Chaucer's garden, 298 Chimes, 12, 321 Chionodoxa, 64, 136 _Choisya ternata_, 233 Clee Hill, 79 Clematis Flammula, 40 Clematis Jackmanni, 40 Clematis Montana, 40 Cloisters, 173 Clugniac monks, 161 Clun, 77, 109 Cobbett, 213 Cock-fighting, 199, 200, 201 Columbines, 251 Comus, 314 Convolvulus, 51 Corncrake, 226 Corsica, 12 Corvehill, Sir William, 153 Craven Arms, 81 Cressage, John, _alias_ Sir John Baily Clerke, 153 Crimson Rambler, 40 Crocuses, 96, 97, 135 Cromwell, Oliver, 5 Cromwell, Thomas, 211 Crown Imperials, 136 Cuckoo, 148, 149, 185, 285 Cuckoo's Cup, 196 D Daffodils, garden varieties, 174 Dahlias, 109 Daphne, 9, 17 Darwin Tulips, 136 Delphiniums, 281 Devil, Timothy Theobald's views on the, 242 Digby, Sir Kenelm, 320 Dog-rose, 226 E Ecall (woodpecker), 260 Eckford's sweet peas, 51 Edge Wood, 181, 182 Elizabeth of York's bower, 295 Ellesmere, 166 Escargots, 95, 96, 238 Evelyn, John, 295 Exeter book, 148 F Fanshawe, Sir Richard, 302 Farley Dingle, 83, 226 Favourite flowers, 120 Forester, Squire, 206, 207 _Fraxinella Dictamnus_ (Burning Bush), 173, 256, 257 G Games in Shropshire, 304-12 Gardens, 290 at La Mortola, 11 Geraniums, sweet-scented, 234, 235 "Gerard's Herbal," 43, 74, 301 Ghosts of Ludlow Castle, 315 Gladioli, varieties, 116 Godwin, Bishop, 211 Grass, bulbs in, 163 Grass of Parnassus, 124 Greenfinch, 122 H Hampton Court, 295 Hanbury, Sir Thomas his garden at La Mortola, 11 Hedgehog, 236, 237 Heliotrope, 234 Hellebores, 97 Henricus Stephanus, 254 Henry VIII., 212 Herbert, George, 302 Herbs, 258 Hesperides, 297 Highclere, 290 High Ercall, 302 Hill, Thomas, 300 Homer, 144 Honeysuckle, 226 Hotel Bellevue, 11 I Irises, Spanish, 136 J Jackdaws, 9, 173 Jack squealer, 215 Jay, 182 Johnnie's watch, 197 Judy Cookson, 247 K Kenilworth, 299 King, Collins, 224 King-cups, 121 Kiss-in-the-ring, 199 Kitty wren, 145 Kynaston, Humphrey, 110 L Langley, 292 Laon, 256 Latimer, 213 Lawson, 301 Leper's chamber, 173 Leveret, the, and "Mouse," 273 _Lilium Auratum_, 173 _Lilium Martagon_, 173 Longleat, 254 Longmynd, 273 Loppington, 167 Love in the Mist, 51 Lucky flower, marsh marigold, 191 Ludlow Castle, 314, 315 M Macaws' colours, 14 Madeley manor, 153 Madeley wakes, 167 Magpie, 182 Malope, 51 Malory, 2 Manetti, stock for roses, 136 Markham, 300 Marsh marigold, a lucky flower, 191 Martagon lilies, 173