Parkinson died in the summer of 1650, and was buried at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, on 6 August. He is commemorated in the Central American genus of leguminous trees "Parkinsonia". "Paradisi in Sole" also inspired the children's writer Juliana Horatia Ewing (1841–1885) to write the story "Mary's Meadow", which was first published from November 1883 to March 1884 in "Aunt Judy's Magazine" (1866–1885), produced by her mother Margaret Gatty. In the story, some children read "Paradisi in Sole" and are inspired to create their own garden. The magazine received much favourable correspondence about the story, and in July 1884 it was suggested that a Parkinson Society should be formed. The objects of the society were to "search out and cultivate old garden flowers which have become scarce; to exchange seeds and plants; to plant waste places with hardy flowers; to circulate books on gardening amongst the Members... to try to prevent the extermination of rare wild flowers, as well as of garden treasures."