CHAPTER VI

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John Parkinson--The _Paradisus_--Myth of the vegetable lamb--Origin of the myth--Characteristics of the book--An Elizabethan flower-garden--Lilies, anemones, gilliflowers, cucko-flowers, etc.--Sweet herbs: rosemary, lavender, basil, thyme, hyssop--The kitchen garden--The orchard--_Theatrum Botanicum_--Its importance--Old belief in the power of herbs against evil spirits--Folk lore in this Herbal--Bee lore--Beauty recipes--Country customs and beliefs.