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A DICTIONARY OF 
Centaury, Corn. Centaurea Gy anus, L. — Nemnicli (Centory). 
Centaury, Great, or More. Chlora perfoliata, L., in old black- 
letter berbals : Lyte, however, and subsequent herbalists assign the 
name to Centaurea nigra, L. Prior, p. 41. 
Centaury, Little, or Small. Erythrma Centaurium, L. — So named 
to distinguish it from the Great C. — Ger. 
Centaury, Sea. Erythrcea littoralis, Fr. — Scotl. ; Moray, FI. M. 
Centaury, Yellow. Cldora perfoliata, L. — Ger. Ylis. (Wakefield). 
Centinode, or Centynody. Polygonum aviculare, L. — Prior, p. 41. 
Century. Erythroia Centaurium, L. — W. Ches., S. Dev. 
Cernoyle. ‘ Honeysuckle.’ Hal. Lonicera Periclymenum, L. 
Cetywall. ‘ The herb valerian, also the mountain spikenard. Percy’s 
Peliques, p. 79.’ — Hal. Wr. The first is Valeriana pyrenaica, L. ; the 
second is also a valerian, as appears from Ger.’s figure of ‘mountain 
spikenard.’ See Setwall. 
Chadlock. Sinapis arvensis, L. — Ger. Ger. also figures Nasturtium 
ampliihium, Br., as Water Chadlock. Prior, p. 41. 
Chafeweed. (1) Guaphalium sylvaticum, L. — Turn. Herb. (Chaf- 
weed) ; in Turn. Names Chafewort, Wr. ‘ Centunculus [is] called 
in Yorke shyre cudweed and in Northumberlande chafweed, because 
it is thought to be good for chafinge of anye man’s flesh with goynge 
or rydinge.’ — Turn. Herb. Ger. uses Chalfweed as a general term 
including various species of OnaphaUum and allied genera. Lyte 
erroneously transfers the name to Piotis maritirna, Cass. Prior, p. 41. 
(2) Filago germanica, L. — E, Bord. Bot. E. Bord. 
Chaffweed. Centunculus minimus, L. — With. Generally applied 
to this plant by authors subsequent to Withering, but originally used 
for GnapTialiurn and allied plants. See Chafeweed. Prior, p. 42. 
Chalice-flower. Phillips (FI. Historica, i. 99) gives this as an old 
name for Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus, L. We have not met with it 
elsewhere. 
Chamock. Ononis arvensis, L. — See Cammock. 
Cbamomile. See Camomile. 
Champeron. Agaricus arvensis, L. — Berks. (Abingdon), N. & Q. 4, 
i. 564. 
Champignon. A general name for Agaricus oreades. Bolt., which 
was not known to our older authors. Hudson (FI. Anglica) calls it 
Champignion. Prior, p. 42. 
Champillion {cli pronounced as in chain). Agaricus arvensis, L. — 
Ches. 
Changel. ‘ The herb bugloss.’ — Wr. 
Chantarelle. The usual modern name of Cantharellus ciharius^ Fr. 
It was formerly (as in Hudson’s FI. Anglica) called Chantarelle Agaric, 
