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was a pwozie or a posie, according as we used the vernacular or Eng- 
lish/ — Mrs. Atkinson. 
Cat-rushes. Various species of Equisetum. — Mid-Ches. 
Cats-and-dogs. Blossoms of Salix. — Cormo. N. & Q., 1^ xii. 297. 
Cats and Keys. The fruit of Fraxinus excelsior, L. — Var. dial. Hal. 
Cats - and - Kittens, or Kitlings.' (1) Blossoms of Salix. — Wr. 
Nhamp. Probably in allusion to their soft fur-like appearance. See 
Chatton. 
(2) Catkins of Corylus Avellana, L. — Wore. 
Cat’s-claws. (1) Anthyllis vulneraria, L. — Moray, El. M. 
(2) Lotus corniculatus, L. — Bucks. 
Cat’s Clover. Lotus corniculatus, L. — E. Bord. Bot. E. Bord. 
Cat’s-ear. (1) Hypoclioeris radicata, L. — A common book-name. 
Prior, p. 39. 
(2) Antennaria dioica, Br. — Treas. Bot. 
Cat’s-een. Veronica Chamcedrys, L. — Stirlingsh. 
Cat’s-eyes. (1) Veronica Gliammdrys, L. — Cornw. ; Glou. ; Cumh 
(Cat-eyes), E. D. S. Gloss. C. 8 ; Ess. 
(2) Veronica Buxhaumii, Ten. — Ess. 
(3) Myosotis sylvatica, L. — Herts. 
(4) Epilohium angustifolium, L. — Sal. (Stokesay). 
Cat’s-faces. Viola hdcolor, L. — Aberdeensli. ; Suss. 
Cat’s-foot. (1) Nepeta GlecJioma, Benth. — From the shape of its 
leaves. Ger. ; North, Hal. Wr. ; Nhumb. Grose. 
(2) Antennaria dioica, Br. — ‘ From its soft flower-heads.’ — Prior, p. 
39. Rutl. Yks. 
Cat’s-heads. The catkins of Salix caprea, L. — Canih. 
Cat’s-keys. The fruit of Fraxinus excelsior, L.- — Yks. (Teesdale), 
Sternb. 
Cat Sloes. The fruit of Prunus spinosa, L. — Lyte, who spells it 
Catte slose. 
Cat’s-lug. Primula Auricida, L. — Roxh. Jamieson. Lug = ear. 
Cat’s-milk. Euphorbia Helioscopia, L. — With. ed. ii. Wore. 
Prior, p. 39. 
Cats-smere. ‘ An old name of a plant, axungia.’ — Wr. 
Cat’s Spear. Typha latifolia, L. — Ger. Index.] 
Cat’s-tail. (1) ‘ The catkin of the hazel or willow.’ — Var. dial. Hal. 
Wr. Dev.; Hants. Holl. ; Suss. Parish. Used as an equivalent of 
catkin by Coles, A. of S., p. 42. 
(2) Equisetum, various species, especially E. arvense, L. — Var. dial. 
Hal. Wr. S. Bucks. ; dies.; Forest of Dean, Bay’s Correspondence, 291 
(Bay Soc.) ; Kent : ‘ The horsetails are always called cat's-tails in 
Bomney Marsh, and in some family deeds there is mention made of a 
