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Buiack THISTLE. Marsh Thistle, Carduus 
palustris. 
BuacktTorps. The Rev. R. P. Murray, in his 
“Flora of Somerset,’ gives this name as being 
applied, but very seldom, to the Privet, Ligus- 
trum vulgare, in the neighbourhood of Wells. 
BLACKY-MORE. Great Reed-mace, Typha 
latifolia, more commonly called Bulrush. 
BLADDER BoTrrLe. Bladder Campion, Silene 
Cucubalus (Everecreech). 
BLADDERS OF LARD. (1) Bladder Campion, 
Silene Cucubalus (last Somerset). 
(2) Wax Myrtle, Myrica cerifera (Over 
Stowey). 
BLANKET FLOWER. The general English name 
for the Gaillardia. 
BLANKET LEAF. (1) Great Mullein, Verbas- 
cum Thapsus, so called on account cf the woolly 
texture of the leaf. The common name in 
Somerset. 
(2) A small garden plant,the Weolly Wound- 
wort, Stachys lanata, commonly known in 
Somerset as Mouse’s Ear or Donkey’s Ear. It 
has woolly leaves,and is somewhat similar to the 
Mullein, but smaller. 
BLARNTISE. A correspondent at Camerton 
gives me this as a local name for the Wild Cress. 
T have endeavoured to obtain farther information, 
but withsut success, and shail be glad to hear 
from any reader who knows the name. ~ 
BLAZING STARS. Several correspondents send 
this as the popular name of the genus Liatris— 
tropical and sub-tropical plants of American 
origin belonging to the Composite order—known 
also by the name of BUTTON SNAKE-Roor. - 
BLEEDING HEART. (1) Dicentra spectabilis 
known also as Dutchman’s Breeches, Lyre; 
flower, Lady’s Lockets, Duck’s Bill, Locks and 
Keys, and by many other names. 
(2) Also the Common Red Wallflower, 
Cheiranthus Cheiri. : 
(3) A correspondent at Wambrook gives the 
name to the Fuchsia. 
BLEEDING WARRIOR.—A number of young 
people at Bradford-on-Tone send me this as a 
local name for the Wallflower, which is known 
throughout the greater part of the district as 
BLoopy WARRIOR. 
“BLEEDY WARRIOR. S2veral correspondents in 
East Devon give me this as the local name for the 
Wallflower. See BLEEDING and BuLoopy 
WARRIOR. 
BLESSED HERB. The Common Avens or 
Herb Bennett, Geum urbanum. ‘‘ Bennett’ is 
said to be a contraction cf the Latin benedictus, 
