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the leaves of the Clematis are sometimes used as 
a substitute for tobacco. 3 
(2) Two Eveccreech school-boys give it as a 
local name for the Common Sorrel. Rumex 
Acetosa. See Gipsy’s Baccy. 
Gipsy’s UMBRELLA. Several correspondents 
at Wembdon give this as a local name for the 
Wild Parsley, Anthrise:s sylvestris. 
Girnts. The short-styled (thrum-or rose-eyed) 
Primroses, Primula vilgaris. The long-styled or 
pin-eyed flowers are called Boys. 
GIRLS’ DeELicur. Southernwood. Artemisia 
Abrotanum. mere generally known as Boy’s LOVE, 
which see. 
GirRLs’ Love. Rosemary, Rosmarinus  offici- 
nalis. 
Giz; or, Gixy. Britten gives this as an 
East Somerset and Wilts name for the Kex of 
Hemlock, and adds ‘‘ Kex, Keck. Kecks, Kiks, 
Kecksey, &c., are all applied to different members 
of the Carrot family.”’ See also GICKSY. 
GLADDON, GLADWYN, GLADIN, GLADER, OF 
GLappy. The Stinking Iris, /Jris fetidissima. 
Although Fenning says that this is a general 
uame for plants with a broad blade, from Lat. 
Gladivs, a sword, it appears at the preseaot 
time in this district to be confined to the Tris. 
Mr. T. W. Cowan, F.L.S.. tells me that in Norfolk 
the name GLADDON is given to the Cat’s-tail, 
Equisetum. 
GLASTONBURY THORN. Mr. Elworthy describes 
this as ‘‘a variety of Whitethorn, which puts out 
rather a sickly-locking white blossom in winter, 
and is said to blossom on Christmas Day. Its 
name is from the legend of Joseph of Arimathza, 
who planted his staff on Wearall Hill at Glaston- 
bury, whence sprung the famous thorn.” The 
botanical name is Crategus Oxyacantha precox. 
GLEAMING STAR. Quite a number of young 
people at Paulton give me this as a local name for 
London Pride, Saxifraga umbrosa. 
GLOBES. The Common Globe-flower. Trollius 
europervs:; rarely found wild (never in the area 
covered by this list), but scmetimes seen in 
cottage gardens. Dr. Watson writes “I think 
the ‘ Globe-flower ’ cf cottage gardens is often a 
double-flowered Ranune.-l:s.” 
GLORILEss. The Moschatel, Adoxa Moscha- 
tellina ; this popular name is the English equiva- 
lent of the Greek generic name Adoza. 
GNAT-FLOWER. <A correspondent at Merriott 
gives me this as a local name for the Knapweed, 
both Centavrea Sc iios and C. nigra. 
Goat LEAF. A correspondent at Long Load 
gives me this as a loca] name for the Honeysuckle 
