptorium._ Columbyne, herbe; _Columbina_. _Catholicon._ Columbyne; _Columbina_. _Gerard._ Columbine. _Cotgrave._ Colombin; _The hearbe Colombine_. CORK. _Promptorium._ Corkbarke; _Cortex_. _Catholicon._ Corke. _Gerard._ The Corke Oke. _Cotgrave._ Liege; _Corke_. CORN. _Promptorium._ Corne; _Granum_, _gramen_. _Catholicon._ Corn; _Granum_, _bladum_, _annona_, _seges_. _Gerard._ Corne. _Cotgrave._ Grain; _Graine_, _Corne_. COWSLIP. _Promptorium._ Cowslope, herbe; _Herba petri_, _herba paralysis_, _ligustra_. _Catholicon._ A Cowslope; _ligustrum_, _vaccinium_. _Turner._ Cowslop, Cowslip. _Gerard._ Cowslips. _Cotgrave._ Prime-vere; . . . _a Cowslip_. CRABS. _Promptorium._ Crabbe, appule or frute; _Macianum_. _Catholicon._ A Crab of ye wod; _acroma ab acritudine dictum_. _Gerard._ The wilding or Crabtree. _Cotgrave._ Pommier Sauvage; _A Crab Tree_. CROW-FLOWERS. _Promptorium._ Crowefote, herbe; _amarusca vel amarusca emeroydarum, pes corvi_. _Turner._ Crowfote. _Gerard._ Crowfloures or Wilde Williams. _Cotgrave._ Hyacinthe; _The blew, or purple Jacint, or Hyacinth flower; we call it also, Crow-toes_. CROWN IMPERIAL. _Gerard._ The Crowne Imperiall. _Cotgrave._ Couronne Imperiale; _The Imperial Crowne; (a goodlie flower)_. CUCKOO-FLOWERS. _Gerard._ Wild Water Cresses or Cuckow-floures. _Cotgrave._ See LADY-SMOCKS. CURRANTS. _Catholicon._ Rasyns of Coran; _uvapassa_. _Turner._ Rasin tree. _Gerard._ Corans or Currans, or rather Raisins of Corinth. _Cotgrave._ Raisins de Corinthe; _Currans, or small Raisins_. CYPRESS. _Promptorium._ Cypresse, tre; _Cipressus_. _Catholicon._ A Cipirtre; _cipressus_, _cipressimus_. _Turner._ Cypresse tree. _Gerard._ The Cypresse tree. _Cotgrave._ Cyprés; _The Cyprus Tree_; _or Cyprus wood_. DAFFODILS. _Promptorium._ Affodylle herbe; _Affodillus_, _albucea_. _Catholicon._ An Affodylle; _Affodillus, harba est_. _Turner._ Affodill, Daffadyll. _Gerard._ Daffodils. _Cotgrave._ Asphodile; _The Daffadill, Affodill, or Asphodell Flower_. DAISIES. _Promptorium._ Daysy, floure; _Consolida minor et major dicitur Confery_. _Catholicon._ A Daysy; _Consolidum_. _Turner._ Dasie. _Gerard._ Little Daisies. _Cotgrave._ Marguerite; _A Daisie_. DAMSONS. _Promptorium._ Damasyn', frute; _Prunum Damascenum_, _Coquinella_. _Catholicon._ A Damysyn tre; _damiscenus, nixa pro arbore and fructu, conquinella_. _Gerard._ The Plum or Damson tree. _Cotgrave._ Prune de Damas; _A Damson or Damask Plumme_. DARNEL. _Promptorium._ Dernel, a wede; _Zizania_. _Catholicon._ Darnelle; _Zizannia_. _Turner._ Darnel. _Gerard._ Darnell. _Cotgrave._ Yvraye; _The vicious graine called Ray, or Darnell_. DATES. _Promptorium._ Date, frute; _Dactilus_. _Catholicon._ A Date; _dactulus_, _dactilicus_. _Turner._ Date tre. _Gerard._ The Date tree. _Cotgrave._ Dacte; _A