The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare - Part 127
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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; _uvapa.s.sa_.

_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._ Cypres; _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_.