ENGLISH PLANT NAMES. 
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Choke-wort. ‘ A plant. 
“ The Libians call’d it Eeena, which implies 
It makes them dye like birds ’twixt earth and skyes ; 
The name of choah-wort is to it assign’d, 
Because it stops the venom of the mind.” 
Taylor’s Workes, 1630.’ — Nares. 
Choop, or Choops. Fruit of Rosa canina^ L. — North, Hal. and AVr., 
who spell it Choups; IF. Cumb., Durli,, Yks., Ayrsh., Dumfr., 
Roxb., Jamieson. The tree is called in Cumb. Choop-rose or Choop- 
tree. 
Chopt Eggs. Linaria vulgaris, L. — Cumb. E. D. S. Gloss. C. 8. 
Chowps. Emit of Rosa canina, L. — Yks. (Whitby), E. D. S. Gloss. 
C. 2. 
Christlings. ‘ A small sort of plum.’ — Dev. Hal. Wr. 
Christmas. Ilex Aquifolium, L. — Hal. Wr. Camb. ; dies, (but 
only so called when used for Christmas decorations) ; Hants. Holl. ; 
Wight, El. Vect. ; Norf. Holl. ; Suff. Holl. ; Suss. Holl. ‘ Evergreens 
used for Christmas decorations’ are so called in N. Line. E. D. S. 
Gloss. C. 6. Prior, p. 45. 
Christmas-flower. (1) Helleborus niger, L. — Park. Parad. 344. 
Scotl. (obs.), Jamieson. Lyte calls it Christmas Herb. See Christ’s 
Herb. 
(2) Eranthis liyemalis, L. — Coles, A. of S., 32. 
Christmas Hose. Helleborus niger, L. — General. Prior, p. 45. 
Christopher, Herb. (1) Osmunda regalis, L. — Lyte (who calls it 
S. Christophers Herb), Park. Theatr., &c. Perhaps because of its 
growth by the waterside, in which locality S. Christopher before his 
conversion was wont to exercise his seK-imposed task of carrying 
persons across the ford. 
(2) Actcea spicata, L. — Ger. This is given in Park. Theatr. as the 
‘ ordinary Herb Christopher ; commonly with most it be called Christo- 
phoriana or herba sancti Christophori, but for what cause and respect I 
cannot learne.’ — Park. Theatr. 380. 
(3) Pulicaria dysenterica, G 0 ertn. — ‘ In Cheape side the herbe- 
women call it Herbe Christopher, and sell it to empericks, who with it 
(as they say) make medicines for the eyes, but against what affect of 
them, or with what successe, I know not.’ — Ger. Emac. 483. 
Prior (p. Ill) mentions other plants as being so called by ‘ the older 
herbalists.’ 
Christopher, Stinking. Scrophularia aquatica, L., and S. nodosa, 
L. — Cumb. (Wigton). 
Christ’s Hair. Seolopendrium vulgare, Sym. — Guernsey, ‘because 
of the single black fibrovascular bundle in the leaf-stalk.’ — Mr. W. G. 
Piper. 
Christ’s Herb, Christ’s Wort. Old book-names for Helleborus niger, 
L. — Translated from the Dutch Christwurtz and Heyliclikerstcruyt. 
‘ It is called in Brabant Heylichkerstcruyt, that is to say, the herbe of 
