ENGLISH PLANT NAMES. 
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Cheese-flower. Malva sylvestris, L. — Suss. 
Cheese Log. Malva sylvestris, L. — S. Bucks. 
Cheese-rennet {Cumh.), Cheese-renning (Ger.), or Cheese-rnnning 
(Lyte; South, Hal, Wr.). Galium verum, L. — In allusion to its pro- 
perty of coagulating milk, for which purpose it was actually employed 
both in England and abroad. ‘ The herb may serve for rennet to make 
cheese : for as Matthiolus upon Dioscorides writeth, the people of Tus- 
cane or Hetruria doo use it to turne their milke, by cause the cheese 
that they use to make of yeowes and goates mylke shoulde be the 
pleasanter and sweeter in taste.’ — Lyte. ‘ The people in Cheshire, 
especially about Namptwich, where the best cheese is made, do use it 
in their rennet, esteeming greatly of that cheese above other made 
without it.’ — Ger. 968. 
Cheir, Wild. Cheiranthus Clieiri, L. — E. Cat. Prior, p. 43. 
Chenile. ‘ Henbane (A-H.).’ — Hal. Hyoscyamus niger, L. 
Chequered Daffodil (Ger.), Chequered Lily ‘ (Park. Parad.), or 
Chequered Tulip (With. ed. iv.). Fritillaria Meleagris, L. — The 
flowers are ‘ of a reddish purple colour, spotted diversly with great 
spots, appearing like unto square checkes, of a deeper colour.’ — Park. 
Parad. p. 40. Prior (p. 42) calls it Chequer-lily. 
Chequer-tree. Pyrus torminalis, L. — Kent ; Suss. Hal. Wr. The 
fruit is called Chequers, no doubt in allusion to its chequered or 
spotted appearance, and from this the tree takes its name. At Eden- 
bridge {Kent) it is called Chequer- wood, and ‘ the farm-labourers use 
it in preference to other wood to make flails for threshing corn.’ — 
Gard. Chron. 1870, p. 145. Prior, p. 43. 
Cherlys-tryacle. Hal. Wr. Same as Churl’s-treacle, which see. 
Cherry, Bird’s (With.), Cluster (With.), or Fowl C. Prumis Padus, 
L. — Prior, p. 43. See Bird Cherry. 
Cherry, Crab. Primus Avium^ L. — N. Bucks. 
Cherry, Gean. Primus Avium, L. — Prior, p. 43. 
Cherry, Naughty Man’s. Atropa Belladonna, L. — Bucks. 
(Wycombe). ‘ On Keep Hill, near High Wycombe .... where wo 
observed it, there chanced to be a little boy. I asked him if he knew 
the plant. He answered, “Yes; it was naughty maFs cherries.’’'* ' — 
Curtis, Flora Londinensis. 
Cherry, Polstead. Prunus Pad us, L. — Suff. 
Cherry, Small, or Sour. Prunus Avium, L. — Lyte. Hal. quotes 
from Du Bartas, ‘ Cherrilet, a little cherry.’ 
Cherry, Wild. Prunus Avium, L. — >8. IF. Cumb. Prior, p. 43. 
Cherry-pie, from the smell of the flowers. 
(1) Epilobium hirsutum, L. — Dors. 
(2) A general garden name for Heliotropium peruvianum, L. 
Cherry-wood. Viburnum Opulus, L. — Warner, PI. Woodfordienses, 
1771. Prior, p. 43. 
