96 POPULAR NAMES 



the globe flower, and indeed to almost any that is yellow. 

 In the northern counties of England, according to Brockett, 

 it is a yellow flower common in moist meadows, probably the 

 marsh marigold. 



GOWK-MEAT, from its blossoming when the cuckoo 

 comes, the wood-sorrel, Oxalis Acetosella, L. 



GRAM, an Eastern name, the chick pea, 



Cicer arietinum, L. 



GRAPE HYACINTH, or GRAPE FLOWER, from its small 

 round purplish flowers sitting in clusters on the stalk, like 

 grapes, Muscari raceinosum, Mill. 



GRASS, A.S. and Fris. gcers, in nearly all other Ger- 

 manic dialects gras, and radically connected with L. gra- 

 men. By the old herbalists grass is used in the sense of 

 a herb generally, and often spelt gres, which has led to its 

 being misspelt grease in several names. By botanists the 

 term is confined to the order Graminese. 



GRASS, see under their specific names 

 ARROW- GRASS, MOUSE-TAIL- 



,, BALLOCK- NIT- 



BENT- ,, OAT- 



,, BROME- ORCHARD- 



CANARY- PENNY- 



CARNATION- PEPPER- 



,, CAT'S-TAIL- ,, PIGEON'S- 



COCK'S-FOOT- ,, PUDDING- 



CORD- QUAKE- 



COTTON- ,, QUITCH- 



COUCH- ,, RAY- 



CRAB- ,, REED- 



CUCKOO- ,, RIB- 



DOG- ,, RIBBON- 



DOG'S-TAIL- RIE- OR RYE- 



DOG'S-TOOTH- SCORPION- 



DOOB- SCURVY- 



