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throughout a great part of Somerset as “ Kiss- 
me-quick.”’ 
BouNcING Betsy. Another Dorset form of 
BOUNCING BEss. 
BounciING Bett. (1) The Pansy, Viola tricolor 
(Ilton and North Petherton). 
(2) Common Soapwort, Saponaria officinalis 
(Dorset). 
Bour. A Martock correspondent gives this 
as a local name for the Elder, Sambucus nigra. 
Boxinc GuLoves. Mr. J. Woodward,cf Bridg- 
water, gives methis as a local nam> for the 
Bird’s-tect Trefoil, Lotus corniculatxs. 
Box oF MatcHes. The ieaf of the Maple, 
Acer campestre (Shoscombe). 
Box THoRN. Lycium chinense (White’s Bristo 
Flora). 
Boys. (1)The long pistilled or ‘pin-eyed”’ flowers 
of the Primrose, Primula vulgaris. The short- 
pistilled or ‘‘thrum-eyed”’ or ‘“‘ rose-eyed ”’ 
flowers are called GIRLs. 
(2) Dr. R. C. Knight informs methst in Dorset 
the name is also given to the long-pistilled flowers 
of the Cowstip, Primula veris. 
Boys AND GIRLs. Primroses, and (in Dorset) 
Cowslips. See Boys. 
Boy’s Love. Southernwood, Artemesia Abro- 
tanum. Mr. Eiworthy says :—‘‘ A very great 
favourite with the village belles. In the summer 
nearly all carry a spray of it hali wrapped in the 
white handkerchief in their hand to church. In 
fact a village church on a hot Sunday afternoon 
quite reeks with it.” It is said that the plant 
owes this name to the fact that its ashes were 
formerly made into an ointment and used by 
young men to promote the growth of the beard, 
Boy’s LOVE AND MAIDEN’s RUIN. Sam2 as 
Boy’s LovE. The Southernwood is also known 
in Devon as MAIDEN’S RUIN, and in some parts 
of the county the above combined name is given 
to it. 
BozzELL. Corn Marigold, Chrysanthemum 
segetum (West Wilts). 
BRANDY BOTTLE. A very common nam> for 
the Yellow Water-lily, Nymphea lutea, probably 
from the shape of the seed-vessel, although it. 
is frequentiy said to be due to the odour of the 
flower. 
‘BRANDY Borttites. (1) Hips; fruit of the 
Dog Rose, Rosa canina (Shoscombe). 
(2) Broad-leaved Garlic, Allium ursinum 
(Dorset). 
BRANK. Common Buckwheat, Polygonum 
Fagopyrum. 
