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NEEDLE FURZE or WHIN. Petty-Whin, Genista 
anglica 
NEEDLE GREENWEED (or GREENWOOD). Petty- 
whin, as above. 
NEEDLES AND Ptns. (1) Common Furze, 
Ulex europeus (a school-girl at Oakhill). 
(2) Wild Pansy or Heartsease, Viola arvensis 
(Leigh, Dorset). 
NELSON’sS BUGLE. A school-girl at East Harp- 
tree gives me this as a local name for the Common 
Bugie, Ajuga reptans. 
NEMMINY or NENEMY. A very frequent form 
of the name Anemone. 
Nep. Cat-mint, Nepeta Cataria. See CAT-NEP. 
NEW-MOWN Hay. (1) Sweet Woodruff, Aspe- 
rula odorata (Thurlbear and Stoke St. Mary). 
(2) Meadow Sweet. Spirwa Ulmaria (Shepion 
Maijliet). 
(3) Yellow Rattle, Rhinanthus Crista-galli (a 
Crewkerne school-girl). 
Dr. Watson tells me this term is also applied 
to a number of other plants, and be advised the 
omission of the three examples I have given. 
New YEAR’S GIFT. Winter Aconite, Hranthis 
hyemalis. 
NIGGER-HEADS. black Knapweed, Centaurea 
nigra (Forton). 
NIGGERS. Hoary Plantain or Lamb’s Tongue, 
Plantago media (Wellow). 
NIGGER’S HEADS. Hoary Plantain, Plantago 
media (Alfington, Devon). 
NIGHT BONNETS. Red-berried Bryony, 
Bryonia dioica (Miss Ella Ford, Melplash). 
NicHt Caps. (1) Greater Bindweed, Caly- 
stegia sepium. 
(2) The Columbine, Aguilegia vulgaris. See 
GRANNY’s NiGutcaP (1). 
NIGHTINGALE. Greater Stitchwort, Stellaria 
Holostea (S.W. Wiits, Hants Border). 
NIGHT-SHADE. A_ correspondent at Broad- 
winsor gives me this as a local name for the 
Periwinkle, Vinca. Dr. Watson thinks this is an 
error due to confusion. 
NIGHT-SHIRTS. Greater Convolvulus, Caly- 
stegia sepium (Yeovil and Ilminster). 
NIGHT VIOLET. Butterfly Orchis, Habenaria 
virescens (N.W. Wilts ; Sarum Diocesan Gazette). 
NimpteE Tarmor. <A well-known and prolific 
variety of field-pea (F. T. Eiworthy). 
Nie. Catmiut ; see NEP. 
NIPPER-NUT. A school-girl at Sampford Arun- 
del gives me this as a local name for the Tuberous 
