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ENGLISH PLANT NAMES. 
EVERAL lists of these have been received from 
various correspondents, from which we select the 
following. We have eliminated certain names which 
1 are in frequent use ; those not found in the Dictionary 
of English Plant Names have an asterisk prefixed. 
From Swaffham, Norfolk : sent by the Miss Harrisons : — 
f Ascension 
Neetlleweed 
Lords and Ladies 
Cockles... 
•Creepers 
•White-fluff 
Bird’s eye 
•Gipsies’ daisy ... 
Pick cheeses ... 
Ginger ... 
From North Marston, Bucks: 
Leighton Buzzard : — 
Cuckoo... 
Smell-smock 
Crazies ... 
Bindweed and Combine 
Blind eyes 
Cows and calfs... 
King fingers 
•Celery (or salery) 
§Je wel-run-the-ground . . . 
Burweed 
Senecio vulgaris 
Geranium columbinum 
Plantago media and lanceolata. 
Arum maculalum 
Lychnis vespertina 
Convolvulus arvensis 
Menyanthus trifoliata 
Germander speedwell 
Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum . 
Alalva sylvestris 
Sedum acre 
sent by Mr. T. G. Ward, of 
Early purple orchis 
Ladysmock 
^ Marsh marigold 
( Lesser celandine 
Large and small convolvulus 
Scarlet poppy 
Cuckoo pint 
Bird’s-foot trefoil 
Common sorrel 
Ground-ivy 
Goosegrass or cleavers 
From Appleby, Westmoreland: 
Heelis, April, 1890: — 
Lockety-gowans 
King-cup 
Whin 
*Smere ... 
Bumble-kites ... 
JJupes 
collected by Miss N. J. 
Globe-flower 
Marsh marigold 
Gorse 
Clover 
Blackberries 
Fruit of wild rose 
From Burscough, near Ormskirk, Lancashire ; sent by Dr. 
T. R. Allinson :• — - 
Paddocks 
Damsels 
•God’s-stockings 
Fungi of toadstools 
Damsons 
Campions 
f “ Ascension.” This is a variant of Sencion, a Norfolk name given by Halli- 
and others : cfr. Latin Senecio, French Senefon. 
t ' l Jnpes.” This is more usually written “Choop” or “Choops.” 
§ No doubt a corruption of Gill-run-the-ground. 
