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Pies’ SNouts. The Snap-dragon, Antirrhinum 
majus (Chilton Polden). 
Piagsy Pears. Fruit of the Hawthorn (Kilton. 
and Pawlett district). See Pies’ PEARS and 
Prxy PEARS. 
PIG-WEED. (1) White Goosefoot, Cheno- 
podium album (Allerford). 
(2) Toe Comfrey, Symphytum officinale (N.W. 
Wits). 
PILEWORT. A very genera! name for the 
Lesser Celandine, Ranunculus Ficaria, from an. 
old belief, based on the doctrine of signatures, 
that a decoction prepared from this plant would 
cure hemorrhoids. 
PIMROSE. A very common mis-pronunciation 
of Primrose, throughout a great part of the 
district. 
Pinch Me Ticur. A school-girl at Dunster 
gives me this as a local name for the Orchis 
(2 Orchis mascula). 
PrncusHION. A name given to a number of 
different plants, but most generaily throughout 
this district to 
(1) The Field Scabious, Scabiosa arvensis, and 
(2) The Garden Scabious, S. atropurpurea,. 
the white stamens of which have much the 
appearance oi the heads of pins sticking out of 
a velvety cushion. 
(3) The Devii’s-bit Scabious, S. Suecisa 
(Bradford-on-Tone). 
(4) The Sea-pink or Thrift, Statice maritima. 
(5) The Teasei, Dipsacus sylvestris (Shos- 
(6) A school-girl at South Petherton gives 
it as a local name for the Anemone. 
(7) Pink Persicaria, Polygonum Persicaria (a 
school-boy at Evercreech). 
(8) The Double Red Daisy (several school- 
girls at Paulton). 
(9) Bird’s-foot Trefoil, Lotus corniculatus 
(Dorset). 
(10) The Kidney Vetch, Anthyllis Vulneraria 
(S.W. Wilts). 
(11) Yellow Fumitory, Corydalis lutea (Devon), 
PINCUSHION FLOWER. The Scabious. See Prn- 
CUSHION (1) and (2). 
Prney. A mis-pronunciation of Peony, com- 
mon throughout the district. 
PINK AND WHITE SILK. Half-a-dozen Paulton. 
school-girls give me this as a local name for Apple 
blossom, Pyrus Malus. 
Pink BEAUTY. Sweet William, Dianthus 
barbatus (many school-children at Wembdon and. 
Axbridge). 
