53 
YORKSHIRE NAMES. 
[The following words and traditions were collected near Wakefield, in the East 
Riding. Yorkshire dialect has been so well worked that the list contains com- 
paratively little that is new, although the confirmation of previous investigation is 
always useful. Our readers will add to their kindness if they will mention the 
year in which the names they may send were collected. — Eds.] 
Blue-bottle 
* Black-man-flower 
*Blag 
Bird-eye ... 
Bird-nests 
Caw-mumble 
Cloves or Clove-flowers 
Cleats 
Coddle-apple 
Curns 
Cuckoo-flower 
Dog-mouth 
Dockins ... 
Dafly-down-dilly 
Dead-men-fingers 
Earthsmoke 
Eggs and bacon ... 
Flag 
Fiddle 
:;: Granny-hood . . . 
Hard-heads 
Lad-love-lass "I 
Old man 
Lady’s-cushion . . . 
*Lady’s-tuft 
"Lady’s- wedding 
"^Lady-shakes 
Herb Bennett 
Milkmaid... 
Headache 
Parson-i’-t’-pulpit 
Tom -thumb 
Tongue-bleed 
Sparrow-grass ... 
Centaurea Cyanus 
Prunella vulgaris 
Blackberry 
Veronica 
Seed-heads of Daucus Carota 
Heracleum Sphondylium 
Dianthus Caryophyllus 
Tussilago Farfara 
Epilobium (any of the smaller) 
Currants 
Cardamine pratensis 
Antirrhinum majus 
Rumex (any) 
Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus 
Orchis mascula 
Fumaria pallidiflora 
Linar ia vulgaris 
Iris Pseud-acorus 
Scrophularia nodosa 
Aquilegia vulgaris 
Centaurea nigra 
Southern-wood 
White garden Saxifrage 
Sweet-William 
Early white phlox 
Briza media 
Geum urbanum 
Stellaria Holostea 
Papaver Rhoeas 
A rum maculatum 
Lotus corniculatus 
Galium Aparine 
Asparagus officinalis 
There are many sayings in reference to the wild flowers such 
as : — 
1. “If bud’s-eye be open nar rain ’ill fall.” 
2. “ Caurtin’ ’ill cease when t’garse is out o’ flower.” 
3. “ Fox-gloves kill all other plants.” 
4. If an apple tree has flowers and fruit on at the same time, 
tis a sign of misfortune to the owner. 
5. The juice of the sun spurge will cure warts. 
