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A DICTIONARY OF 
Black Saltwort. Glaux maritima, L. — Ger. ; Prior, p. 23. 
Black Seed. Medicago lupulinaj L. — Curtis, PI. Lond. ; S. Bucks. ; 
Prior, p. 23. 
Black Spice. Ruhus fmticosi is, L. — Yks. Hal. Wr. 
Black Squitch Grass. (1) Agrostis vulgaris, L. — Warw. 
(2) Alopecurus agrestis, L. — Prior, p. 23. 
Black Strap. Polygonum aviculare, L. — Hants. 
Black Tang. Fucus vesiculosus, L. — Scotl. J amieson. 
Blackthorn (in Prompt. Parv. Blake thorne). A general iiame 
for Prunus spinosa, L., in distinction to the Whitethorn {Cratoegus 
Oxyacantha, L.) — Lyte. Dors., Olou., Wilts, N. Prior, p. 23. Hal. 
has ‘ Blackthorn-chats : the young shoots of blackthorn, when they 
have been cut down to the root. East. The cold weather which is 
often experienced at the latter end of April and the beginning of 
May, when the blackthorn is in blossom, is called hlacktliorn-iuinterd 
Blackthorn May. Prunus sgnnosa, L. — Midd. (Brentford). 
Black Top. Centaur ea Scahiosa, L. — Cyclopasdia of Agriculture. 
Black Trefoil. Medicago lupidina, L. — Noi'f. 
Blackweed. Sparganium simplex, L. — Norf. 
Black Whort. Vaccinium Myrtlllus, L. — Lyte. With. (ed. iv.) 
spells it Blackworts. Prior, p. 24. 
Black Whortle, or Whortleberry. Vaccinium Myrtillus, L. — 
With. 
Blackwort. Symphytum officinale, L. — ‘ In englishe Blackwurtey 
and in duche schwartz wurtz.’ — Turn. Names. .‘The root is great 
and long, Mack without.’ — Coles, A. in E., 552. 
Bladder Campion. The common book-name for Silene inflata, Sm., 
from the inflated calyx. — Stiff. Prior, p. 24. 
Bladder Fern. Cystopteris fragilis, Bernh. — A translation of the 
Latin generic name. Prior, p. 24. 
Bladder Herb. Physalis Alkekengi, L. — Prom its inflated calyx, 
from which it was supposed to be useful in diseases of the bladder. 
Prior, p. 24. 
Bladder Nut. Staphylea pinnata, L. — Prom its inflated capsules. 
Prior, p. 24. 
Bladder-snout. Utrlcularia vulgaris, L. — With. ed. iv. Prior, p. 24. 
Bladder- wort. Utricular ia vulgaris, L., and other species, from the 
vesicles on the leaves : a translation of the Latin name. Prior, p. 24. 
Blade Ore. A general name for the species of Lamina, ria. — Scilly 
Islands. Journ. Royal Agric. Soc., 1870, part ii. p. 384. 
Blaeberry, spelt also Blayberry, Bleaberry, Bleeaberry, &c. 
Vaccinium Myrtillus, L. : in the plural form, the fruit of that plant : 
a term of general use in the north of England, and, excepting 
