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A DICTIONARY OF 
Blood Root. Potentilla Tormentilla, Sibth. — Scotl. (Lamniermuirs), 
Bot. E. Bord. ; from the red colour of its roots, whence it was used in 
cases of dysentery. Prior, p. 25. 
Bloodstrange. Myosurus minimus, L, — Lyte (Bloudstrange). 
‘ Vel. q. d. Bloodstringe, a stringendo («. e.) constiingendo sanguinem, 
vel quasi Blood-stang vel stanch, ah It. stagnare, quod sistere san- 
guinem designat.’ — Skinner. Parkinson speaks of its use as a styptic, 
and says, ‘ Bhod-strange, I thinke corruptly from blood- staying.’ — 
Theatr., p. 501. Prior, p. 25. 
Blood Vine. Epilohium angustifolium, L. — Hants. The whole 
plant has a red appearance. 
Blood Wall. Gheiranthus Clieiri, L. — Nliamp. Baker, Wr. The 
dark double variety, from the colour of its petals. 
Bloodwort. (1) Rumex sanguineus,!^. — Ger. ; Coles, A. in E., 286; 
Prior, p. 25. N. of England. In dies., R. Hydrolapathum, L. See 
Leechdoms, hi. 314. 
(2) Sambuciis Ehidiis, L. — Lyte. See Dane’s-blood. 
(3) Erythroea Centaurium, L. — Bal. (Hanwood). 
(4) Trifolium repens, L. (the variety with deep purple leaves). — 
With. ed. iv. 
(5) Geranium Rohertianum, L. — Cumh. E. D. S. Gloss. C. 8. 
(6) Treveris (Crete Herball) assigns the name to Polygonum Plydro- 
piper, L. , of which he says, ‘ Some call it sanguinary or hloudworte, 
because it draweth bloud in places yt it is rubbed on.’ He also calls 
Achillea Millefolium, L., hloudivorte, as well as another plant which 
we cannot identify. 
Bloodwort, Burnet. Sanguisorha officinalis, L. — With. ed. iv. 
Bloody-bones. ‘ The dog willow.’ — Hemnich. 
Bloody Butchers. Orchis mascula, L. — Nliamp. Phyt. ii. 380, IST.S. 
Sal. 
Bloody Dock. Rumex sanguineus, L. — Prior, p. 25. 
Bloody, or Bluidy Finger. Digitalis purpurea, L. — Cumh. (Kes- 
wick); KA:s. (Bedale) ; Dumfries; Jamieson. 
Bloody Flixwort. Filago minima. Fries. — Lyte. 
Bloody Man’s {or Men’s) Finger {or Fingers). (1) Orchis mas- 
cula, L., from the red blotches on the leaves, looking as if some one 
with bloody fingers had touched them. — Ches. (where the name is also 
given to 0. Morio)', Glou. N. & Q,. 1, x. 226; TForc. 
(2) Arum maculatum, L., fora similar reason. — Wore. With. ed. u. ; 
Prior, p. 25. 
(3) Digitalis purpurea, L. — Heref. , probably from the habit of 
children to put the red flowers on their fingers. 
(4 ?) Scilla nutans, L. — Glou. (Stroud). Some error is to be sus- 
pected here. 
Bloody Man’s Hands. Orchis mascula, L. — Kent (Folkestone). 
Bloody Mars. A kind of wheat. A corruption of Ble de Mars. 
See Holl. 
