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Coventry-bells. (1) Cam,panula medAum, L. — ‘They use about 
Coventrie in England, where as great store of these plantes do grow, 
to eate their rootes in salads, as Pena writeth.’ — Lyte. Pena, how- 
ever, refers to certain differences between the cultivated and wild 
plant, which render it probable that he meant C. Trachelium, so far 
as the wild plant is concerned. Wright has ‘ a kind of violet, a 
mariet,’ by which C. medium is intended, Viola Mariana being an old 
name of the species. Prior, p. 54. 
(2) Anemone Pulsatilla, L. — ‘ In Cambridgeshire, where they grow 
[at Hildersham], they are termed Coventry -belsl — Ger. 309. 
Coventry-rapes. Campanula medium, L. — A name proposed by 
Lyte, who says ‘ we may also call them Coventry Rapes,’ the latter part 
of the name being suggested by the Latin Rapum sylvestre. Prior, p. 
54. See Coventry-bells. 
Cover-keys, or Covey-keys. The oxlip : — not the true Primula 
elatior, Jacq., but the plant known as P. variahilis, Goup. — Kent, 
Field, June 26, 1876, and N. & Q,., 4, hi. 563. See Culverkeys (4). 
Cover-shame. Juniperus Sabina, L., in allusion to its criminal use 
in j)rocuring abortion. Hark Misc. iv. 440. 
Covey, or Sweet Covey. ‘ Pro Muscovy.’ — Skinner : L e. Erodium 
moschatum, L. 
Cowbane. Cieuta virosa, L. — With. ed. ii. From its fatal effects 
upon cows. ‘ Early in the spring, when it grows in the water, cows 
often eat it and are killed by it.’ — With. Prior, p. 54. See Linneeus, 
Flora LapjDonica. 
Cow-basil. Saponaria Vaccaria, L. — Ger. 395 ; but in his Index he 
says: '■Cow Bassill, that is Bed Valerian’ \_Centranthus ruber, DC.]. 
There was, however, doubtless an error here, as the Saponaria alone is 
called Cow-basil in Ger. Emac. See Basil, Cow. 
Cowbell. Silene injiata, L. — Scotl. 
Cow-berry. (1) Vaccinium Vitis-Idcea, L. — With. ed. vii. ; Hal. 
Wr. ; N. Yks. ; Prior, p. 54. 
(2) Comarum palustre, L. — ‘ In some parts of Scotland the fruits are 
called coiuberries, on account, it is said, of their being used to rub the 
inside of milk-pails for the purpose of thickening milk.’ — Treas. Bot. 
Pratt says the name is used in some parts of England. 
Cow-cakes. ‘Wild parsnip. Roxb., Loth. Heradeum Splwn- 
dylium of Linn, is called the cow parsnip, but this seems to be rather 
the Pastinaca sylvestrisl Jamieson. H. Sphondylium is so called in 
Edinb. 
Cow-clogweed. Heradeum Sphondylium, L. — Clou. 
Cow-cloos. Trifolium pratense, L. — N. Scotl. Jamieson. 
Cow-clover. (1) Trifolium medium, L. — N. Yks. 
(2) Trifolium pratense, L. — With. ed. ii. 
Cow-cracker. Silene inflata, L. — Scotl. Athenjeum, Mar. 13, 1869 j 
Dumfriesh. N. & Q. 4, viii. 143. 
