304 FLORA HISTORICA. 



the neck. The French call this plant Trachelie ; 

 and if our poets are debarred from mentioning this 

 pretty flower in their songs, on account of the un- 

 harmonious name of Neck-wort, let them adopt 

 that of Trachelium, or even sing its praises under 

 a new title, rather than continue to overlook this 

 emblem of neglected beauty. 



