Henry Nicholson Ellacombe
Henry Nicholson Ellacombe (1822–1916) was a British plantsman and author on botany and gardening.
Life
Ellacombe, the son of
Works
The Plant-Lore & Garden-Craft of Shakespeare (1878) – After a short introduction, in a section titled Plant Lore of Shakespeare Rev. Ellacombe alphabetically lists plants referenced in Shakespeare's plays. Each notation begins with a quote using the plant, and the play, act and scene. If there is more than one reference he lists them all; Roses, for example, have 65 quotes from numerous plays. For each plant, he then gives specific information about the family, uses and distribution. At times he quotes the use of the plant by other authors, such as Chaucer, Spenser and Ben Jonson. The Appendices are on "The Daisy", "The Seasons of Shakespeare's Plays", and the "Names of Plants", which lists various names of a plant by various authors.
Other works:
- Shakespeare as an Angler (1883)
- In a Gloucestershire Garden (1895)
- In My Vicarage Garden, and Elsewhere (1902)
Notes
References
- Hill, Sir Arthur William (1919). Henry Nicholson Ellacombe Hon. Canon of Bristol, Vicar of Bitton and Rural Dean, 1822-1916 a Memoir. London: "Country Life" Limited.
- Hooker, Sir Joseph Dalton (1881). "Dedication". Curtis's Botanical Magazine. 107. London.
- Elliott, Brent (1997). Victoria Medal of Honour 1897–1997. London: The Royal Horticultural Society.
- Ellacombe, Henry Nicholson (1884). Plant-Lore & Garden-Craft of Shakespeare (2nd ed.). London: W. Satchell and Co.
