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Pre Oress. Marshwort, Apium nodiflorum 
{Devon). See Pigs’ CREss (2). 
Piz Disues. <A correspondent at Charmouth 
gives me this as a local name for the ‘‘ Ice Plant,” 
by which I presume is intended some species of 
Mesembryanthemum. 
PIERCE-SNow. The Snowdrop, Galanthus 
nivalis (Stalbridge). See SNOW-PIERCER. 
PIFFERIDGE BusH. A lady at Compton (near 
Yeovil) gives me this as a local name for the 
Barberry, Berberis vulgaris. 
Pic ALES or Pia Atts. The fruit of the 
Hawthorn, Crategus monogyna. 
Pic BERRIES. The fruit of the Hawthorn, as 
above (Hast Somerset and Wilts). 
Pig Daisy. Common Fleabane, Pulicaria 
dysenterica (Leigh, Dorset). 
Pic Dock. Fool’s Parsley, Hthusa Cynapivm 
(Durston). 
Pickons. The winged fruit of the Sycamore> 
Acer Pseudo-platanus (Sexey’s School). 
PIGEON’S Foor. A Bridgwater schoolmistress 
gives me this as a local name for the Ranunculus. 
Mr. T. W. Cowan writes me: ‘‘ Geranium colum- 
barium is the nime for Pigeon’s-foot. Crowfoot 
is a common name for many species of Ranun- 
culus.”’ But I gather from Mr. F. W. Mathews 
that in West Somerset the name Pigeon’s-foot 
is sometimes applied to the Upright Meadow 
Crowfoot, Ranunculus acris. 
PIGGLes. Another (but much less common) 
form of PAIGLES, which see. 
PicGy-WieGy. The Snap-dragon, Antirrhinum 
majus (Litton). 
Pic-Litigs. Wild Arum or Cuckoo-pint, Arum 
maculatum (Sampford Arundel). 
Pia Nut. The Earth Nut or Hog Nut, Cono- 
podium majus. 
Pic 0’ THE WALL. The Sunap-dragon, Antirr- 
hinum majus (Bruton). 
Pics’ AILEs. See Pic ALES. 
Pics’ BERRIES. See PIG BERRIES. 
Pics’ BusBBLE. A common name in West 
Somerset and East Devon for the Cow-parsnip, 
Heracleum Sphondylium. 
Pies’ CHops. (1) A fairly common name for 
the Snap-dragon, Antirrhinum majus. 
(2) The Yellow Toad-flax, Linaria vulgaris 
(Mid-Somerset). 
Pigs’ Come. Cow-parsnip or Hogweed, 
Heracleum Sphondylium (Devon). 
