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PEWTERWORT. Miss Audiy Vivian, of Trow- 
bridge, gives me this as a local name for the 
Horse-tail. I find that both this name and 
that of SCOURING-RUSH were formeily given to 
any species of Hquisetum, but particularly to 
E. hyemale (the Rough Horse-tail), owing to their 
being much used for polishing pewter dishes and 
scrubbing wood. The stems contain silica. 
PHEASANT’S EYE (1). The general English 
name for the genus Adonis. 
(2) In West Somerset, the Evergreen Alkanet, 
Anchusa sempervirens. Often called also WATER. 
FORGET-ME-NOT. 
(3) The ‘‘ Pheasant’s Eye’ Narcissus, Nar- 
cissus poeticus. 
(4) The garden Pink, Dianthus Caryophyllus. 
(5) A correspondent at Ubley gives this as 
a local name for the Scarlet Pimpernel, Anagallis 
arvensis. : 
Pick. The fruit of the Sloe, Prunus insititia 
(Wilts). 
PICK-POCKET. A name applied to a large 
number of different plants, but most common'y 
throughout this district to 
(1) The Shepherd’s Purse, Capsella Bursa- 
pastoris. It bas been suggested that “ pick ’”” 
is a corruption of ‘“ pix” or “‘ pixie,” but 
Mr. Jas. Britten writes me “ Oh no!! it relates 
to a well-known ‘game’ or see below” for 
another suggestion under PicK-PURSE. See also 
a note under MONEY-BAGS. 
(2) Several correspondents give this as a 
local name for the Greater Stitchwort, Stellaria. 
Holostea, and the Rev. H. Friend suggests that 
in Somerset the name is frequently given to this 
plant. — 
(3) From all parts of the district I have had 
sent me the names of different members of the 
Parsley family to which this name is given. It 
appears to be applied almost indiscriminately 
to plants of this class. 
(4) The Hem!'ock, Conium maculatum (Watchet. 
and Martock). 
(5) Garlic Treacle-mustard or Jack-by-the- 
Hedge, Sisymbrium Alliaria (East Devon). 
(6) Ivy-leaved Toad-flax, Linaria Cymbalaria 
(Sexey’s School). 
(7) The Schoolmaster at Batcombe gives me 
this (and BIRD’s-EYE) as a local name for Bux- 
baum’s Speedwell, Veronica Tournefortii; no 
doubt applied also to the Germander Speedwell, 
V. Chameedrys. 
(8) Yellow Stone-crop, Sedum acre (Kim- 
meridge, Dorset). 
PICK-PURSE. The Shepherd’s Purse, Capsella 
Bursa-pastoris. Dr. Prior says: ‘‘ From its 
robbing the farmer by stealing the goodness of 
his land.’’ See Pick-PocKET (1). 
