The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare
The Plant-Lore and Garden-Craft of Shakespeare was written by Henry Nicholson Ellacombe, vicar of Bitton in Gloucestershire and a noted gardener, and first published in 1878. The main part is an alphabetical catalogue of every plant, flower, tree, fruit and herb named in Shakespeare's plays and poems, from aconitum to yew, with the passages in which each occurs and notes on what the plant was, how it was used in Elizabethan England, where its name came from and what it meant to Shakespeare's audience. A second part gathers what the plays tell about the gardens and the gardening of the period, their knots, arbors, orchards and the work done in them. The book has remained a standard reference. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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What kind of book is The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare?
The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare by Henry Nicholson Ellacombe is filed under "Essays & Letters" in the Vinteuil library.
