GUEllXSEY DIALECT AXD PLANT NAMES. 39 



CentUPee. Centaiuy {Erytlirda centaurluin). Used in the high parishes. 

 ^Metivier, in his Diet. Franco -Normand, p. 166, gives Bcblomdie as the 

 Giiernsev name of this plant ; but I have not met anyone who knew the 

 word. 



Chippe or Cippe. Tamarisk { I'ainarix anglica). Also known as Saunier. 

 The wood of this tree is used in Guernsey to make the bottoms of crab • 

 pots, as it long resists the action of sea water. 



ChlisieP. Cherry-tree {Cerasus vulgaris). The fruit is called Chlise. 



Chue. Hemlock [Coniuin maculatum). Chervil [Chacrophi/Uum anthriscus). 

 Metivier gives this as the local name of the Hemlock, and it is so used in 

 Normandy, but Mr. Hocart informs me that Chue properly signifies in 

 this island only the Chervil. 



Claquet. Foxglove {BujitaUs purpurea). Derived from the children's amuse- 

 ment of popping or bm^sting [claquer] the flowers on the palm of the hand. 

 A local rhyme anent mackerel -fishing runs as follows : 



Quand tu ve epani I'claquet 

 Met tes leines dans ten bate 

 Et t'en vas an macre. 

 (When you see the Foxglove blossoining, put your fishing-tackle into yo\ir boat, 

 and go off for mackerel). 



C6ne*de ChePf. AVart Cress {Scnchlcra coronopus). Buck's-horn Plantain 



[Plantago coronopus). Lit. Stag's horn. Applied in the high parishes to 



Senehiera ; in the lowlands to Flantago. The similarity of the leaves in 



both plants accounts for the same name being used. 

 Coneille. Blue Bell {Endymlon nutans). The French word corneille signifies 



a crow, so that Coneille corresponds to the English names Croivbells and 



Crowjlower. Shakesx^eare calls the Blue Bell by the latter name in 



Hamlet iv. 7. 

 ContPepPinse. Great Bedstraw [Galium mollugo). Also called Tain de 



Paenpaen . 

 Coque. Corn Poppy {Papaver rhccas). An abbreviation of the French 



Coquelicot. Also known as Rose de Tchen and Pavot sauvage. 

 Cossapd. Common Wrack [Fucus serratus) . 

 CottOUniePe. Jersey Cudweed [Gnaphalium luteo-alhuni). IMore appropriate 



to this plant than the French name ' 'otoniere applied to Filago germanica. 

 CoueOU. Milkwort [folggala vulgaris). Dog Violet [Viola riviniana). Lit- 



Cuckoo. The name Coucou is applied in France, as well as in England* 



to quite a number of distinct plants which blossom about the time of the 



arrival of the Cuckoo. 

 Coue d'Pat. Field Horsetail [Equisetum arvense). Lit. Rat's tail. 

 CoumaiPe. Great Fleabanc [Pulicaria dgsenterica). Marsh Woundwort 



iStnchys jMlustris) . Applied to the former plant in the north of the island ; 



to the latter at St. Martin's. 

 Cpeve-eoeUP. Black Nightshade (^'o/«;^(t^'w?^i^r^^w). Used at the Vale. One 



of the many Norman names of this plant is Creve-chien. 

 Doque. Dock [Rumcx). A general name applied to all the larger species, 



but I am informed by Mr. Hocart that they are also distinguished as 



follows : Grand Doque [R. obtimfolins) ; Doque de douit [R. Hydrolapa- 



thum) ; Doque des rues [R. piilcher) ; and Doque a sang [R. sanguineus) . 

 Dove. Marsh Pennywort [Hydrocotyle vulgaris). Le Hericher says that the 



Norman word douve signifies " un grand fosse inonde," and one of the 



Normandy names of the Lesser Spearwort is Bouve. 

 Eillet d'banque. Thrift [Armeria maritima). Lit. Seashore Pink. The 



word eillet is pronounced as if written in French eye. 

 Eillet d'eoti. Sheeps-bit (/(^siow^ wow^a??a). Sea Campion [Silene maritima). 



Lit. Cliff Pink. This name is also applied to Armeria maritima. 



