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ButcHers. (1) Early Purple Orckis, Orchis 
mascula (South Petherton). 
(2) Spotted Orchis, Orchis maculata (Wivelis- 
combe). 
BUTCHER’S BLoop. Red Campion, Lychnis 
dioica. The Headmaster of Sexey’s School gives 
me this name from a Shepton Mallet boy. 
BUTCHER’S KNIVES. Leaves of the Iris (Bridg- 
water). 
Butter. Lesser Celandine, Ranunculus Ficaria 
(Sexey’s School). ~ 
BUTTER AND CHEESE. (1) The Wood Sorrel, 
Oxalis Acetosella (from several correspondents 
at Bradford-on-Tone, Winsham, and Hawk- 
church). 
(2) Lesser Coelandine, Ranunculus Ficaria 
(Winsham and Hatch Beauchamp). 
(3) Common Mallow, Malva sylvestris (Stogur- 
sey and Leigh, Dorset). 
(4) Creeping Buttercup, Ranunculus repens 
(South Petherton). 
BUTTER AND Eacs. A nam=> given to a variety 
of flowers, but perhaps most generally throughout 
the district to ’ 
(1) Yellow Toad-flax, Linaria vulgaris. 
(2) The garden Narcissus of almost every 
varicts, including Jonquils and Daffodils, but 
particularly th se be‘ri1g white flowers with 
yellow. cectres. 
(3) Bird’s-foot Trefoil, Lotus corniculatus. 
(4) Wood Sorrel, Oxalis Acetosella (Bradford- 
on-Tone). 
(5) A variety of the Primrose (Primula vulgaris) 
having a double calyx growing one out of the 
other. Not uncommon in the Hill distvict.—F. 
T. ELWORTHY. 
(6) Rev. Hilderic Friend gives it as a name 
for the Ivy-leaved Toad-flax, Linaria Cymbalaria. 
(7) Mr. J. CG. Mansell-Pleydell gives it as a 
West Dorset name for the rare Spring Snowflake, 
Leucojum vernum. 
BUTTER AND SUGAR. A Tisbury correspondent 
gives me this as a local name for the Yellow Toad- 
flax, Linaria vulgaris. 
BUTTER CHopPs. Lesser Celandine, Ranunculus 
Ficaria (Evercreech).. 
BUTTERCUP. In addition to the various kinds 
of Ranunculus which usually bear this name it 
is frequently applied to 
(1) The Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus Ficaria, 
and 
(2) The Marsh Marigold, Caltha palustris. 
sometimes called ‘‘ Water Buttercup.” 
Dr. Prior thinks that the name Buttereup is a 
corruption of Button-cop, i.c., Button-head. 
Butter Daisy. Ox-eye, Chrysanthemum Leu- 
canthemum (Dorset and Devon). 
