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Capsella Bursa-pastoris—no doubt owing to the 
explosive dispersal of the seeds. The name is 
sometimes given to other plants with explosive 
fruits. 
Gussips. Mr. F. W. Mathews, of Bradford-on- 
Tone, gives me this as a local name for the Early 
Purple Orchis, Orchis mascula. See Gossips. 
GUZZLE-BERRY. Gooseberry (Wilts). 
Haavs. Fruit of the Hawthorn (Pulman). 
HAB-NABS. Fruit of the Hawthorn (Stoke- 
under-Ham). A corruption of HALF-AND-HALF-, 
which see. 
HACKYMORE. Knapweed, Centaurea nigra or 
C. Scabiosa (North Cadbury). 
HaAG-RopE. Wild clematis, Clematis Vitalba- 
whose tangled growth is much like cordage 
(West Somerset). Hag is probably a survival 
of the A.S. heg, haga, hedge. Dutch haay. 
HAG-THORN. Uawthorn, Crateg.s ».on gyna 
(West Somerset and Devon). Mr. Elworthy 
says: “‘ In this, there can be no doubt, we have 
the older form haga, than the haw of Lit. Eng.” 
Hats or HAwLEs. Fruit of the Hawthorn 
East Somerset and Dorset). 
HAIR-BELL. See HARE-BELL. 
Hatr-BRuSH. The Teasel, Dipsacus sylvestris 
Hammy HEAD. A correspondent at Stalbridge 
gives me this as a local name for the Knapweed‘ 
Centaurea nigra. 
Hatvs. Haws. Berries of the Haw- 
thorn (West Somerset). Mr. Elworthy quotes, 
the popular belief : ‘‘ We be gwain to have a hard 
winter, the haivs be so plenty.” 
HAL¥F-AND-HALF. The fruit of t .e Hawthorur 
Crateg s mcn gyna (Stoke-under-Ham). 
HALF-PENNIES AND PENNIES. This is sent me 
from the neighbourhood of Honiton as a Iceal 
name for the Wall Pennywort, Cctyledon Um- 
bilic..s-Veneris. 
HALLELUJAH. Wood Sorrel, Ozalis Acetosella. 
See ALLELULIA. 
HALSE. Hazel, Corylus <Avellana. Mr. 
Elworthy says: “A hazel rod is always 
a halsen stick.” It is from this that the village 
of Halse takes its name. 
HAtves. Haws; fruit of the Hawthorn. | 
Hanps IN Pockets. Several correspondentt 
in Mid and East Somerset, particularly a- 
Sexey’s School and Muchelney, give me this 
as a lceal name fcr the Virginia Creeper, Ampels 
opsis quingvefolia. Dr. R. C. Knight gives me 
the interesting explanation ‘“‘the petioles of 
