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GARDENER’S GARTERS. The garden striped 
Ribl-on Grass, sometimes called FRENCH GRASs. 
Phalaris arundinacea variegata. 
GARDEN GaTEs. London Pride, Sazxifraga 
umbrosa. The old name used to be “* Kiss me Love 
at the Garden Gate’’; this was contracted to 
‘* Garden Gate.’ Such names are, perhaps, mote 
frequently given to the Pansy or Heartsease, 
Viola tricolor. 
= GARDEN May. The School Mistress at Beamin- 
ster gives me this as a local name for the Lauri- 
stinus. 
GARDEN PATIENCE, A correspondent at Wins- 
combe gives me this as a local name for the 
Monk’s Rhubarb, Rumex alpinis, formerly used 
for medicinal purposes. It has been wittily 
suggested that the name “ Patierce”’ was 
doubtless given to thi: Dock oo azecount of the 
length of time required for it to effect a cure of 
the malady for which it was prescribed. Dr. 
Watson writes ‘‘ I think there is often confusion 
here with Butterburr; 1 knew of a few cases. 
The plant mentioned is obviously a garden one, 
and is probably the true plant. Bistort is often 
known in the North as PAYSHUN or PATIENCE 
Dock, dérived from Passion DOCK, since the 
leaves of the plant appear about Passion week.”’ 
GASKINS or GASCOIGNES. A correspondent at 
West Coker gives me this as a local name for 
the Wild Cherry, Prunus avium. It bears a 
similar name i1 Ke t, and probably in other 
parts of the country. 
Gauze FLOowEeR. The “fern-saver” of the 
gardeners, Gypsophila paniculata ; also known as 
CHALK PLANT. 
GEAN. A general English neme for Pr ns 
avium. Lady Francis Cecil tells me GEAN isa 
Scots name supposed to be derived from Elinor 
of Guienne, who brought this Cherry from France 
GELL ALFRED. ‘This is an interesting ex. mple 
of the way in which names get corrupted. A 
correspondent sends it as a local name for the 
Wallflower, Cheiranthus Cheiri. The neme is 
obviously a corruption of GILAWFEP, which see. 
GELLIFORS. A _ correspondent at Winshm 
gives this as a loeal name for Whitsuntide S cks, 
but Iam in some doubt whether this means a 
species of Matthiola or the White Double Rocket, 
Hesperis matronalis. See GILAWFER and also 
under WHITSUNTIDE. 
GENTLEMAN'S Buttons, Several correspon- 
dents at Paulton give me this as a local reme for 
the garden Double Daisy, Bellis. 
GENTLEMAN’S CAP AND Fritts. A school girl 
at Paulton gives me this as a | cal name for the 
Lesser Celandine, Ranunewls Ficaria. 
