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(2) <A correspondent at Stalbridge gives this 
as a local name for the Amaranth, known as 
Love Lies Bleeding, Amaranthus caudatus. 
FEATHERY PLUME. Pampas Grass, Gynerium 
argenteum (\VYinsham). 
FEATHERY SHAMROCK. Several young people 
at. Aller give me this as a local name for the 
Clover, Trifolium. 
FEBRUARY FAIR-MAID (or MAIDEN). The 
Snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis. 
FELON-worTt. The Woody Nightshade or 
Bittersweet, Solanum dulcamara. From its use 
in curing whitlows, called in Latin furuncula, 
little thieves, that is, feloss. 
FENNEL-FLOWER. The general English name 
for Nigella damascena, popalarly called Loy. ina 
Mist, or Devil in the Bush. 
FERN Burr R-cup. Silverweed, Potentilla 
Anserina (S.W. Wilts). 
FERN-LEAVED DalIsy. A _ correspordent at 
Paulton gives me tkis as a local name for the 
Scentless Mayweed, Matricaria inodora. 
FEVERTORY. A Wiltshire name for the 
Fumitory, Fumaria, from wrich a cosmetie for 
removing treckles used to be distilled. A Wilt- 
shire rhyme says :— 
If you wish to be pure aad holy, 
Wash your face with fevertory. 
FIDDLES. (1) Water Figwort, Scrophularia 
aquatica, so called bezause if two of the stalks are 
drawer across each other as a bow is drawn across 
the strings they make a noise like a fiddle. See 
Crowpy Kir. 
(2) Dr. Watson tells me this name is also 
giveon to the Knotted Figwort, S. nodosa. 
FIDDLESTICK. An alternative Devonshire 
name for the Figwort, as above. 
FIDDLE StTrRines. (1) The Water Figwort. 
See FIDDLBEs. 
(2) The nibs of the Plantain leaf when pulled 
out (Castle Cay and N.W. Wilts). 
FIELD Daisy. A correspondent at Watchet 
gives this as a local name for the Feverfew, 
Chrysanthemum Parthenium. 
FieLp Litizs. A_ correspondent at South 
Petherton gives this as a Iccal name for the 
Yellow Iris, Iris Pseudacorus. Probably some 
confusion. Dr. Watson writes :—‘‘ FIELD is 
searcely right as qualifying LILIgs in regard to 
the Flag. It would be more suitable for the 
Foetid Iris, which actually grows in fields and — 
not only in wet places. I suppose LILIEs is 
used because of the leaf being like a Lily, and 
not in reference to the flower.” 
