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North parts of the Land, the Gatter tree, and the 
berries Gatter berries, yet some say they call the 
Euonymus so.” 
Even Loudon makes an essay in the same direc- 
tion, suggesting that the name was given “from the 
astringent properties of the bark and leaves, a 
decoction of which was formerly used as a wash for 
curing the mange in dogs.” No doubt such a wash 
was employed, primarily perhaps on account of the 
name of the tree, though in this matter, as in most of 
its names, there is a very general confusion of this 
tree with the Spindle-tree (Huon'ymus ewrope'us L.) 
and with the two British species of Guelder-rose 
(Viburn'um); but assuredly this wash was not the 
origin of the name Dogwood. 
As the late Dr. Prior pointed out, these hard, 
tough and horny hedgerow woods were those most 
handy and suitable for the making of dags, skewers, 
and goads, and hence came the original names 
Dagwood, Dag-tree, Dag-timber, Prickwood, Prick- 
tree, Prick-timber, Skiver-wood, Skewer-wood, Gad- 
rise, Gad-treow, Gatten-tree or Gaitre-tree. Gatter 
Bush is simply Gad-tree bush, and perhaps Gatter- 
idge may represent “Gaitre rouge,” the red-shooted 
Goad-tree. Cat tree and Catteridge are, of course, 
easily explained corruptions, whilst Hound’s Tree and 
Houndberry Tree are, no doubt, more modern names, 
dating from a period when the origin of the name had 
been forgotten. Thus nearly all the many names of 
this tree, which in themselves prove its former utility, 
can be reduced to a very simple series, practically 
three in number. 
