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STaTions. Mr. F. W. Mathews gives me this 
as an “ approximate abbreviation ” of the name 
Nasturtium, as used 1n West Sorerset. Very 
frequently pronouaced STURTIONS. 
STAVESACRE. An old English name for a tall 
Larkspur of Southern Europe, Delphinium 
Staphysagria. Dr. Prior (1870) speaks of it as 
‘‘a plant that was once in great use for destroying 
lice, but which with the gradual increase of 
cleaaly habits is become scarce in our gardens.”’ 
** Stavesacre ”’ is generally said to bea corruption 
of the Latin name Staphysagria, which in its turn 
is a corruption of the Greek name, which meant 
‘*a wild raisia.” 
STAY-PLOUGH. The Rest-harrow, Ononis 
repens. 
Step-MorHers. (1) The Wild Pansy or 
Heartsease, Viola arvensis. 
(2) A correspondent, who I believe was 
formetly a school-mistress somewhere in the 
neighbourhood of Stogarsey, gives this as a local 
name for the Stitchwort, Stellaria Holostea. 
STERCHEN or STERSHEN. A common corrup- 
tion of the name Nasturtium. 
STEWED GOOSEBERRIES. A correspondent at 
Oketord Fitzpaine gives me this as a local name 
for the Soapwort, Saponaria officinalis. (? Is 
this a mistake due to confusion with the Willow 
Herb ? See GOOSEBERRY PIE.) 
Stick Buttons. (1) Goose-grass or Cleavers. 
Galtium Aparine (Watchet). 
(2) The Burdock, Arctium minus (Watchet). 
Stick DoNkKEY. Goose-grass or Cleavers. 
Galium Aparine (North Somerset). 
STICKERS. Burs of the Burdock, Arctium 
minus (Thorncombe). 
Sticky Backs. (1) Dr. R. C. Knight gives 
me this as a local name for the fruits ot the 
Goose-grass, Galium Aparine. Aliso of 
(2) The Burdock, Arctium minus; I have tais 
also from school-children at Axbridge and 
Widworthy (Devo1:). 
(3) Several school-children at Axbridge apply 
the name to the Sundew, Drosera rotundifolia. 
Sticky (or STICKING) Batis. (1) The fruits 
of the Burdock, Arctiwm minus (South Petherton 
and Upottery). 
(2) Fruits of the Goose-grass or Cleavers, 
Galium Aparine (Paulton). 
Sticky Bups. Common _ Hound’s-tongue, 
Cynoglossum officinale (Symondsbury and Wootton 
Fitzpaine, Dorset). 
Sticky Burtrons. Fruits of the Burdock, 
Arctium minus (Devon). 
