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(2) Quite a number of young people at 
Brompton Regis give it as a local name for the 
Primrose, Primula vulgaris. 
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GOLDEN Sun. Several correspondents at Dun- 
ster give this as a local name for the Dandelion, 
Taraxacum officinale. 
GOLDEN TRUMPETS. The Daffodil, Narcissus 
Pseudo-Narcissus (South Petherton). 
GOLDEN WATCH-CHAINS. A_ correspondent 
near Ilminster gives me this as a local name for 
the Laburnum, Laburnum vu’'gare. 
GOLDEN WATERB-LILY. Correspondents at 
Staple Fitzpaine and in several parts of Dorset 
give me this as a local name for the Marsh Mari- 
gold, Caltha palustris. 
GOLDEN Wines. Golden Rod, Solidago Vir- 
gaurea (Wembdon). 
GoLpinocks. (1) A fairly general name for 
the Wood Crowfoot, Ranunculus auricomus ; 
often given to other Buttercups alse. 
(2) Aster Linosyris, which isa very rare plant 
in Somerset. Linnaeus gave it the generic name 
of Chrysocoma, which is derived from two Greek 
words, meaning ‘Golden locks,’’ hence the 
popular name. “ 
(83) An Evercreech school-boy tells me the 
name is given in that district to the Marsh 
Marigold, Caltha pa'ustris. 
GoLp Kwnoss. A name given to more than 
one species of Buttercup; a correspondent at 
Thorncombe gives it as the local name for the 
Creeping Buttercup, Ranunculus repens. 
Gotptock. Charlock, Brassica arvensis (Zeals, 
Wilts). 
Gotp LocKkET AND CHAIN. Several young 
people at Paulton give me this as a local name 
for the Laburnum, Laburnum v lIgare. 
GOLD OF PLEASURE. The English name for 
Camelina sativa, a plant of the Mustard family 
cultivated for the oil of its seeds. Sometimes 
called FALSE FLAx aad OIL-sSEED PLANT. 
GoLp SEED. Several young people at Dunster 
give me this as a local name for the Dog’s-tail 
Grass, Cynosurus cristatus. 
GoLp STAR. Common Avens, Geum urbanum 
(Evershot). 
GoLp WartcH. A correspondent at Frome 
gives me this as a local name for the Large- 
flowered St. John’s Wort, Hypericum calycinum, 
more commonly called in this district RosE oF 
SHARON. 
GoLp WATCH AND CHAIN. Laburnum, Laburnum 
vulgare. See WATCH AND CHAIN. 
