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BEDSTRAWS.—A correspondent at Stockland 
(Devon) gives me this as a local name for the 
Tufted Vetch, Vicia Cracca. 
BEDWIND or BEDWINE. Traveller’s Joy, 
Clematis Vitalba (Dorset and Wilts). 
BEE BREAD. A name given to several flowers 
which provide honey, particularly 
(1) White Clover, Trifolium repens, and 
(2) Common Borage, Borago officinalis, which 
is frequently grown for the purpose. 
BEE CATCHERS. Common Foxglove, Digitalis 
purpurea. I am indebted for this name to Mr. 
A. Stenning, of Batcombe, who tells me that 
when the bee is in the flower boys close the 
entrance to be amused by the insect’s struggles. 
BEEDY’S EYEs. See BEATY EYES and BIDDY’s 
EYEs. 
BEE FLOWER. The Bee Orchis, Ophrys apifera. 
Also any flowers purposely grown near an apiary 
as sources of honey. A correspondent at Chard 
mentiens Arabis alpina. Mrs. ,Lansdowne, of 
Over Stowey, gives Anchi'sa. 
BEE Hives. Mr. A. Matthews, of Camerton, 
gives me this as a local name for the Foxglove, 
Digitalis purpurea. 
BEE NETTLE. (i) White Dead Neiile, Lamium 
albim. 
(2) A corresp ndent at North Petherton gives 
the Red Dead Nettle, LZ. p»rp: reum. 
_ Bre’s Nest. (1) The Wild Garrot, Daucus 
Carota ; from the nest-like compact growth of its 
inflovescer.c> ; called also Brirp’s Nzsrf for the 
sam? reason. 
(2) A Queen Camel correspondent gives this 
name for the Cow Parship, Heracleum S phondy- 
lium, commonly known in East Somerset as 
Eltrot. 
BEE’s REst. S-veral correspondents at South 
Petherton gives this as a local name for the Water 
Lily. I presume they mean the Common Yellow 
Water Lily, Nyrphva lutea. 
BEGGAR’S BASKET. Common Lungwort, Pul- 
monaria officinalis. 
BEGGAR’S BLANKET. Great Mullein, Verbas- 
cum % hapsus. 
BEaGcaRs’ Buttons; The flowerheads or burrs 
of the Burdock, Arctium majus. 
BeGGarRs’ Lick. (1) A vulgar name given 
on the Gloucester border of Wilts to common 
grass seeds, p-rticul r y Gastridi m lendigerum. 
(2) Given more generaliy to the seed burrs 
of the Goosegrass or Cleavers, Galium A parine. 
Also to other Biants having burrs with hooked 
prickles. . 
BEGGAR'S NEEDLE. Shepherd’s Needle, 
Scandix Pecten-V eneris. 
