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of Oare, gives it to me as a local name for the 
Field Bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis. 
GRounD Nut. Common Earth Nut, Cono- 
podium majus. 
GROUND PINE. A general English name for 
the Yellow Bugle, Ajuga Chamepitys, sent me by 
a number of correspondents. Dr. Prior says this 
plant was the Forget-me-not of all the authors 
up to the beginning of the last century. 
GROUND-SWELL or GROUND-WILL. Mr. T. W. 
Cowan, F.L.S., gives me this as an old name for 
the Groundsel, Senecio vulgaris, and tells me that 
his gardener from Devon always called the plant 
GROUND-SWELL. See note under GRUNDY 
SWALLow. 
GROVES. Duckweed, Lemna (Rev. W. P. 
Williams). 
GROZEN or GROZENS. This name for the 
Duckweed, Lemna, is given both by Jennings 
and the Rev. W. P. Williams. It was sent me 
a few months ago by the Schoolmistress at 
Pawlett as a name still used in that neighbour- 
hood. 
GRUMSELL. Rev. Hilderic Friend gives this as 
a Devonshire name for the Dandelion, Taraxacum 
officinale. 
GRUNDY SWALLow. A Taunton lady gives me 
this as a local name for the Groundsel, Senecio 
vulgaris. Mr. T. W. Cowan, F.L.S., writes me 
‘*Groundsel assimilated to groundsil = the 
threshold of a door (Bailey) was originally 
ground-swallow. A. Sax. grund-swelge, from 
Swelgan = to swallow or devour. Dr. Prior says 
it is still called in Scotch and Prov. Eng. grundy- 
swallow. An old form of the word is groundswell, 
as if that wherewith the earth teems. ‘ This 
groundswell is an hearbe much like in shape vuto 
Germander.’ P. Holland, Plinie’s Nat. Hist. 
(1634), vol. ii., p. 238.” 
Guitts. <A lady at Compton (between Yeovil 
and Sherborne) gives.me this as a local name 
for the Corn Marigold, Chrysanthemum segetim. 
GUILT or GUILTY-CUP. See GIL-Cup. 
GUINEA-HEN FLOWER. A _ correspondent at 
Dunster gives me this as a local name for the 
Snake’s-head, Fritillaria Meleagris, but I believe 
the plant is very rare in Somerset, and is not 
found wild anywhere in the Dunster district. 
GuLtTy-Cuprs. A Devonshire name given to 
several species of Buttercups. Rev. Hilderie 
Friend particularly names Ranuncvlus acris, and 
G. P. R. Pulman R. bulbosvs. 
Guns. A correspondent at Donyatt gives me. 
this as a local name for the Shepherd’s Purse 
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