ENGLISH PLANT NAMES. 9 
Ake, an oak. ‘Sir Eglamoiir undir aiie ake.'' MS. Line. A. i. 17, f. 
140. Hal. 
Akehorn, an acorn. — Urry’s Chaucer, p. 364. Hal. 
Akernel, an acorn. — Lyte. 
Aker on, an acorn. — Yks. (Wakefield.) 
Akker, an acorn. — Sal. 
Akkern, an acorn. — Nliamp. Sternb. 
Akran, an acorn. — Lane. E. D. S. Gloss. C. 3. 
Akyr, an acorn. ‘ The bores fedyng is propreliche y-cleped akyr of 
ookys berynge and bukmast.’ — MS. Bodl. 546. Hal, 
Alacompane. See Allicampane. 
Alan (Cornish), Nympheea alha, L. — Corn. Polwhele, Borlase. 
Albespyne (Fr. aubepine). Cratcegus Oxyaeantlia, L. — Prior, p. 2. 
‘ And there the Jewes . . . maden him a crowne of the braiinches of 
albespyne , that is white thorn.’ — Maundeville’s Travels. Hal. Wr. 
Alba spina was an old Latin name of the tree, which has its equiva- 
lent in our white-thorn and in the modern French Spine blanche. 
Albnrn-tree. A name of uncertain meaning. ‘ This word occurs in 
MS. Harl. 221 (the Promptorium Parvulorum) explained by “vibur- 
num,” the wild vine.’ — Wr. 
Alder (in Prompt. Parv. Aldyr), Alnus glutinosa, L. — Turn. IS’ames. 
Prior, p. 2. Also used for Elder (which see). 
Alder, Berry, or Berry-bearing, Rhamnus Frangula,lj. — Prior, 
p. 3. A translation of alnus nigra baccifera, one of its old names, 
given to distinguish it from the common Alder {Alnus glutinosa), 
‘ whose barke is whitish, and beareth not berries as this doth.’ — Park. 
Theatr. 241. 
Alder, Black, Rhamnus Frangula, L. A translation of the old Lat. 
name, alnus nigra : see preceding. — Corn. Wight, FI. Yect. ‘ The leaves 
be like those of the alder-tree, yet blacker.’ — Ger. 1286. Prior, p. 3. 
Alder, Wild, jFgopodlwn Podagraria, L. — Line. (Grantham). Alder 
is here equivalent to elder, to the leaves of which those of the .^gopo- 
dium bear considerable superficial resemblance. See Elder. 
Alder-Buckthorn, Rhamnus Frangula, L. — A modern book-name. 
Alderne, Sambucus nigra, L. — ‘ They [goats] love alderned Topsell, 
Fourfooted Beasts, p. 240. 
Alecampane. See Allicampane. 
Alecoast, or Alecost, Tanacetum Balsamita, L. — Ger. North, Hal. 
Wr. dies. ‘ From L. costus, some unknown aromatic, and ale, so 
called from its having formerly been esteemed an agreeable bitter 
and much cultivated in this country for flavouring ale.’ — Prior, p. 3. 
It is curious that the Cherokee name for Qillenia trifoliata is Alecos- 
tote-este, which means bitter-root. 
