234 The Flora of Wiltshire. 



1. C. officinale, (Linn.) officinal or common Hound's-tongue. 

 Engl. Bot. t. 921. 



Locality. Waste grounds, and by road-sides especially on chalk. 

 B. Fl. June, July. Area, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In all the Districts. Whole 

 plant downy and very soft to the touch, dull green, with a fetid 

 smell like that of mice. Stem 18 inches to 2 feet high. Root- 

 leaves tapering at each end on long footstalks. Flotcers dull crim- 

 son. Fruit depressed, rough, with hooked prickles. 



BoKAGO, (Linn.) Borage. 

 Linn. CI. v. Ord. i. 



Name. From cor, the heart, and ago, to bring ; thence corrupted 

 into Borago : or more directly from borrach, Celtic, a courageous or 

 noble person. 



1. B. officinalis, (Linn.) common Borage. Fngl. Bot. t. 36. 



Locality. Waste ground and rubbish heaps, occasionally ; but 

 like other biennials very uncertain. B. Fl. June, July. Area, 

 1, 2. 3. 4. 5. I do not consider this plant as truly wild in Wilts, 

 although it occasionally occurs in small quantity in the districts. 

 Flowers numerous, in terminal drooping bunches, very beautiful ; 

 Corolla an inch broad, of a most brilliant blue ; pink in the bud. 

 The supposed invigorating qualities of this plant which gave rise 

 to the name, are now discredited. It forms an ingredient with 

 wine, water, lemon, and sugar, in a favourite English drink, called 

 a cool tankard. 



Lycopsis, (Linn.) Wild Bugloss. 

 Linn. CI. v. Ord i. 



Name. A word used by Pliny ; from {lukos) a wolf, and (opsis), 

 appearance ; from a supposed resemblance in the flowers. 



1. L. arvensis, (Linn.) corn-field or small Bugloss. Fngl. Bot. t. 

 938. 



Locality. In corn-fields, waste ground, and on dry banks, 

 especially where the soil is light and sandy. A. Fl. June, July. 

 Area, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Not common in the County. 



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