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INTRODUCTION. 
Of flowers : — 
Armstrong, Bent, Bennett, Bibby, Blaver, Blewitt, Boon, Bout- 
flower, Burdock, Cadle, Calthrop, Cash, Cockle, Cole, Couch, 
Dafiy, Darnell, Drew, Einry, Feme, Fitch, Gallon, Golland, 
Gow, Grass, Harrop, Heath, Kelk, Kellock, Lavender, Lever, 
Leversedge, Lilly, Liversage, Liversedge, Marigold, Millet, Moss, 
IMosscrop, Oates, Onion, Primrose, Eamsey, Eeed, Eoughsedge, 
Eush, Sanctuary, Sowler, Spiers, Ware, Weir, Weld, Woodruff. 
It has been found desirable to add an Index to the Dictionary, 
concerning which it may be necessary to say a few words. Hot only 
is the same name applied, in many cases, to a number of different 
plants, as appears in the body of the work, but frequently a plant 
has received a very great variety of names in different counties, and 
sometimes even in neighbouring parishes. The Index, therefore (in 
the compilation of which Miss Beth Alcock has given valuable help) 
illustrates this rather interesting phase of our subject. In it the 
various English names of each plant are brought together under the 
scientific designation; by this means the different names of any 
species may be ascertained at a glance. In some cases, however, 
where the English equivalent is applied indiscriminately to several 
species of a genus, the name of the genus only is given. Several of 
the names, too, which appear in the Dictionary, are applied only to 
some particular part of the plant, as for instance such words as 
Atchern and Eglet, which refer to the fruit of the oak and the haw- 
thorn respectively, and not to the trees which bear them. In these 
cases, with a view to condensing as much as possible, this is not 
stated in the Index ; but such partial application of a name wdU be 
found fully explained in the body of the work. 
Ho one can be more conscious than the compilers of the many 
short-comings of the present work. They, however, venture to hope 
for a verdict which, if not favourable, shall at least be lenient. It is 
the outcome of much labour and time, which neither author could 
M^ell spare from more pressing duties : and it is their hope that it will 
at any rate serve as a contribution to any work of the kind which 
the future may have in store. 
