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a translation of Agaricus Cantharellus, its old scientific name. Prior, 
p. 42. 
Chare. Cheirantlius Cheiri, L. — Hal. Wr. 
Charity. Polemoniun ccBvuleum, L. — Cumh. 
Charle Hemp. See Carl Hemp. 
Charlock. (1) Sinapis arvensis, L., and S. alha, L. — Ger. ‘The 
mustard plant.’ West, Hal. Wr. ; Dev. (Teignmouth) ; Dors. ; Glou. ; 
Norf.; Suff.; Yks. ; S. Wales (Swansea). Marshall {Glou.) assigns the 
name to 8. nigra (E, D. S. Gloss. B. 4), but probably S. arvensis was 
meant. Prior, p. 42. 
(2) Raphanus Raphanistrum, L. — Lyte. Dors., Glou., Suff. 
Charlock, Jointed. From its jointed pods. Raphaniis Raplianis- 
trum, L. — Prior, p. 125. 
Charlock, White. Raplianus Raphanistrum, L. — Berks., Ess. 
Chashol. ‘Poppy.’ — /Sco 2^7. Jamieson. Hares gives ‘ Chashow, the 
poppy, Scotch. 
“ The violet her fainting head declin’d 
Beneath a Aqqpj chasbow.^’’ 
Drummond, p. 13, ed. 1791.’ 
It is probably Papaver somniferum, L. See Cheesebowl. 
Chasse. ‘ The common poppy.’ — Hal. Wr. Probably Papaver som- 
niferum, L. See Cheesebowl. 
Chastey. ‘ The chestnut. MS. Sloane, 5, f. 4.’ — Hal. Castanea 
vesca, L. 
[Chastweed. A misprint for ChafFweed in the index to Ger. Emac.] 
Chatton. The flower of various species of Salix. — Lyte says the 
flower ‘ when it openeth is soft in handling, and lyke downe or cotton, 
and therefore the whole flower is called a chatton, kitekin, or catteken.’ 
Chats, or Chatts, sh. pi. (1) The fruit of Fraxinus excelsior, L. — 
Norf., Suff., Yks. Holl. 
(2) Catkins. — West, Hal. Wr. ‘ The catkins of the maple and other 
trees.’ Lane. E. D. S. Lane. Gloss. ‘ Keys of the ash and maple ; also 
the catkins of the hazel.’ E. Yks., Marshall, E. D. S. Gloss. B. 2. 
(3) Fruit of Acer Pseudo-platanus, L. — Norf, Suff., Yks. Holl. 
(4) ‘ The cones of the fir-tree.’— F7c5. (Whitby), E. D. S. Gloss. C. 4. 
Chaws. Fruit of Cratcegus Oxyacantha, L. — Moray (Elgin), FI. M. 
Cheadle. Mr. Cockayne (Leechdoms, i. 187, ii. 375) understands 
Mercurialis perennis, L., to be intended under this name. 
Cheadle-dock. Senecio Jacohcea, L. — Hal. Wr. 
Cheat. Lolium temulenhim, L. — Dors. ; Wight : ‘ From its resem- 
blance to the grain amongst which it grows — a name applied, for the 
same reason, in some places to Bromus secalinus, L.’ — FI. Vect., 622. 
In Treas. Bot. it is given as ‘ an American name for Bromus secalinus. 
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