The Book of Herbs

About this eBook

Author

Northcote, Rosalind, 1873-1950

Credits

Turgut Dincer, Harry Lamé, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive ( archive.org)

Language

English

LoC Class

SB: Agriculture: Plant culture

Subject

Herbs -- Folklore

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 60050

Release Date

August 3, 2019

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE BOOK OF HERBS
2. 2.CONTENTS
3. 3.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
4. 4.HISTORY OF THE CRIES OF LONDON
5. 5.INTRODUCTION
6. 6.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 ).
7. 7.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 ).
8. 8.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 ).
9. 9.CHAPTER IV OF THE GROWING OF HERBS
10. 10.CHAPTER V OF HERBS IN MEDICINE
11. 11.CHAPTER VI OF HERBS AND MAGIC
12. 12.CHAPTER VII OF HERBS AND BEASTS
13. 13.TUSSER’S LIST
14. 14.AUTHORS REFERRED TO
15. 15.INDEX OF PLANTS
16. 16.Transcriber’s Note

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