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Somerset. Called gaule by the old herbalists. 
(2) Also applied to the Corn Marigold,. 
Chrysanthemum segetum. 
(3) Dr. Watson writes ‘“‘GoLp is a fairly 
general name for various Marigolds, including the 
garden Calendula officinalis. 
GoLp Batts. Mr. T. W. Cowan, F.L.S., gives. 
me this as another name for Buttercups, Ranun- 
culus. 
Gotp Betts. Daffodils, Narcissus Pseudo- 
Narcissus (Trowbridge district). 
GoLp Cups. Buttercups generally. Holloway 
gives the Meadow Ranunculus, #. acris, and 
Jennings R. bulbosus. See GO-cups. 
Gotp Dust. (1) Biting Stonecrop, Sedum 
acre. 
(2) Yellow Alyssum, Alyssum sazxatile. 
GOLDEN Batts. (1) A name commonly used 
in West Somerset for the Guelder Rose, Viburnum 
Opulus. 
(2) A correspondent at Bloxworth (Dorset) 
gives it as a local name for the Globe Flower, 
Trollius europeus. Dr. Watson tells me it is so 
used in the North of England. See GLOBHs. 
(3) <A variety of apple. 
GOLDEN BELLs. A Martock school-boy gives 
me this as a local name for the Cowslip, Primula 
veris. 
GOLDEN BLossom. Rev. Hilderic Friend gives 
this as a Devonshire name for the Creeping 
Cinquefoil, Potentilla reptans. 
GOLDEN ButrEerR. A correspondent at Leigh 
(Dorset) gives me this a local name for the Lesser 
Spearwort, Ranunculis Flammula. 
GOLDEN ButTrERcuP. A _ correspondent at 
Axbridge gives me this as a local name for the 
Marsh Marigold, Caltha palustris. 
GOLDEN ButTrons. Common Tansy, Tanace- 
tum vulgare (Axminster). 
GOLDEN CAP AND FRILL. A correspondent at 
Paulton gives this as a lccal name for the Lesser 
Celandine, Ranunculus Ficaria. 
GOLDEN CARPET. A correspondent at Rad- 
stock gives me this as a local name for the Yellow 
Stonecrop, Sed.im acre. 
GOLDEN CHAIN. (1) A very general name for 
the Laburnum, Labvrnum vulg ure. 
(2) A number of correspondents at South 
Petherton and Mells and one at Leigh (Dorset) 
give it as a local name for the Broom, Cytisus 
scoparius, which belongs to the same genus as 
the Laburnum. 
(3) Mr. F. T. Elworthy gives it as a common 
name in West Somerset for Ranunculus globosa. 
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