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name. Probably he means the Wood Sage, 
‘Teucrium Scorodonia. which is common in that 
district. 
Lapy ELEVEN o’CLock. The Star of Bethble- 
hem, Ornithogalum umbellatum. See ‘“‘ ELEVEN 
o’CLocKk Lapy.”’ 
LADY IN STOCKINGS. ‘White ‘‘ Hose in Hose ” 
Polyanthus (Maunsel). 
Lavy IN THE Boar. Dicentra spectabilis, more 
commonly known as LADY’s LocKkEts, BLEEDING 
Heart, LYRE FLOWER, and many other names 
(Maunsel). 
LaDy JANES. Herb Robert, Geranium Robert- 
tanum (Charmouth district). 
Lapy Lavinta’s Dove CARRIAGES. Monk’s- 
hood, Aconitum Napellus (Rampisham, Dorset). 
Lapy Mary’s Tears. Miss Ida Roper, F.L.S., 
tells me that the Common Lungwort, Pulmonaria 
officinalis, is known by this name in Dorset. 
Lapy Nut. Spanish Chestnut, Castanea vesca 
(East Somerset). 
LADY OF SPRING. Dandelion, Taraxacum 
officinale (Miss Ella Ford, Melplash). 
LADY OF THE LAKE. White Water Lily, 
Nymphea alba. 
Lapy OF THE MEADOW. Meadow-sweet, 
Spirea Ulmaria. More often called QUEEN OF 
THE MEADOW. 
oe OF THE Woops. White Birch, Betula 
alba. 
LADY RUFFLES. A schoo!-girl at East Mark 
gives me this as a local name for the “ Gam- 
Ppanula ” (?) 
Lapy’s Bacs. The Calceolaria (Chard). More 
often called Lapy’s Pockets. 
Lapy’s Batts. Black Knapweed, Centaurea 
nigra (S.W. Wilts, Charlton). 
Lapy’s BED. A correspondent at Axminster 
gives me this as a local name for the Lady’s 
Bedstraw, which see. 
LapDy’s BEDstTRAW. The general English name 
for Galiwm verum. Dr. Prior says: ‘ From its 
soit puffy floceclent stems and golden flowers 
—a name that refers to straw having formerly 
been used for bedding, even by ladies of rank.” 
Lapvy’s Bonnets. The Columbine, Aquilegia 
vulgaris (West Pennard), more generally called 
GRANNY’s (or GRANDMOTHER’S) BONNETS. 
Lapy’s Boors. Bird’s-foot Trefoil, Lotus 
corniculatus (Rev. H. Friend). 