Date_. DOCKS. _Promptorium._ Dockeweede; _Padella_. _Catholicon._ A Dokan; _paradilla_, _emula_, _farella_. _Turner._ Docke. _Gerard._ Docks. _Cotgrave._ Parelle; _The hearbe Dockes_. DOGBERRY. _Turner._ Dog tree. _Gerard._ The female Cornell or Dog-berry tree. _Cotgrave._ Cornillier femelle; _Hounds-tree_, _Dog-berrie tree_, _Prick-tymber tree_; _Gaten, or Gater, tree_. EBONY. _Promptorium._ Eban' tre; _Ebanus_. _Cotgrave_. Ebene; _The blacke wood called Heben, or Eboine_. EGLANTINE. _Turner._ Egl[=e]tyne or swete brere. _Gerard._ The Eglantine or Sweet Brier. _Cotgrave._ Rose sauvage; _The Eglantine or Sweet brier Rose_. ELDER. _Promptorium._ Eldyr or hyldr or hillerne tre; _Sambucus_. _Catholicon._ A Bur tre; _Sambucus_. _Turner._ Elder tree. _Gerard._ The Elder tree. _Cotgrave._ Sureau; _An Elder Tree_. ELM. _Promptorium._ Elm, tre; _Ulmus_. _Turner._ Elme tree. _Gerard._ The Elme tree. _Cotgrave._ Orme; _an Elme tree_. ERINGOES. _Turner._ Sea holly, or Sea Hulver. _Gerard._ Sea Holly. _Cotgrave._ Chardon marin; _The Sea Thistle_, _Sea Holly_, _Eringus_. FENNEL. _Promptorium._ Fenkylle or fenelle; _Feniculum vel feniculus_. _Catholicon._ Fennelle or fenkelle; _feniculum_, _maratrum_. _Turner._ Fenel. _Gerard_. Fennell. _Cotgrave._ Fenouil; _The hearbe Fennell_. FERN. _Promptorium._ Brake, herbe or ferne; _Filix_. _Catholicon._ Ferne; _polipodium_, &c.; _ubi_ brak[=a]n (a Brak[=a]n; filix). _Turner._ Ferne or brake. _Gerard._ Ferne. _Cotgrave._ Feuchiere; _Fearne_, _brakes_. FIGS. _Promptorium._ Fygge or fyge tre; _Ficus_. _Catholicon._ A dry Fige; _ficus_ -_i_, _ficus_ -_us_, _ficulus_. _Turner._ Fig tree. _Gerard._ The Fig tree. _Cotgrave._ Figue; _A Fig_. FILBERTS. _Promptorium._ Fylberde, notte; _Fillum_. _Catholicon._ A Filbert; _Fillium vel fillum_. _Gerard._ The Fillberd Nutt. _Cotgrave._ Avelaine; _A Filbeard_. FLAGS. _Gerard._ Water Flags. FLAX. _Promptorium._ Flax; _Linum_. _Catholicon._ Lyne; _linum_. _Turner._ Flax. _Gerard._ Garden Flaxe. _Cotgrave._ Lin; _Line_, _flax_. FLOWER-DE-LUCE. _Turner._ Flour de luce. _Gerard._ The Floure de-luce. _Cotgrave._ Iris; _The rainbow_; _also a Flower de luce_. FUMITER. _Promptorium._ Fumeter, herbe; _Fumus terræ_. _Turner._ Fumitarie. _Gerard._ Fumitorie. _Cotgrave._ Fume-terre; _The hearbe Fumitorie_. FURZE. _Promptorium._ Fyrrys, or qwyce tre, or gorstys tre; _Ruscus_. _Gerard._ Furze, Gorsse, Whin, or prickley Broome. _Cotgrave._ Genest espineux; _Furres_, _whinnes_, _gorse_, _Thorn broome_. GARLICK. _Promptorium._ Garlekke; _Allium_. _Catholicon._ Garleke; _Alleum_. _Turner._ Garlike. _Gerard._ Garlicke. _Cotgrave._ Ail; _Garlicke_, _poore-man's Treacle_. GILLIFLOWERS. _Promptorium._ Gyllofre, herbe; _Gariophyllus_. _Turner._ Gelover, Gelefloure. _Gerard._ Clove Gillofloures.