OF BRITISH PLANTS. 245 



WALL FERN, Polypodiuin vulgare, L. 



WALL-FLOWER, a plant introduced from Spain as a Wall 

 Stock-gillofer, which became successively Wall gilliflower, 

 and Wall-flower. The Gillofer was the French girqflier, and 

 under Stock-gillofer was comprehended the Stock, Matthiola 

 incana, as well as the wall-flower. 



Cheiranthus Cheiri, L. 



WALL PENNYWORT, from its round leaves, 



Cotyledon Umbilicus, L. 



WALL PEPPER, from its biting taste, Sedum acre, L. 



WALL ROCKET, from its rocket-like leaves, 



Brassica tenuifolia, Boiss. 



WALL RUE, a fern so called from its rue-like leaves, 



Asplenium Ruta muraria, L. . 



WARE, A.S. war, sea-weed generally, Algae, L. 



WARENCE, Fr. garance, M.L. mrantia, or verantia, the 

 madder, from vera, true, genuine, Gr. d\r)0wo<s, meaning, 

 par excellence, red, the most glowing colour ; as in Spanish 

 Colorado means not merely tinted, but blood-red ; 



Rubia tinctorum, L. 



WART-CRESS, a cress with wart-shaped fruit-, 



Senebiera Coronopus, Poir. 



WART-SPURGE, or WART-WEED, from being used to cure 

 warts, Euphorbia helioscopia, L. 



WATER AGRIMONY, Bidens tripartita, L. 



WATER BETONY, Scrophularia aquatica, L. 



WATER BLINKS, Montia fontana, L. 



WATER-CAN, Da. aakande, from the shape of the seed 

 vessel, Nuphar luteum, L. 



WATER CHICKWEED, Montia fontana, L. 



WATER CRESS, Nasturtium officinale, RB. 



WATER CROWFOOT, Ranunculus aquatilis, L. 



WATER DOCK, Rumex Hydrolapathum, L. 



WATER DROPWORT, (Enanthe fistulosa, L. 



WATER ELDER, Viburnum Opulus, L. 



