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FRENCH GRASS. (1) Sainioin, Onobrychis 
vicicefolia. 
(2) The garden striped Ribbon-grass, Phalaris 
arundinacea variegata. 
' FRENCH HONEYSUCKLE. (1) The plant that 
is usually known by this name is Hedysarum 
coronarium. 
(2) Mr. W.S. Price tells me the name is applied 
to a cultivated variety of Honeysuckle bearing 
numerous clusters of deep orange coloured 
flowers. The florets are smaller, and each cluster 
contains more than the common wild variety. 
(3) Several youag people at Sampford Arundel 
give me this as a lce.l name for the Lapine, 
Lupinus. 
FRENCHMAN’S DARLING. A correspondent at 
Martock gives me this as a local name for the 
Mignonette, Reseda odorata, 
FRENCH Nout. A name very commonly used 
in Somerset and Devon for the Walnut, Juglans 
regia. Holloway adds, “ great numbers of this 
fruit b2iog imported from France,” 
FRENCH PINK. (1) Same as Indian Pink, 
Dianthus chinensis. 
(2) Sea Pink or Thrift, Statice maritima 
(Devon). ‘ 
FRENCH Poppy. A correspondent at Wid- 
worthy (Devo) gives me this as a local name for 
the Great Mullein, Verbascum Thapsus. 
FRENCH Pops. Mr. F. T. Elwortly Says: 
‘‘The small purple Gladiolus, | The flowers ‘are 
in shape much like Pops, i.e., Foxgloves, They 
are very common in cottage flower knots.” 
FRENCH PRIMROSE. A correspondent at Hol- 
ditch (near Crard) gives me this as a local name 
for the Polyanthus. 
FRENCH SPARROW GRASs. According to Dr. 
Prior this is the name under which are sold in 
the Bath market, to be eaten as Asparagus, the 
sprouts of the spiked Star of Bethlehem, Ornitho- 
galum pyrenaicum, 
FRENCH VIOLETS. A correspondent at Watchet 
gives me this as a local name for the « Midget 
Campanula, but Dr. Watson tells me that Wahlen- 
ergia hederacea does not occur at Watchet. 
FRENCH WILLOW. Rose-bay (Willow-Ferb), 
Epilobium angustifolium. 
FRIAR’S Caps. Monk’s-hood, Aconitum 
Napellus, from its upper sepals resembling a 
friar’s cowl. 
FRIED CANDLESTICKS, This curious name for 
a wild Orchis, most probably the Early Purple, 
Orchis mascula, is sent me by a couple of corres- 
pondents at Winsham, See CANDLEsTIOKS (1), 
