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Lion’s Toneues. (1) Two school-girls at 
Upottery give this as a local name for the Yellow 
Toad-flax, Linaria vulgaris. See Lion’s MoutTH (2). 
(2) <A school-girl at Paulton gives it as a local 
name for the Hart’s Tongue Fern, Phyllitis 
Scolopendrium. 
LIQUORICE PLANT. A correspondent at Dunster 
gives me this as a local name for the Common 
Rest-harrow, Ononis repens, which is frequently 
known as Wild Liquorice. Anne Pratt says: 
‘* The long roots have the sweet flavour of liquorice, 
and are sucked both by children and country 
labourers to quench thirst.” 
LITTLE AND Pretty. (1) A common name 
in many parts of Somerset, particularly in the 
Eastern portion of the country, for the Virginian 
Stock, Malcolmia maritima. Ialso have the name 
from Dorset, Devon, and Wilts, but to nothing 
like the same extent as from East Somerset. 
(2) London Pride, Saxifraga wmbrosa (chiefly 
in Dorset, but the Rev. H. Friend gives it as used 
in Devon). 
(3) A Yeovil school-boy gives me this as a 
local name for the Germander Speedwell, Veronica 
Chameedrys, more commonly called BIRD’s-EYE. 
(4) An Evershot school-boy gives it as a local 
name for the Corn Cockle, Lychnis Githago. 
LirrhE Brusues. The Teasel, Dipsacus syl- 
vestris (two Bradford-on-Tone school-girls). 
LITTLE CHICKWEED. This is sent me from 
several districts as a local name for the Pearlwort, 
Sagina procumbens. 
LITTLE CRANE’sS-BILL. Herb Robert, Geranium 
Robertianum (two Paulton school-girls). 
LirtLE DARLING. Mignonette, both wild, 
Reseda lutea, and cultivated, R. odorata. The 
name ‘‘ Mignonette’”’ is a French word meaning 
‘little darling.” 
LirrLeE Farr ONE. Common Broom, Cytisus 
scoparius (a school-girl at Hawkchurch, Devon). 
LirrLe Forcet-mMe-Nots. A Taunton lady 
gives me this as a local name for the Field Scorpion- 
grass, Myosotis arvensis. 
LitrLeE Gossirs. <A school-girl at South Pether- 
ton gives me this as a local name for ‘“* Blue 
Butchers,” i.e., the Early Purple Orchis, 0. 
mascula. See also GOSSIPS. 
LITTLE HONEYSUCKLE. Red Clover, Trifolium 
pratense (Midsomer Norton). For the explanation 
of this name see HONEYSUCKLE (2). 
LirrLE JAcK. The Herb Robert, Geranium 
Robertianum (Hawkchurch, Devon). 
LirtLE Jan. The Herb Robert, as above 
(Chardstock). 
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