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large leaves of Ampelopsis quinquefo ia are so called 
because in autumn they are used by children 
to whip the knuckles of others with the admoni- 
tion ‘ Hands-in-pockets.’ ”’ 
HANG-powns. Mrs. H. Day tells me that 
Crab Apples are known by this name at North 
Petheiton. 
HANGING GERANIUM. Sazifraga sarmentosa, 
from the way in which it is usually suspended in 
a cottage window ; also known as the Strawberry 
Geranium, from its strawberry-like runners 
(Wilts). See AARON’S BEARD (2). 
HARCHERS. A correspondent at Ibberton 
(Dorset) gives me this as a local name for the 
Wallflower, Chetranthus Cheiri. 
Harp Hack. (1) Mr. Edward Vivian and othe 
correspondents in the Trowbridge district give 
me this as a local name for the Greater Knapweed, 
Centaurea Scabiosa, and the Black Knapweed, 
C. nigra. 
(2) Mr. T. W. Cowan, F.L.S., tells me that the 
name is also given to the Tomentose Spira:a, 
Spirea tomentosa, an American plant grown in 
many gardens. 
HARD HEADs. (1) A very general name 
throughout the district for the Knapweeds 
mentioned in the foregoing paragraph. 
(2) The flower-heads of the Ribwort Plantain, 
Plantago lanceolata, used as ‘‘soldiers”’ or 
‘* fighting cocks ”’ by children everywhere (Devon). 
(8) Several young people at Chew Magna 
give me this as a local name for the Darnel, 
Lolium perenne. 
HARD Irons. (1) A correspondent at Leigh 
(Dorset) gives me this as a lccal name for a species 
of Centaurea, which, from her description, I 
believe to be C. Scabiosa. Both this species and 
C. nigra are frequently known as HARD HEADS or 
IRONWEED, and the above name appears to be a 
local combination cf the two. 
(2) Mr. T. W. Cowan, F.L.S., tells me that in 
the north this name is given to the Corn Crow- 
foot, Ranunculus arvensis. 
HARE BELL. This is the general English name 
for Campanula rotundifolia, and would not be 
included in this list but for the fact that corres- 
pondents in Somerset, Dorset, and Devon give 
it as a lceal name for the Wild Hyacinth or 
' Bluebell, Scilla non-scripta. 
HARE’s BEARD. An old country name for the 
Great Mullein, Verbascum Thapsus, which I 
gather from correspondents is still used in the 
Wimberne and Shute (Devon) districts. The 
plant was also formerly called BEAR’s BEARD. 
Dr Prior says it is perhaps a mistaken transla- 
tion of the Italian name tasso barbasso, as if 
