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CoRN Rose. A fairly general name for the 
Common Red Poppy, Papaver Rheas. 
CoRNWoopD. Miss Ella Ford, of Melplash 
(Dorset), gives me this as a local name for the 
Cornel or Dogwood, Cornus sanguinea. 
CoTTON FLOWER. Several correspondents at 
Horton and Wellington give this as a local name 
for the Plantain—probably Plantago media, from 
the general cottony appearance of its spike. 
CoTTON WEED. (1) An old name for the High- 
land Gudweed, Gnaphalium sylvaticum, from its 
soft white pubescence. 
(2) Mountain . Everlasting, or Cat’s-foot, 
Antennaria dioica. 
CoucH (1) The local form of Couch-grass or 
Couh-wheat. Triticum repens ; a very troublesome: 
weed. Mr, T. W. Cowan wiites :—‘‘ A corrup- 
tion of Quitch—or Quick-grass. A. Sax. cwice, 
quice, i.e. the quick or vivacious plant. In 
Lincolnshire Wicks (from wick—alive), it being 
very tenacious of life, and to its habit of growth 
lying on the ground. Dorset Cooch to lie, French 
coucher.’? See Twircu. 
(2) Other troublesome weeds (e.g. the Field 
Gonvolvulus) are often known as CovucH or 
CoocH. 
CouGH WorTtT. The Coltsfoot, Tussilago- 
Farfara, from its medicinal use for the cure of 
coughs. 
COURTSHIP AND MATRIMONY. Meadowsweet, 
Spirea Ulmaria. 
COVENTRY Betts. (1) Any of the cultivated 
“ Canterbury Bells,” particularly Campanula 
Medium. 
(2) A correspondent at Sherborne gives this 
as a local name for the Foxglove, Digitalis 
purpurea. 
COWBANE. A general name for the Water 
Hemlock, Cicuta virosa, from its injurious effect 
upon cows. Dr. Downes writes me :—Cicuta 
virosa is a very rare plant in Somerset; more 
probably the plant referred to is @nanthe crocata, 
the Hemlock Water-Dropwort. I am told that 
cows have died from eating the roots of this plant 
after ditches have been cleaned out’and the roots 
left on the ground. The stems and leaves do not 
seem to be so injurious.’’ 
COWBELL. A well-informed correspondent at 
Allerford gives me this as a local name for the 
Bladder Campion, Silene Cucubalus. 
Cow BELLY. Several correspondents at 
Muchelney give me this as a local name for Cow- 
parsnip, Heracleum Sphondylium. ‘* Bally”? is 
possibly a corruption of ‘ Billers,’’ which see. 
COWBERRY. (1) The Red Whortleberry, Vac- 
cinium Vitis-Idea. Dr. Prior says ‘ apparently 
