ENGLISH PLANT NAMES. 
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Buckwheat. Polygonum Fagopyrum, L. — Ger. E. Bord. Bot. 
E. Bord. Prior (p. 31) refers it to Du. hockweit, Ger. lucliwaitzen, 
from the resemblance of its triangular seeds to beechnuts. See 
Beechwheat. The paste used by weavers in dressing their webs is 
in West Scotland called Bucketie, a name which Jamieson says is 
corrupted from Buckwheat, of which grain it is made. 
Bucky. Rosa canina, L. — Irel. (Belfast), FI. Belf. 
Buddie. Chrysanthemum segetum, L. — E. Anglia, Forby ; Norf. 
With. ed. iv. ; East, E. D. S. Gloss. B. 3. ‘ It occurs in an early 
list of plants, MS. Sloane, 5, f. 6, spelt budel.^ Hal. See Boodle. 
Prior, p. 31. 
Buddy-bud, or Buddy-buss. The ‘ flower ’ of Arctium Lappa, L. — 
North, Brockett, Hal. Wr. 
Budland. Chrysanthemum segetum, L. — Norf. Eiiral Cyclopcedia. 
Bug Agaric. Agaricus muscarius, L. — ‘ A mushroom that used to 
be smeared over bedsteads to destroy bugs.’ — Prior, p. 31. 
Bugbane. Given by FTemnich as ^ a. Cimicifuga ] h. The Bogbean:’ 
in the latter case a mere corruption of Bogbean. 
Bugle. Ajuga reptans, L. — Byte ; N. Yks. Turn. Hames. Ger. has 
also Brown Bugle. Prior, p. 31. ‘ It is put in drinkes for woundes ; 
and that is the cause why some doe commonly say, that he that hath 
bugle and sanicle, will scarce vouchsafe the chirurgion a bugle.’ — 
Surflet’s Countrie Farm, p. 262. 
Bugloss. (1) Echium vulgare, L. — ‘ Cirsion aliqui buglossu magnu 
vocant angli Buglos, et aculeata illam herbam quam vocamus Langde- 
befe hujus buglossi esse speciem arbitror, hacq. referendam censeo 
agrestam herbam quam rustic! vocant Cattesfayle.’ — Turn. Lib. See 
Cat’s-tail. In Turn. Herb. Wild B. 
(2) Lycopsis arvensis, L. — E. Bord. Bot. E. Bord. ; which is often 
called in modern books Small, Corn, or Field B. 
(3) Ancliusa officinaUs, L. — Ger., &c. Prior, p. 31. 
(4) Helminthia ecMoides, L. — Ger. The name is extended in a 
general sense to many rough-leaved plants. , 
Bugloss, Viper’s. The common book-name for Echium vulgare, L. — 
Lyte ; Ger. (who calls it also Snake’s B) ; E. Bord. Bot. E. Bord. ; 
Prior, p. 31. ‘ For as the ancient Nicander writeth, Alcibiades (being 
asleepe) was hurt with a serpent : wherefore whan he awoke and saw 
this hearbe, he tooke of it into his mouth and chewed it, swalowing 
downe the iuyce thereof: after that he layed the herbe being so chewed 
upon the sore, and was healed . . . It is very good against the 
bitings of serpents and vipers, and his seede is like the head of an 
adder or viper.’ — Lyte. 
Bugloss Cowslip. Pulmonaria officinalis, L. — ‘ From its having the 
leaves of a bugloss and the flowers of a primula.’ — Prior, p. 31. With, 
(ed. iv.) applies the name to P. angustifolia, L. 
Bulfer. See Bulleist. 
