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never heard the there somewhat rare Cleavers called hairriff, or any 
similar sounding word ; nor have I been able to learn that it is so. 
If the name appears in the recently-published valuable book on the 
Flora of Ireland, the matter may admit of a different explanation."— 
J. T. Bunaczss. 
* Hariff is another very characteristic Anglo-Saxon word, rubbed 
down somewhat by the attrition of centuries. Its original form is 
* hegerife,' from * hege,' a hedge, and (perhaps) ‘ reafian," to seize, lay 
hold of. Bosworth translates it * Haireve, clavers, broad-leaved bur- 
weed? Tn the * Promptorium Parvulorum ’ it appears under the form 
* hayryf and it still survives in Northamptonshire and other parts of 
England for the Galium Aparine, common Cleavers, or Goosegrass, 
though Mr. Prior is of opinion that it originally signified the Arctium 
Lappa, or Burdock. ‘ Hariff’ does not occur in my friend Mr. A G 
More’s admirable ‘ Cybele Hibernica.’ As a genuine Saxon word, it 
is probably unknown in Ireland.” —E. V 
“I am exceedingly interested with the statement of Mr. Burgess 
that Woodruff ‘ was undoubtedly strewed in churches,’ and should be 
very greatly obliged if he could give me references to any individual 
instances, either from contemporary or other records.” —J. FOWLER. 
ON THE FIRST LEAFING AND FLOWERING OF PLANTS 
IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF MARLBO- 
ROUGH. 
By tur Rev. T. A. PRESTON. 
In the accompanying list, the dates, unless mentioned to the con- 
trary, are those on which the first flowers were observed. “By”! 
prefixed when the plant appeared to have been in flower a day or two ; 
an asterisk indicates that the specimen observed was a cultivated one. 
The mild winter allowed several plants to survive, and, consequently, 
such plants as Cerastium glomeratum, Ulex Europeus, Senecio vulgaris. 
Vinca minor, Veronica polita, V. agrestis, Lamium purpureum and 
L. ulbum, were in flower very early in the year. 
The following are the initials of the observers :— 
A.—M. O. Alison. p.—J. W. Dudding. 
B.—Rev. H. E. Booth. H. D.—H. Grant-Dalton. 
