...Old", which shows that Kipling must be familiar with some of the old herbals. The first stanza follows: "Excellent herbs had our fathers of old — Excellent...run) Vervain, Dittany, Call-me-to-you — Cowslip, Meliot, Rose of the Sun. Anything green that grew out of the mould Was an excellent herb to our fathers...

...WBITERS ARE SAYING ABOUT HERBS AND HERB-GARDENS ' In the multitude of counsellors there is wisdom.' . Excellent Herbs had our fathers of old, Excellent...Dittany, Call-me-to-you, Cowslip, Melilot, Rose of the S-.m/ Rewards and Fairies. WE have quoted a good deal of what the old writers had to say about Herbs,...

...green among the leafless branches. THE AMERICAN BOTANIST VOL. XX JOLIET, ILL., NOVEMBER, 1914 No. 4 Excellent herbs had our fathers of old, Excellent herbs to ease their pain, -Alexanders and marigold ftyebright, orris and elecampane, Sfasil, rocket, valerian, rue (almost singing themselves they run),...

...metric rule (see p. 12); read, and divide by ten.) Remarks. Flowers XXXV. THE AROMATIC HERBS OF THE FARM "Excellent herbs had our fathers of old, Excellent...pain, Alexanders and Marigold, Eyebright, Orris and Elcampane, Basil, Rocket, Valerian, Rue (Almost singing themselves they run). Vervain, Dittany, Call-me-to-you,...

...among the leafless brandies. THE AMERICAN BOTANIST VOL. XX JOLIET, ILL., NOVEMBER, 1914 No. 4 Sxcollent herbs had our fathers of old, Excellent herbs to ease their pain, jflexanders and marigold Gyebright, orris and elecampane, SSasil, rocket, valerian, rue (almost singing...

...the normal termination of a subsequent pregnancy. — Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics. THE HERBS OF OLD Excellent herbs had our fathers of old. Excellent...valerian, rue (Almost singing themselves they run), Vervian, dittany, call-me-to-you, Cowslip, melilot, rose of the sun. Anything green that grew out of...

...hand of man." Bacon and Shakespeare from the Botanical Point of View \ Y \ BY GEORGE L. WALTON, MD "Excellent herbs had our fathers of old — Excellent...Rose of the Sun, Anything green that grew out of the mold Was an excellent herb to our fathers of old." This contribution has the unique distinction of...

...Middenboro had got out of his stall, and they spent a lively ten minutes chasing him in again by starlight. "OUR FATHERS OF OLD" EXCELLENT herbs had our fathers...run) Vervain, Dittany, Call-me-to-you — Cowslip, Mel Hot, Rose of the Sun. Anything green that grew out of the mould Was an excellent herb to our fathers...

...Queensland. Contrast these and many other names with the beautiful old English ones of which Kipling says : "Alexanders and Marigold, Eyebright, Orris and Elecampane,...Vervain, Dittany, Call-me-to-you, Cowslip, Melilot, Rose-of-the-Sun." Probably some of the love we bear these old flowers — besides their associations...

...rare opportunities of thinking, Watching how queer things grow." CHAPTER IV HERBS AND THEIR ORIGIN " Excellent Herbs had our fathers of old, Excellent Herbs to ease their pain; Alexanders and Marigolds, Eyebright, Orris and Elecampane, Basil, Rocket, Valerian, Rue (Almost singing themselves...