ENGLISH PLANT NAMES. 
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Eastning Wort. ‘Scabious.’ — S. Scotl. Jamieson. 
Eaver, or Ever. Lolium perenne, L. — Corniv. ; Dev. Hal. Fr. 
ivraie, drunkenness, from the intoxicating qualities of the darnel, an 
allied species. 
Ebble. Fopidiis tremula, L. — E. Anglia, Forb}^ ; Norf. : East, Wr. 
‘We have ehelle tre, ebonus, in Prompt. Parv. p. 17 : “juse of ehle’’^ in 
MS. Med. Line.’ — Hal. See Abele. The Aspen and the Abele Tree 
may here be confounded from the somewhat similar shape of their 
leaves. 
Eccle Grass. Pinguieida vulgaris, L. — Orkneys, Jamieson. 
Eckberry. Prunas Padus, L. — Oimib. E. D. S. Gloss. C. 8. 
Edder’s-tongue {^. e. adder’s-tongue). Ophioglossmn vidgatum, L. — 
Curnh. 
Edderwort. ‘The herb dragonwort.’ — Hal. Wr. Arum Dracuncidus, 
L. — Edder is an A.S. name for an adder, which is still in use in the 
north. 
Eddick. Arctium Lappa, L. — dies. 
Edgeweed. CEnantlie Phellandrinni, Lamk. — A name apparently 
invented by Dr. J, Hill in his Herb. Brit. 1769, and referring to the 
growth of the plant on the edges of ponds. 
Eel-beds. Ranunculus fluitans, Lamk. — Roxh. (Kelso), Science 
Gossip, 1876, p. 39. A name also extended to several species of pond 
weeds, probably from a supposition that thej^ harbour eels. 
Eel Ware. Ranunculus fluitans, Lamk. — E. Bord. ‘ Either from 
its wavy motion on the water, or from harbouring eels when growing 
in a mass.’ — Bot. E. Bord. p, 26. 
Eestrige. Salsola Kali, L. — ‘ I remember now that one English 
man called this herbe Eestrige.^ — Turn. Herb. 
Eever. Lolium perenne, L. — Dev. Hal. Wr. See Eaver. 
Eevy. Hedera Helix, L. — Pulman. 
Egers. ‘ Spring tulips.’ — Bailey (Hal.), lYr. 
Egg-berry. Prunus Padus, L. — North, Hal. Wr. ; Oamh. ; Yks. 
Hallamsh. Gloss. Cf. Heckberry. 
Egg-peg Bush.es. Prunus spinosa, L. — Glou. 
Egg Plant. (1) Solanum Melongena, L. — From the shape of its 
fruit. Prior, p. 70. 
(2) Symphoricarpus racemosus, Michx. — Clies. From its round white 
berries. 
Eggs and Bacon. From the two shades of yellow in the flower. 
(1) Linaria vulgaris. Mill. — Glou.; Norf. 
(2) Lotus cornicidatus, L. — Nharnp. Nth. Gloss., Wr. ; Suss. 
(3) ‘ Narcissus incomparabilis bicolor ata.’— Sal. (Ellesmere). 
Eggs and Butter. (1) Linaria vulgaris, Alill. — Dev. 
(2) Ranunculus acris, L., and R. bidbosus, L. — dies. 
