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Dog Thistle. Apparently Cardims arvensis, L. — See Card. Chron. 
1845, p. 864. 
Dog Tree. (1) Cornus sanguinea, L. — Turn. Names. 
' (2) Euonymus europoeus, L. — Warw. 
(3) Sambucus nigra, L. — Yks. (Thoresby), E. D. S. Gloss. B. 17. 
(4) Alnus glutinosa, L. — North, Hal. Wr. 
Dog Violet. Viola sylvatica, Er., and V. cardna, L. — A common 
name for these plants, both in books and in actual use. Prior, p. 68. 
Dogwood. (1) Cornus sangidnea, L. — This is the shrub usually so 
called in books. Prior, p. 68 ; Oxf. N. & Q. 4, ii. 465. ‘ Not so 
named from the animal, but from skewers being made of it.’ — Prior. 
By a curious coincidence, the Cherokee name for C. florida, L., the 
Dog- wood of New Jersey, is Kela-achera, i. e. Dog-flower. Dr. Prior’s 
explanation of the name is no doubt the correct one, though Loudon 
thinks it alludes to the employment of a wash prepared from the 
leaves and branches for dogs afflicted with mange, &c. See also 
Dogberry (1). 
(2) Euonymus euroyoeus, L. — N. & Q. 4, ii. 465. By analogy with 
its other names, such as Skewer- wood, the meaning here seems the 
same as in (1). But Loudon says ‘It is called dogivood because a 
decoction of its leaves was used to wash dogs to free them from 
vermin ’ (Arboretum, 496) ; and this derivation receives some support 
from another of its synonyms. Louse-berry Tree. 
(3) Rhamnus Frangula, L. — The ‘ dogwood ’ used in the manufacture 
of gunpowder is produced by this shrub. Hants. Culpeper. 
(4) Prunus Padus, L, — N. & Q. 4, ii. 465. 
(5) Viburnum Opidus, L. — Lane. (Ormskirk), where it is so called 
by the watchmakers, who use small twigs of it in cleaning watches. 
(6) Solanum Dulcamara, L. — Lane. 
Dogwood, Black. See Black Dogwood. 
Dogwood, White. Viburnum Opulus, L. — Surr. (Lingfield), N. & 
Q. 4, iii. 44. As a distinction from the red-branched Cornus sanguinea, 
L., or to distinguish it from Black Dogwood, Prunus Padus, which 
has a dark-coloured bark. 
Doll Cheeses. Malva rotundifolia, L. — Yks. See Cheeses. 
Dolphin-flower. A translation of Delphinium, applied to D. Con- 
solida, L., in With. ed. vii. 
Donninethell (i. e. Dunny Nettle). Galeopsis Tetraliit, L. — Ger. 
Appx. Ilal. Wr. 
Doodykye. Various species of Rumex. — Nhumh. 
Door-weed. Polygonum aviculare, L. — Treas. Bot. 
Dornel {i. e. Darnel). Lolium temulentum, L. — Scotl. Jamieson. 
Dother. (1) Cuscuta . — Gard. Chron. 1864, p. 737. 
(2) Spergula arvensis, L. — dies. ; S. Lane. ; E. Lord. Bot. E. Bord. 
(Bothers). 
(3) Vieia liirsuta, Koch. — dies. 
