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(3) The Wood Anemone, Anemone nemorosa 
(South Somerset and Dorset). 
(4) Both the Spotted Orchis, O. maculata, and 
the Early Purple Orchis, O. mascula. 
(5) Broad-leaved Garlic, Allium ursinum 
(Somerset and Dorset). 
(6) Several correspondents in different parts 
of Somerset apply this name to the Bittersweet, 
and others to the Deadly Nightshade; probably 
all of them mean the Woody Nightshade (or 
Bittersweet), Solanum Dulcamara. 
(7) Dog’s Mercury, Mercurialis perennis 
(Brompton Regis and Milborne St. Andrew). 
(8) The Herb Robert, Geranium Robertianum - 
(Fivehead and Butleigh). 
(9) Wild Hyacinth or Bluebell, Scilla non- 
scripta (Babcary and Dalwood). 
(10) Meadow Saffron or Autumn Crocus, 
Colchicim autumnale (Shepton Mallet). 
(11) Field Scabious, Scabiosa arvensis (Bar- 
rington). 
(12) Greater Convolvulus or Hedge Bindweed, 
Calystegia sepium (school-girls at Paualton). 
(13) The Ragged Robina, Lychnis Fles-cucula 
(a schooj-girl at Axbridge). 
(14) Sbhepherd’s Purse, Capsella.Bursa-pastoris 
(Ly dford-on-the-Fosse). 
(15) In Wilts, the Black Mullein, Verbascum 
nigrum. In parts of S.W. Wilts children are 
cautioned not to gither this plant, because a 
snake may be hiding under the leaves. 
SNAKE LEAVES. Ferns (Rev. W. P. Williams). 
More especially the MHart’s-tongue, Phyllitis 
Scolopendrium. 
SNAKE Pipe. The Great Horse-tail, Hquisetum 
maximum (North Somerset; White’s Bristol 
Flora). Since this list has been in type a farmer 
stated in the Wells Bankruptcy Court that he 
had lost a number of cows through their eating 
Snake-pipe, which brought on “screw.” 
SNAKE PLANT. Broad-leaved Garlic, Allium 
ursinum (Ilminster). 
SNAKE VIOLET. Several correspondents in> 
Dorset give me this as a local name for the Dog 
Violet, Viola canina, and the Wood Violet, V. syl- 
vestris. 
SNAKES AND ADDERS. (1) The Wood 
Anemone, Anemone nemorosa (a school-girl at 
Winsham). 
(2) The Bee Orchis, Ophrys apifera (a school- 
girl at Chideock). 
SNAKES AND LADDERS. The Foxglove, Digitalis 
purpurea (a school-girl at Castle Cary). 
SNAKE’S CHERRIES. Fruits of the Dogwood or 
Wild Cornel, Cornus sanguinea (Staple Fitzpaine.) 
SNAKE’S Foop. The red berries of a number of 
