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Gotpy. Mrs. Day, of North Petherton, gives 
me this as a name for the Meadow Buttercup, 
Ranunculus acris. 
GoLLiwoes. Common Red Poppy, Papaver 
Rheas (Hatch Beauchamp and Camerton). 
GoLLIwoGs’ HEADS. The seed case of the 
Poppy; see above (Paulton). 
Goop FrRinpAY FLOwER. (1) The Moschatel, 
Adoxa Moschatellina, because it flowers at 
Easter. For many years I never heard this 
plant called by any other name (Castle Cary). 
(2) The Schoolmistress at Barrington tells me 
that the Passion Flower, Passiflora caerulea, is so 
called in that neighbourhood. 
Goop Fripay PLant. A correspondent at 
Ilton gives me this as a local name for the Lung- 
wort, Pulmonaria officinalis. 
Goop KinGc HENRY. (1) Mercury Goosefoot, 
Chenopodium Bonus-Henricus. Col. J. 8. F. 
Mackenzie says ‘It is a good example of the 
pitfalls in finding out how plants have come by 
their names. Its second botanical name is Bonus- 
Henricus. The ‘ Bonus’ (good) was given to 
distinguish it from a poisonous (‘ Malus ’) Henricus 
plant. Linnaeus «vidently took the plant-name 
from the Germans, who called it Heinrich, and 
Latinized it into Henricus. This, when translated 
into English, became Henry, as if it were a 
Christian name. Grimm says ‘ Heinrich’ is not 
a Christian name. It is a German word for what 
we in English call goblin. To make confusion 
worse confounded, someone has put in a ‘ King,’ 
and the Good Goblin becomes Good King Henry.”’ 
(2) A number of correspondents at South 
Petherton give me this as a local name for the 
leaves of the Dock, Rumex obtusifoli s. 
Goop Luck. A correspondent at Wells gives 
me this as a local name for the Wood Sorrel, 
Oxalis Acetosella. 
Goop NEIGHBOURHOOD. (1) Mercury Goosefoot 
or Good King Henry, Chenopodium Bonus 
Henricus (Devizes). 
(2) Red Spur Valerian, Kentranthus ruber 
(Devizes). 
Goop NEiGcHBouRS. A name commonly used 
in West Somerset for the Red Spur Valerian, 
Kentranthus ruber. Mr. Edward Vivian tells me 
it is also used in the Trowbridge district. 
Goop Nicgut AT Noon. Common Mallow, 
Malva sylvestris. 
Goopy’s Eyvz. See CLEAR EYE (2). 
Gooxoo Burtrons. Mr. W.S. Price (Weliling- 
ton) gives me this as a local name for the burs 
of the Common Burdock, Arcticm minus. See 
Cuckoo BUTTONS. 
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