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mace, Lypha latifolia, more commonly called 
Buirush. 
BLACKERS. A West Somerset term for Oats 
infested with ‘‘ smuts.”* 
BLACK EYED Susan. (1) Correspondents at 
Over Stowey, Wells, and Muchelney give this 
as a local name for the MHibiscus—of which 
several species are cultivated in this country, 
perhaps the best known being H. Syriacus. 
(2) Several young people at Aller inform me 
that the name is there applied to the Michaelmas 
Daisy, which is the popular nam for several 
species of Aster, particularly A. Tradescanti. 
BLAcK GIpsiEs. Plantain, Plantago (Ubley). 
BLACKHEADED PINS. Miss Shute, late of 
Oare, gives me this as the local name for a 
Liver-wort. Several of our county botanists 
have been good enough to give me the names 
of particular species to which the name is applied : 
(1) Mr. T. A. Cowan gives the Brook or 
Common Liver-wort, Marchantia polymorpha. 
(2) Dr. Watson gives Conocephalum conicum. 
(3) Dr. Downes gives Pellia epiphylla, whose 
capsules strongiy resemble the black heads of 
pins. 
BLACKHEADS. Spikes of the Great Reed- 
mace, Typha latifolia, more commonly called 
Bulrushes. 
BLACKIE TOPPERS. Same as_ Black-heads 
(Bridgwater). 
BLACKIE Tops. Plantains generally (East 
Somerset). 
BLACKLEAD BRUSH. A correspondent at Thurl!- 
beare gives me this as a local name for the seed 
of the Periwinkle, Vinca. 
BLACK MAN. Hoary Plantain, Plantago media, 
often called LAMB’s TONGUE. 
BLAcK Pot-HERB. Horse Parsley, Smyrnium 
Olusatrum. Thelast of these names is Latin for 
‘black pot-herb.’? See ALEXANDERS. 
BriAcK PUDDINGS. Great Reed-mace, Typha 
latifolia ; more commonly called BULRUSH. 
Buiack SALLY. The Great Round-leaved 
Sallow, Salix caprea, from its dark bark (North- 
West Wilts). 
BLACKSMITHS. Plantain, Plantago (Batcombe). 
BuackK Soap. The Rev. Hilderic Friend says 
that in South Devon this name is given to _ 
(1) The Field Scabious, Scabiosa arvensis 3 
and 
(2) The Knapweed, Centaurea nigra. 
BLack Sticks. Great Reed-mace, Typha lati- 
folia, more commonly known as Bulrush (Mells). 
