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Lapy’s THUMBS AND FINGERS. Correspon- 
dents at Stalbridge and Okeford Fitzpaine give 
this as the local name of the Bird’s-foot Trefoil, 
Lotus corniculatus. More generally called FINGERS 
AND THUMBS. 
Lapy’s TREsSES. (1) The general English 
name for the Orchiu group, Spiranthes, from the 
flowers on the spike being like braided hair. 
(2) <A lady at Clifton several yeais ago gave 
me this as a local name for the Cuckoo-pint, 
Arum maculatum. It is difficult to see the reason, 
but she guve a number of other names correctly. 
(3) A lady at Stalbridge gave me this as a 
local name for the Yellow Bedstraw, Galium 
verum. 
LApDY’s UMBRELLAS. (1) Greater Convolvulus 
Calystegia sepium (Aller school-boys). 
(2) Lesser or Field Convolvulus, Convolvulus 
arvensis (Leigh, Dorset). 
(3) Wocdy Night-shade, Solanum Duleamara 
(Curry Mallet). 
Lapy WHIN. Aa old country name for tke 
Rest Harrow, Ononis repens. 
Lapy WkItT-smMock. White Brompton Stoek 
(Maunsell). 
LAMBIN A PuLpir. Wild Arum or Cuckoo-pint, 
Arum maculatum. Given by Rev. H. Friend on 
the autherity of Britten. A lady at East Grim- 
stead, Wilts, gives me LAMB IN THE PULPIT as 
being used in that district. 
LAMBKINS. Hazel Catkins (Barford St. Martin, 
Wilts). r 
Lamb’s Ears. (1) <A school-girl at Queen 
Camel gives me this as a local name for the Red 
Dead Nettle, Lanium purpureum. 
(2) A correspondent at Wellington gives it 
as a local name for the Silver-weed, Potentilla 
Anserina. 
LamB’s Foot. Kidney Vetch, Anthyllis Vul- 
neraria (Evershot). 
LamMB’s Grass. Spring grass; early grass, as 
distinguished from ee-grass (Dorset). 
Lamb’s LETTUCE. (1) An old name for the 
Common Corn Salad, Valerianella olitoria. 
(2) <A school-girl at Queen Camel gives it as a 
local name for the Nipplewort, Lapsana com- 
munis. 
(3) A school-girl at Oake gives it as a loca 
name for the Salad Burnet, Poteriwm Sanguisorba, 
LAMB’s QUARTERS. (1) Common Goosefoot, 
Chenopodium album. 
(2) The Common Orache, Alriplea patula. 
Dr. Prior thinks this is perhaps only Lammas 
quarter, called so from its blossoming about the 
Ist of August, the season when the clergy used 
to get in their tithes. 
