GUERX8EY DIALECT AND PLANT NAMES. 41 



GlajeUP. Yellov;- Flag {Iris psc'Hclacorus). In French GJdicid. — Derived from 

 the Latm gladius, m allusion to the sword -shaped leaves. 



Goule de Yon. Great Snapdragon (^;^^^rr//^■n^<;;^^»r(y■?^s•). Lit. Lion's mouth. 



Goutte de Sang*. Vhea^imt'Q'Eje {Adonis autumnalis). Lit. Drop of blood. 



Gpadillier. Currant {Rihcs). Pronounced gradi-ye. Eed, white and black 

 currants are called respectively roucu/es, bianches, and nh-cs gradtUes. 



Grand Console. Comfrey {SgmphytHin officinale). The iwunded roots of 

 this plant, made into poultices, have long been used here as an efficacious 

 remedy for lumbago. 



Grand Rete-beuf. Marsh Bird's-foot Trefoil {Lotus major). Compare 

 Arrcte-heu. and see note under Rete-bcuf. 



Grand Trefle. Purple Clover {TrifoUum 2)ratcns(). 



Grand Vale. Great Bindweed (Con volvulus sepia m). Used at the Vale. 

 The small Bindweed (' '. arvcusis) is simply called Vdlc. 



Gratteron or Gratton. Cleavers {Galium aparine). Also called La Coue. 



Groumil. Large Yellow Stonecrop {Sedam re/fe.aui/). This plant, mixed in 

 certain proportions with Garden Thyme, is prepared as a tisane and used 

 in cases of diabetes. 



Guerouaisier. Gooseberry {lUbes grossalaria). 



Gvaeu dU Guiable. Polypody {Rolypodium vulgare). Lit. Devil's hair. 

 More commonly called Grand Cnpillaire. 



Hag'Ue. The fruit of the Hawthorn ( 'ratccgus oxyacantha). 



Han. Galingale {Cyperus loiigus). Pronounced so as to rhyme with Jean, and 

 not like the patois word Jan (furze) . 



Hanebane. Henbane [Hyoscyamus niger). 



Hazette. Tufted Vetch ( Vicia cracca). 



Herbe a mille pertUS. St. John's Wort {Hypericum p rforatum). Lit. 

 Plant with a thousand holes. From the apparent punctures in the leaves. 



Herbe a SOUnetteS. Yellow Hattle {Rhina)U]ius crista- gain). Lit. Plant 

 with little bells. So called from the rattling of the ripe seeds within the 

 capsule. 



Herbe au Bourdon. Cut-leaved Dead Nettle {Lamium incisum). Ivy- 

 leaved Speedwell {I'c onici hedeifulia). Lit. Plant of the bee. The 

 former plant is so called in the lowlands, the latter in the south and west. 



Herbe d'azur. Tufted Forget-me-not {Myosotis cccspitosa). 



Herbe de erampe. Knotted Figwort {Scroplmlaria nodosa). Derives its 

 name from its efficacy as a remedy for cramp, 



Herbe d'emeute. Dodder {Cuscuta epith juam]. So named from its power- 

 ful pro^Dcrties, which are utilised by Guernsey farmers on particular 

 occasions in the treatment of horned cattle A handful of the fresh plant 

 is placed on a cabbage leaf, which is then rolled up and given to a cow to 

 eat. This is the method employed at the Vale, but Mr. Tourtel says the 

 farmers in his parish do not use it in this way. 



Herbe de flon. Black Knapweed {Cc/itaurca nigra). In the Guernsey 

 dialect the word^o;^ has two different meanings, tfnflon signifies a boil 

 or wen on the human body ; but lefl.m. is a disease of cows, which causes 

 an induration of the udder after calving. To cure this, a handful of 

 lilack Knapweed is boiled for half an hour, and the affected part is bathed 

 with it. 



Herbe de paralysie. Milkwort iPolggala vulgaris). Tormentil {Fotentilla 

 tormentUla ,. The Kev. R. H. Tourtel tells me that the country people 

 recognise two different plants as effective in warding off" or curing para- 

 lysis, — (1) the Milkwort, which is used in the case of men, and (2) the 

 Tormentil in the case of women. An old woman, who had lost the 

 faculty of speech through an attack of paralysis, recovered it again after 



