1 - Corbett: RAST Poiopoetede in the Trent Basin. 
_  Malva poheilifolia is ‘Cheese-cakes,’ the plant itself being 
Ty apparently, without a name. Tares are ‘Lints.’ The Bunium 
 flexuosum given as Yennets by Mr. Hey is near York ‘Jack 
‘root scores of tim y> not know, unless it was that 
they were not ordinary articles of diet; but I must have seen 
others do it ralix is kno ly as ‘ Crow-ling. is 
Mountain Ash is, besides ‘Witchwood,’ mentioned by Mr. Hey, 
also ‘Touchwood.’ Potatoes are ‘Taties,’ and often ‘Spuds.’ ‘ 
_ Rye with many of the old folk is ‘ Mazlishun,’ and in my young 
days it was seldom called by any other name; but both in oe 
cultivation and name it is now getting into disus ie 
Mr. Blakeborough is quite right about ‘Wicks,’ but ‘Wick- 
wood’ is the commoner term. The troublesome running roots 
of grass are also called ‘ Wicks,’ but more generally ‘Wickens.’ ag 
The Dandelion is ‘ Pisimire Flower,’ and the Wild Chicory is 
'*Swine Thistle.’ The Ariza is ‘ Doddering Jocks,’ or ‘ Dodder- 
ing Grass,’ and the Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum is ‘Dog | 
_ Daisy.’ Another plant, common in some places, which, if my 
‘memory serves me right is one of the Polygonums, is called 
‘Red Shanks,’ and has this interesting tradition attached to 
it, that when Abel was slain by his brother, some drops of: 
his blood fell upon the leaves of this ac hence the dark ~ 
spots now seen thereon. ; 
I would like to add one or two variants on, the bird- and 
The Woodpigeon is indifferently called ‘Woodie,’ ‘ Cushat,’ jaa 
ey gpa nlog ded ; a generation ago it was, freqhedtly called ‘ Cows a. 
scot,’ and there are places near Loftus-in-Cleveland still bearing ao. 
the old names of ‘ Cowscot Gill’ and ‘Cowscot Wood.’ i 
Starnel’ is shortened to ‘Gyp,’ which is doubtless only a North — 
Riding form of the West Riding ‘Shep,’ allowing for the 
differences of pronunciation of the same dialect words observ- — 
able in places even near to each other.. The Weasel is called . 
‘Clubster’ in some parts of Cleveland. 
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NOTE—FLOWERING PLANTS. 
Songer ulus ieee gents wn the Trent agi near Doncaster.— 
Beck Wood,.a station in 
Doncaster, and at 50 
eet above sea level.— 
% Priory hates peers ist May 1899. 
