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SHAKERS. A Wiitshire name for the Quaking 
Grass, as above. 
SHAKING GRASS. A common name in West 
Somerset and Devon for the Quaking Grass, 
Briza media. 
SHALDER. (1) A broad, flat rush growing in 
ditches (Jennings). Rush, sedge, growing in 
ditches (Rev. W. P. Williams). 
(2) Great Pendulous Sedge, Carex pendula 
(Butleigh: Rev. R. P. Murray). 
(3) ‘Lhe Yellow Iris, Iris Pseudacorus (Lottis- 
ham). 
SHAME-FACED MAIDEN. (1) Wood Anemone, 
Anemone mnemorosa. Recorded in ‘Sarum 
Diocesan Gazette ” as used at Farley. 
(2) The Star of Bethlehem, Ornithogalum 
umbellatum (Shrewto., Wilts). 
SHAME-FACES. The Pansy, Viola tricolor (a 
Martock school-boy). 
SHAM HoNEY FLOWER. Ladies at Martock and 
North Petherton give me this as a local name for 
the Pyramid Orchis, Orchis pyramidolis. 
SHAMROCK. Wood Sorrel, Ozalis Acetosella, or 
White Clover, Trifolium repens. The name is 
from the Irish seamrog, a diminutive of seamar= 
Treioil. Considerable differnce of opinion has 
long existed as to the particular plant to which 
the name rightly belongs. Dr. Watson writes 
me: “The name is given in [freland to a 
number of plants with leaves divided into three 
leaflets. My experience indicated that it was 
most frequently given to Trifolium dubium, 
probably because this is the most abundant plant 
with trifoliate leaves in most districts. In Eng- 
land the name is more commonly given to species 
of Oxalis.’”” Mr. James Britten telis me he has 
gone into the matter very carefully, and it is 
quite certain that the Lesser Yeliow Trefoil, 
Trifolium minus, is the true Shamrock. I believe 
T. dubium and T. minus are :eally one and the 
same plant. Dr. Watson therefore confirms Mr. 
Britten. In the particular district with which I 
am dealing the name appears to be given most 
frequently to the Wood Sorrel. 
SHAN’T BE LonG. A number of school-girls at 
South Petherton give me this as 2 lozal name for 
the Deadly Nightshade, by which they probably 
mean the Woody Nightshade, Solanum Dulcamara. 
SHEEPS’ BELLS. The Harebeil, Campanula 
rotundifolia (Uplyme). 
SHEEP’s Bir. A general English name for the 
Annuai Scabious, Jasione montana. 
SHEEPS’ Ears. The Wooliy Woundwort,. 
Stachys lanata (Over Stowey). More often called 
DONKEY’s EAR or MoUSE’s Ear. 
SHEEP’S FAVOURITE MorsEt. A Martock lady 
gives me this as a iocal name for the Plantain. 
