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BLuE Caps. (1) Devil’s-bit Scabious, Scabiosa 
Succisa. 
(2) Field Scabious or Knautia, Scabiosa 
arvensis. 
(3) Cornflower or Bluebottle, Centaurea Cyanus, 
from their tufts of blue flowers. 
BLup CHAINS. The Common Wistaria, Wis- 
taria sinensis. 
BLUE CuRLS. Common Self-heal, Prunella 
vulgaris (Shute, Devon, and Stalbridge, Dorset). 
BLUE Devi. (1) The Blue (or Stinking) 
Iris, Iris fetidissima (Stoke-under-Ham). 
(2) Viper’s Bugloss, Echium vulgare (Aller- 
ford). . 
BLUE ENDIVE. Wild Succory, Cichorimu 
Intybus. 
BLUE-EYED BEAvuTY. The Periwinkle, Vinca 
(Aller). 
BLUE-EYED Mary. The Periwinkle, Vinca 
{Combe St. Nicholas). 
BLUE Eyes. Germander Speedwell, Veronica 
Chameedrys, more commonly known as BIRD’s- 
EYE; but I have had the name BLUE-EYES sent 
me from each of the four counties. 
BLUE GoGGLEs. A South-West Wilts name 
for the Wild Hyacinth or Bluebell, Scilla non-scripta. 
A correspondent at Donhead writes ‘* When 
viewed from a distance Bluebells, growing in 
sufficient quantitizs, resemble a blue haze. The 
flower gets this name from its effect in bulk, 
the mass of blue giving an idea of looking through 
blue glass.”’ 
BLUE GOLDEN CHAIN. The common Wistaria, 
Wistaria sinensis. 
BLUE GRAMFER GRIGGLES. The Wild Hyacinth 
or Bluebell, Scilla non-scripta. The adjective 
‘“* Blue ’’ is used to mark the distinction between 
this flower and the Early Purple Orchis, which is 
also known as Gramfer Griggles over a great part 
of the area covered by this list. 
BuiuE Jack. (1) The Periwinkle, Vinca 
major and V. minor. 
(2) A name given in the Over Stowey district 
to one or more species of Centaurea, which I 
cannot definitely determine; probably C. 
Scabiosa, or either of the plants given under 
BLUE-BOTTLE 1 and 2. 
BLUE JACKETS. A correspondent at Camerton 
gives this as a local name for the Violet, Viola. 
BLUE JacoB’s LADDER. Greek Valerian, Pole- 
monium ceruleum. 
Buiup Mice. The Dog Violet, Viola canina 
(Curry Mallet). 
BLUE ON THE MouNTAIN. A correspondent at 
Stratton on the Fosse informs me that this is a 
name given by the children in that district to a 
