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peregrina. The Madwort, Asperugo procumbems, 
is an alien, generally rare, but found near Bath, 
though not elsewhere in Somerset. The Wild 
Madder is very common in the neighbourhood of 
Dunster, and in an early stage much resembles 
the Goose-grass mentioned above. It is very 
spiny. with short curved prickles, which would 
amply account for the lecal pame. 
Cat Hips. A correspondent at Stockland 
(Devon) gives this as a loc1l name. for the fruit of 
the Dog-rose, Rosa canina. 
CAT NEP. Cat-mint or Cat-nip, Nepeta Cataria, 
from the fact that cats are very fond of it, and 
seem almost intoxicated by the smell of it. 
CAT oO’ NinE Tatrs. (1) Rev. Hilderic Friend 
gives this as a Devonshire name for the catkins 
of the Hazel, Corylus Avellana. 
(2) The name is also given to the Great Reed- 
mace, Typha latifolia. See Cat’s Tatn (1). 
CAT Posies. A correspondent at Rodden (near 
Frome) gives this as a local name for the Daisy, 
Bellis perennis. 
Cats AND Docs. Mr. Edward Vivian, of 
Trowbridge, gives me this as a local name for 
the blossom of the Willow, Salia. 
CATS AND Keys. Fruit of the Ash, Fraxinus 
excelsior, and Maple, Acer campestre. Rev. 
Hilderic Friend says “‘ In Somersetshire the people 
speak of CATS AND KEys.”’ 
CaT’s CLAws. (1) Bird’s-foot Trefoil, Lotus 
corniculatus. 
(2) Kidney Vetch, Anthyllis Vulneraria. 
(3) Bramble, Rubus fruticosus (Shoscombe). 
Cat’s Ear. The usual English name _ for 
several plants allied to the Hawkbits, particularly 
Hypocheris radicata and H. maculata, from the 
shape of their leaves. 
Cat’s Ears. Corn Cockle, Lychnis Githago 
(Stour Provost, Dorset). 
Cat’s Eygs. (1) A fairly general name for the 
Germander Speedwell, Veronica Chamedrys, 
more often called BIRpD’s EYEs. 
(2) Water Violet, Hottonia palustris (Long 
Load). 
(3) Herb Robert, Geranium Robertianum 
(Chettle, Dorset). 
CaT’s Face. The Pansy, both wild and 
cultivated, Viola arvensis and V. tricolor. 
Cat’s Foor. (1) The Mountain Everlasting 
Gnaphalium dioica, from its soft flower heads. 
(2) Also the Ground Ivy, Nepeta Glechoma, 
from the shape of its leaves. 
Cat’s Fur. A correspondent at Babcary gives 
me this as a local name for the Bedstraw, Galium 
(? verum). 
