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GILL Cup. See Gin Cup. 
GILL GO ON (or OVER) THE GROUND. An old 
English name for the Ground Ivy (see GILL) 
sent m2 by several correspondents as being 
still in use. i 
GILLIFLOWER. See also GILAWFER. 
(1) Most generally the Wallflower, Cheiranthus 
Cheiri (particularly in Somerset and in the North). 
(2) Various species of Steck, Matthiola (par- 
ticularly in Dorset). Dr. Watson telis me the 
name is not applied to the Ten-week Stock, but 
to those which stand the winter. 
(3) Clove Pink, Carnation, Sweet William, and 
other species of Dianthus. 
(4) Dr. Watson tells me the name is sometimes 
given to the Cuckoo Flower, or Lady’s Smock, 
Cardamine pratensis, probably owing to co.fusion. 
(5) In Devon, Polemium ceruleum and P. 
album, commonly known as JAcOB’s LADDER. 
(6) Several young people at Long Sutton give 
this as a local name for the Garden An mone, 
GILL RuN ALONG THE GROUND. <An old 
English name for the Ground Ivy (see GILL); 
sent me by several correspondents as being still 
in use, 
GILLY. A correspondent at Doulting gives me 
this as a local name for the Wallflower. Cheiranthus 
Cheirit, See GILAWFER and GILIFLOWER. . 
GILOFFER. See GILAWFER aid GILLIFLOWER. 
Rev. Hilderic Friend says: ‘‘ In Scmersetshire 
the word GILOFFER is still used in speakirg cf the 
Ten-week Stock, while in North Devon the Wall- 
flower is so called.”’ 
GILT, GILTED, GILTEN, GILTING, or Giury CUP, 
Same as Git Cup, which see, 
GINGER. Mrs. H. Day, of North Petherton, 
gives this as a name for the Biting Stoncerop, 
Sedum acre, often cailed WALL PEPPER. 
GINGER FLOWER, An Evercreech school boy 
gives me this as a local name for the Stcck, 
Matthiola. 
Gipsies. (1) Herb Robert, Geranii:m Roberti- 
anum, See Gipsy FLOWER (1). 
(2) Mr. J. Woodward, of Bridgwater, gives me 
this as a lccal name for the Hedge Mustard, 
Sisymbrium officinale. 
Gipsy. (1) Several correspondents at Neitle- 
combe give me this as a lecal name for the 
Ribwort Plantain, Plantago lanceolata. 
(2) Another correspondent at Nettle:ombe 
gives it as a local name for the Ragwort, Senecio, 
Jacobeea. 
(3) Carnation grass, Carea panicea, ** because 
it turns so brown ” (N.W. Wilts). 
(4) Field Woodrush, Luzula campestris (West 
Wilts). 
