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A DICTIONARY OP 
Dashel (a corruption of thistle). Carduus arvensis, Curt., and C. 
lanceoJatus, L. — Dev. Hal. Wr. ‘ Thistles (the ordinary name).’ — 
Marshall, E. D. S. Gloss. B. 6. 
Dashel, or Dassel, Milky. Sonchus oleraceus, L. — Cornio., Dev. 
Dauke. Daucus Carota, L. — Grete Herhall. Prior, p. 64. 
David’s Harp. Pohjgonatum multijlonim, All. — ‘ The provincial 
name of David's harp appears to have arisen from the exact similarity 
of the outline of the bended stalk, with its pendent hell-hke blossoms, 
to the drawings of monkish times, in which King David is represented 
as seated before an instrument shaped like the half of a pointed arch, 
from which are suspended metal bells, which he strikes with two 
hammers.’ — Wilkinson, p. 269. It is not stated where this name is in 
use. 
Davie-drap. ^ [The children] of Galloway play at hide-and-seek with 
a little black-topped flower, which they call the Davie-drap, saying : 
“ Within the bounds of this I hap 
My black and bonny Davie-drap ; 
Wha is he, the cunning one. 
To me my Davie-drap will fin’ ? ” ’ 
R. Chambers’ Pop. Rhymes of Scotl. ed. iii. p. 204. 
This is no doubt Luzula campestris, L., which often figures in children’s 
games and rhymes. See Chimney-sweep (2). 
Davison. ‘ A large wild plum.’ — Hal. Wr. 
Dawther {i. e. dodder). Briza media, L. — Kent, E. D. S. Gloss. 
C. 3. 
Day-berry. Ribes Gi'ossidaria, L. (the wild plant). — Cornw. ‘The 
garden gooseberry does not seem to be so called, only the small, semi- 
wild ones.’ 
Day Nettle. In Hal. and Wr. ‘ dead nettle,’ which may mean either 
Lamium purpureum, L., or L, album, L., both of which are so called 
in yZ:s. -(Northallerton), and the latter also in Scotl. (Jamieson). Here 
the name is probably a form of Dead or Deaf Nettle (which see); 
but in the case of Galeopsis Tetrahit, L., which is called Day Nettle in 
Yks. (Cleveland Gloss.) and Moray (El. M.), it is equivalent to Deye- 
nettle (which see). 
Dazeg. Beilis per ennis, L. — Cumb. Hal. Wr. 
Dead Arsesmart. See Arsesmart. 
Dead Man’s Bell. See Bell. 
Dead Man’s Bones. Stellaria Holostea, L. — E. Bord. Bot. E. Bord. 
Dead Man’s, or Men’s, Fingers. (1) There is little doubt that 
Orchis mascula, L., was the plant which Shakespeare alludes to as 
‘ Long purples 
That liberal shepherds give a grosser name, ' 
But our cold maids do dead men!s fingers call them.’ 
Hamlet, Act iv. sc. 7. 
It is still so caUed in Suss. See N. & Q. 1, x. 225. 
