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(2) Correspondents at Wambrook give this 
as a local name for the St. John’s Wort, by which 
may be intended the Tutsan as mentioned above, 
or one of the other species of Hypericum. 
(3) A correspondent at Furley gives it as a 
local name for the Hare’s-ear or Tnorow-wax, 
Bupleurum rotundifolium. 
Boot Burrons. Berries of the Privet, Ligus- 
trum vulgare (Over Stowey). 
Bootes. Mr. T. W. Cowan gives me this as 
an old name for the Marsh Marigold, Caltha 
palustris. 
Boot PotisH. Cherry Blossom, Prunus avium, 
an interesting instance of school-boy humour 
and of the value of advertising (Evercreech). 
Boots AND SHOES. A name given to several 
different flowers, but apparently in Somerset most 
generally to 
(1) The Columbine, Aquilegia vulgaris. 
(2) Bird’s-foot Trefoil, Lotus corniculatus (also 
in Devon). 
(3) A Bridgwater correspondent gives it as a 
local name for the Vetch, Vicia, but does not 
indicate the species. Mr. T. W. Cowan suggests 
possibly Lathyrus Aphaca, which is found near 
Bridgwater. 
(4) In East Somerset the winged seeds of 
the Ash, Fraxinus eacelsior, and of the 
(5) Sycamore, Acer campestre. 
(6) The Rev. Hilderic Friend gives it as a 
Devonshire name for the Lady’s_ Slipper. 
Cypripedium Calceolus, but Mr. W. D. Miller 
points cut that this plant is excessively rare, and 
is not found nearer than Yorkshire, and suggests 
there his been some confusion with another 
plant. 
(7) A correspondent at Broadwindsor (Dorset) 
gives this as a local name for the Snapdragon, 
Antirrhinum majus. 
(8) A correspondent at Membury (Devon) 
gives it as a local name for the Monkshood, 
Aconitum Napellus ; and also for the 
(9) Double Polyanthus. 
Boots AND STOCKINGS. Hoary Plantain, Plan- 
tago media (Ilminster). 
BossELL. The Corn Marigoid, Chrysanthemum 
segetum (West Wilts). 
_ Boraerum. Corn Marigold, Chrysanthemum 
segetum (Dorset). 
BOTTLES OF WINE. Dicentra spectabilis, known 
by a variety of names, amongst others Bleeding 
Heart, Lady’s Locket, Lyre Flower, Dutchman’s 
Breeches. 
Bouncine Bess. This is one of the names 
given in North Devon, and also in Dorset, to the 
Rea Spur Valerian, Kentranthus ruber, known 
