ENGLISH PLANT NAMES. 
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Caraway. See Carraway. 
Carberry. Fruit of Rihes Grossularia, L. — North, Hal. ; Yks. 
‘ Carherry-QjQdi, grayisb-green-eyed, of the colour of a boiled goose- 
berry.’ — E. D. S. Gloss. C. 2. 
Carde Thistle (Lyte), or Teasel (Ger.). Dipsacus sylvestris, L. — 
‘ In some of our northern counties . . . large quantities of the 
teazel are planted that their heads may he used in carding wool.’ — 
Pratt, ii. 86. 
Cardiacke. Alliaria officinalis, Andrzj. — Ger. Appx. 
Cardoon. Cynara Cardunculus, L. — Prior, p. 38. 
Care. Pyrus Aucuparia, L. — Dev. Hal. Wr.-; Cornw. 
Carl-doddie. (1) Plantago lanceolata, L. — Scotl. Jamieson ; Aher- 
_ deensh. ; Forfar sh. FI. Forf. ; Angus, Jamieson. 
(2) Plantago major, L. — Forfarsh. FI. Forf. 
(3) Carduus heterophyllus, L. — Fcrfarsh. (Glen Clova), FI. Forf. 
Carl-hemp, ^. e. male hemp. The female plant of Cannabis saliva, 
L. — ^cotl, ; N. Eng. Jamieson. It is curious that this name is always 
given to the female plant by the old writers, who called it the male 
plant, although they observed that it bore the seed. Gerard says the 
female hemp is ‘ barren and without seede, contrarie to the nature of 
that sexe. . . . The male is called Cliarle Hemp! For a similar 
confusion of terms see Boy’s Mercury. The term is in Scotland 
‘used metaphorically to denote firmness of character. Burns.’ — 
[ Jamieson. Hal. interprets ‘ Karl-hemp ’ as ‘ late-grown hemp.’ 
Brockett says ‘ the largest stalk of hemp.’ See Churl Hemp. 
Carline Thistle. Carlina vulgaris, L. — Prior, p. 38. 
Carlings. ‘ Grey peas, steeped all night in water, and fried the next 
day with butter. Palm Sunday, formerly called Carling Sunday, ia 
anniversary of this dish ; though in some villages it is eaten on the 
previous Sabbath. North.' — Hal. 
Carlin-heather. Erica cinerea, L. — Scotl. Jamieson ; Forf. 
Carlin-spnrs, or Carline’s Spurs. Genista anglica, L . — Moray ; 
N. Scotl. Jamieson : ‘ i. e. the spurs of an old woman.’ — Jamieson. 
Carlock. Sinapis arvensis, L. — Turn. Hames, Prompt. Parv. 
Bucks., Ess. (S. nigra), Nliamp., Suff. ‘In Arderne’s Practica, auh- 
foyn, which is probably the corn-flower, is rendered Karloke (Sloan. 
MS. 56).’ — Prompt. Parv. p. 62. 
Carlock-cnps. ‘ In this neighbourhood (Bristol, Som.) the name of 
Carlock-cups is given to the Ranunculi, and perhaps the Caltha .’ — 
Trans. Medico-Botanical Soc. of London, 1832-33, p. 84. 
Carl’s Cress. The same as Churl’s Cress (which see). — Lyte. 
Carl-tangle. Laminaria digitata, Lam. — Mearns., Jamieson. 
Carmele, Carmeil, Carmile, Lathyrus macrorrhizus, Wimm. — Gael. 
cairmeal. Highlands, Jamieson. 
