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Boppy Hoop. Red Campion, Lychnis dioica | 
more commonly called ROBIN HOOD in Somerset, 
BospBy’s Burrons. (1) Marsh Marigo!d, 
Caltha palustris (Chard and East Devon). 
(2) Cornflower or Bluebottle, Centaurea Cyanus 
(Churchstanton). 
(3) A correspondent at Buckland St. Mary 
gives it as a local name for the Knapweed, 
Centaurea nigra. 
(4) Fraits of the Burdock, Arctium majus 
(Bridgwater). 
BoBBy’s EYES. Germander Speedwell, Veronica 
Chamedrys, more commonly called BIRD’S-EYEs. 
BoB-GRASS. Soft Brome-grass, Bromus hordaceus 
{Dorset and S.W. Wilts). 
Bos-RoBERT. Herb Robert or Wild Geranium, 
Geranium Robertianum (Melplash, Dorset). 
Bop Rosin. The Red Campion, Lychnis 
dioica (South Petherton aid Ilminster district 
and West Wilts). 
BoG-BEAN. The Buck-bean or Mirsh Trefoil, 
Menyanthes trifoliata. 
Boc BELL. The Marsh Andromeda, Andro- 
meda Polifolia, a very rare plant found on the 
Somerset peat moors. 
BoGc RHUBARB. A Martock correspondent 
gives this as a local nam» for the Butterbur 
Petasites ovatus. 
BoG VIoLeET. The Butterwort, Pinguicula 
vulgaris, a rare plant found on the peat moors. 
Bottoms. Blackthorn blossom, Prunus spinosa 
(Kimmeridge, Dorset). 
BoNNET. The long grass which always appears 
in pasture fields when not mown for hay. The 
cattle do not eat it unless it is mown. The 
seed-stems of the blade grasses which the cattle 
will not eat. Called BENT, BENNET, in other 
places.—F. T. ELWoORTHY. 
BONNETS. <A correspondent at Bradford-on- 
Tone gives me this as a local name for the Colum- 
bine, Aquilegia vulgaris. See GRANNY’S 
BONNETS. 
BONNET STRINGS. Long Grass or Bents. See 
BONNET. 
BookK-LEAF. (1) Tutsan, Hypericum Androse- 
mum. Ihave this name from several correspondents 
in South and West Dorset. Mr. F. W. Mathews 
tells me that in the Western Blackdowns it is 
called Tipsy-LEaF (‘‘ Tipsy,’’ like ‘‘ Titsum,’’ is 
no doubt a corruption of ‘‘ Tutsan ’’) or BIBLE- 
LEAF for the reason that the leaves are often 
placed in Bibles, on account of the pleasant 
perfume given off by the dried sprags. 
