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FLOWERS OK THE CORNl-lELDS 



DAKNIi]. (Lull II 



The spikclets arc dis- 

 posctl in a cranked s|)ikf. 

 and in 2 njws, widi 3 

 stamens, distant feathery 

 stigmas. The Howcrs are 

 3 to many, and anemo- 

 ])Iiil(iLis. pollinated 1j\' tlie 

 w ind. 



The fruit is poisonous, 

 li^lil, and adherin;4 to the 

 palea, and is dispersed hy 

 the wind. 



Darnel is a santl plant, 

 and addicted to a sand 

 soil. 



Loliuin. Pliny, is the 

 Latin name for the plant, 

 and the second Latin 

 name, meanini;' " into.xi- 

 cating", refers to its re- 

 puted effects upon those 

 who eat it. 



Darnel is called 

 Brag'ge. Cheat, Cockle, 

 Darnel, Dornel, Dragge, 

 Drake, Drank. Dravick, 

 Droke. Drunk. Drunken 

 Plant, Eaver, Ivray, Jum, 

 Lover's Steps, Ray, Riely, 

 Rivery. Sturdy. The 

 name Riely is thus ex- 

 plained by a writer of the 

 early nineteenth century: 

 "Well known in most 

 counties in Ireland by the 

 name Kilch and Rivery, 

 for its intoxicating quahty, 

 whether taken in bread 

 or drink. The (iaelic 

 name is Ruintclais, called 

 the loosening or purga- 



