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(2) The seeds of the Dock, probably applied 
to more than one species, but particularly to the 
Great Water Dock, Rumex Hydrolapathum 3 very 
common on banks of streams and rivers and on 
peat moors. 
CoNKER BERRIES. The ripe fruit or “ hips” 
of the Wild Rose, Rosa canina (Kast Somerset and 
Dorset). 
ConKkERs. (1) Thefruit of the Horse Chestnut. 
Aisculus Hippocastanum ; from a game played by 
boys who string the horse-chestnuts on cord 
and take it in turn to strike at each other’s nut in 
order ~ ‘** conquer ’”’ by cracking it. 
(2) A Watchet correspondent gives this as a 
local name for the Ribwort or Lamb’s Tongue 
Plantain, Plantago lanceolata, for a reason which 
will be found under Cock’s HEADs. 
(3) The ripe fruit or “‘ hip ” of the Wild Rose. 
(4) The bedeguar, or gall known as the “‘ Robin’s 
Pincushion ” often found on the Wild Rose. See 
CANKER 
CoNnQUuER Moors. The Dandelion, Taraxacum 
officinale (Beaminster district). 
CONQUEROR FLOWERS. See CONKERS. 
Convict Grass. Mr. Harry Pouncy tells me 
that at Portland the Red Valerian, Kentranthis 
ruber is known by this name. 
Cor-RosE or CoppER ROSE. The Field Poppy. 
Papaver Rheas, from its red rose-like flower and 
the cop or button-shape of its capsule. Dr. 
Downes kindly reminds me that Cop is A.S. for 
Head, c.f. modern German Kopf. 
Corn BortTte. A Devonshire form of the 
name Cornflower or Bluebottle, Centaurea 
Cyanus. 
CoRN COCKLE. Several correspondents at 
Winsham give this as a local name for the Black 
Knapweed, Centaurea nigra. The true C rn 
Cockle is Lychnis Githago, and the application of 
the name to the Knapweed is due to a double 
confusion. 
CorRNETsS. A correspondent at Whitchurch 
Canonicorum (Dorset) gives this as a local name 
for the Rest Harrow, Ononis repens. 
Corn FuaG (1) Yellow Ivis, [ris Pseudacorus. 
(2) Any plant of the genus Gladiolus. 
CORNFLOWER. (1) A very general name for 
the Bluebottle, Centaurea Cyanus. 
(2) Applied almost as freely to the Greater 
Knapweed, Centaurea Scabiosa. 
(3) Field Scabious, Scabiosa arvensis. 
(4) A correspondent at Widworthy feria 
gives it as a local name for the Common Red 
Poppy, Papaver Rhoas. 
Corn Pop. Bladder Campion, Silene latifolia 
(N.W. Wilts). 
