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SOLDIERS AND ANGELS. A_ school-girl at 
Dalwood (Devon) gives this as a local name for 
the Wild Arum or Cuckoo-pint, Arum maculatum, 
possibly through confusion with Drvms AND 
ANGELS Or SOLDIERS AND SAILORS. 
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS. (1) The Wild Arum 
or Cuckoo-pint, Arum maculatum (Milborne Port, 
Oakhill, and Muchelney). 
(2) Common Lungwort, Pulmonaria officinalis, 
on account of its red and blue flowers. 
(3) Yellow Iris, Iris Pseudacorus (Wimborne 
district). 
(4) A school-boy at Furley gives this as a 
local name for the Sundew, Drosera, but it is not 
easy to see the reason. 
Sotpiers’ BuTrrons. A name given to a 
number of different plants, but most generally 
throughout this district to_ 
(1) The Marsh Marigold, Caltha palustris. 
(2) The burs of the Baroock, Arctium minus. 
(3) Buttereups of various kinds, particularly 
the Acrid Crowfoot, Ranunculus acris. 
(4) The Field Scabious, Scabiosa arvensis. 
(5) Correspondents at Hatch Beauchamp and 
Nettlecombe give this as a local aame for the 
Yellow Water Lily, Nympheea lutea. 
(6) From several different parts of Wiltshire 
this is seat me as a local name for the Water 
Avens, Geum rivale. 
(7) The Scarlet Elf-cup Fungus, Geopyzis 
coccinea; more Often called SoLpDIER’s Cap. 
(8) The Hawkbit, Leontodon hispidum, or 
L. autumnale (Sexey’s School). 
(9) The Rock-rose, Helianthemum Chame- 
cistus (Shoscombe). 
(10) The Wood Anemone, Anemone nemorosa 
(Tim berscombe). 
(11) A school-girl at Winsham, who sends an 
excellent list of local names, includes this as a 
loca] name for the Self-heal, Prunella vulgaris. 
(12) Wild Colambine, Aquilegia vulgaris 
(Tisbury). 
SOLDIERS Cap. (1) The Scarlet Elf-cup. 
Fungus, Geopyxis coccinea ‘ 
(2) The Harly Purple Orchis, Orchis mascula 
(Yarcombe). 
SoLDIER’sS CRoss. The Wallflower, Cheiranthus 
Cheiri (Ilminster). 
SOLDIERS FEATHERS. Love - lies - bleeding, 
Amaranthus caudatus or A. melancholicus. 
SoLpIER’s Hat. The Scarlet Elf-cup Fungus 
(East Somerset), more often called SoLDIER’s Cap 
SOLDIERS’ JACKETS. Miss Ida Roper gives me 
this as a Dorset name for the Early Purple Orchis, 
O. mascula. ; 
SOLDIERS-SAILORS-TINKER-TAILORS. Common 
