ENGLISH PLANT NAMES. 
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Pentecost] Alleluja was woont to be sung in churches.’ — Ger. 
1031. This is probably the real origin of the name; but Withering 
says : — ‘ By a strange corruption this plant obtained the name of 
Alleluia^ probably from its being called in the South of Italy luliola, 
whence also its officinal name LuzidaJ Coles (A. in E.) says, ‘It is 
called by the Apothecaries in their shops, Alleluja and Lujula, the one, 
as some think, because it was found in Procession, whilst the Proces- 
sioners were singing Alleluja^ or else because it flowreth about that 
time, which is used to be between Easter and Whitsuntide ; the other 
came corruptly from luliola, as they of Calabria in Naples do call it.’ — 
Prior, p. 4. 
(2) Genista tinctoria, L. — Sal. (Pulverbatch.) 
Aller, Allar, or Aller-tree (A.S. air, aler). Ahms ghitlnosa, L. 
Prior, p. 3. Turn. Names. — West. Hal. Wr. Scotl. Jamieson. E. 
Bord. Bot. E. Bord. Cumh. Dors. Dors. Gloss. Som. IIoll. Inver- 
ness. In Dev. allerhury is the name for a jJantation of alders. — Wr. 
A species of trout which frequents deep holes under the roots of this 
tree is called in the north the aller-^osit or aZ/er-trout. — Hal. Wr. 
Aller, Black, Rhamnus Frangula, L. — Ger. See Alder. 
All-good (Lat. tota hona). Ghenopodium Bonus- Henricus, L. 
— Ljde. Hal. Wr. Hants. Pratt. Prior, p. 4. 
All-heal. (1) Valeriana officinalis,!^. ‘ Country people of our days 
commonly use the leaves as an application to wounds ; hence it is 
often called All-heal.'’ — Pratt. Perhaps V. pyrenaica, L., was intended. 
(2) Prunella vulgaris, L. — W. dies. N, Yks. 
(3) Viscum alhurn, L. — Scotl. Brown MS. 
(4) In Ger. and old writers, Opopanax chironum, Koch. Hal. Wr. 
All-heal, Clown’s, Stachys palustris, L. A name given by Gerard. 
See Clown’s Woundwort. Prior, p. 5. 
Allhoove, Nepeta Gleclioma, Benth. — Minsheu. Hal. AVr. Doubt- 
less a misprint for Alehoove. 
Allhose. ‘ The herb liorsehoof.’ — Hal. Wr. This would be Tussilago 
Farfara ; but Alehove {Nepeta Gleclioma) is probably intended, A llhose 
being probably a mere misprint for Aleliofe. 
Allicampane, Imda Helenium, L. — Turn. Lib. In Turn. Names, 
Alecampane. A corruption of the old Latin name Enula campana. 
‘ Enida campana, which we common plain people call Alacompane.’ 
— Bullein, Book of Simples, fol. 15. dies. See Elecampane. 
Alliff, Nepeta Gleclioma, Benth. — E. Suss. See Alehoof. 
Allison, ‘ The wood-rose. So at least Florio seems to understand it.’ 
Hal. AVr. Turner (Herb.) seems to intend Sherardia arvensis under 
this name. The Sweet Alison of gardens is a cruciferous plant [Alys- 
sum maritimum) very different from either ; Arahis alpina is known in 
cultivation as White Allison. — Prior, p. 4. 
Allolida (a corruption of Alleluia). Oxalis Acetosella, L. — AA^r. 
All Saints’ wort, Hypericum Androsannum, L. — Nemn. A mistaken 
translation of the French name toute-saine. See Tutsan. 
Allsbushes, Almis glutinosa, L. — N. Dev. 
