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A DICTIONARY OF 
Dodder. (1) Cuscuta. — Wr. Prior, p. 67. ‘ Cassutha, aliqui poda- 
gram lini, angli dodder .’ — Turn. Lib. 
(2) tipergula arvensis^ L. — Clies. ; Cumb. E. D. S. Gloss. C. 8 ; S. 
Lane. 
(3) Polygonum Convolvulus^ L. — Mid-Ches. 
Dodder Grass. (1) Briza media, L. — Cumb. ; Kent, E. D. S. Gloss. 
0. 3. This has no connexion with the last word, but has the same 
meaning as dother and dither, words of northern dialects used to 
denote trembling. 
(2) In the British Museum Herbarium is a specimen from Sowerby’s 
Herbarium of Poa subccerulea, Sm. (a variety of P. pratensis), labelled 
‘found at Bletchingley near Godstone [Occ/.], called there Dodder 
Grass.’ 
Doddering Dickies. Briza media, L. — North, Hal. Wr. ; Cumb. 
E. D. S. Gloss. C. 8 ; Yks. (Whitby), E. D. S. Gloss. 0. 2. 
Doddering Dillies. Briza media, L. — Durh. 
Doddering Grass. Briza media, L. — S.-JV. Qumb., Duidi. 
Doddering Jockies. Briza media, L. — Yks. (Northallerton). 
Dodderin Nancy. Briza media, L. — Cumb. E. D. S. Gloss. C. 8. 
Doddle Grass. Briza media, L. — Suss. Parish ; Wilts. 
Dodger. Sherardia arvensis, L. — Sal. (Corvedale). 
Dog-banner. ‘The wild camomile’ [probably Anthemis Cotula, L.]. 
-Mid-Yks. E. D. S. Gloss. C. 5. 
Dog Berry. (1) Cornus sanguinea, L. — Turn. Herb. (Dogberry 
Tree), Prior, p. 67. ‘We for the most part call it the Dogge berry 
tree, because the berries are not fit to be eaten, or to be given to a 
dogge.’ — Park. Theatr. 1521. But see Dogwood. 
(2) Vibusnum Opulus, L. — Cumb. (Cockermouth). 
(3) Arctostapliylos Uva-ursi, Spr. — Aberdeensh. 
(4) Fruit of Rosa canina, L. — N. Yks. (Cleveland). 
Dog Binder. Anthemis Cotula, L. — N. Yks. 
Dog-bobbins. Arum maculatum, L. — Nhamp. Nth. Gloss. 
Dog-cherry. The fruit of Cornus sanguinea, L. — Prior, p. 67. 
Dog-chowp. The fruit of Rosa canina, L. — Yks. E. D. S. Gloss. C. 
. 2 and C. 7. 
Dogcole. ‘ The herb dogbane.’ — Hal. Wr. Probably the same as 
Dogs’-cole, which see. 
Dog Daisy. See Daisy. 
Dog-eller. Viburnum Opulus, L. — dies. Dog is applied here, as 
in many other cases, as meaning spurious, not the right thing. Eller 
is elder : at first sight its flowers look like those of the elder tree. 
Dog-fennel. (1) Anthemis Cotula, L. — Midlands, Marshall, E. D. 
S. Gloss. B. 5 ; Warvo. Hal. Wr. ‘ Dog-fenell and mathes is both one. 
