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Frog Bit. Hijdrocharis Morsus ranoi, L. — Lyte, and modern book- 
name. Prior, p. 86. 
Frog-cheese. (1) ‘Boleti growing on decayed wood.’ — Nhamp. Wr. 
With. (ed. iv.) assigns the same name to Lycoperdon Bovista, L. In 
Treas. Bot. it is given as ‘ a name applied occasionally to the large 
puff-balls when young.’ 
(2) Malva sylvestris, L. — Oxf. 
Frog Grass. (1) SaUcomia herhacea, L. — Ger., Prior, p. 86. ‘The 
inhabitants of the sea-coasts call it frog-grass’ — Coles, A. in E. 
(2) Juncus hufonius, L. — Park. Theatr. (Index). 
Frog-seat. ‘A toadstool.’ — Nhamp. Wr., Sternb., who spells it 
Frogsates. 
Frog’s Foot. Lemna, L. — Grete Ilerball, Prior, p. 86. 
Frog’s Lettuce. Potamogeton densus, L. — With. ed. ii.. Prior, p. 
86. Samolus Valerandi, L., bears in Algeria the name rh’oz ed djerana, 
which has a similar meaning. 
Frog -stools. ‘Toadstools.’ — Dors. Science Gossip, 1865, 258 ; 
Nhamp. Nth. Gloss. 
Frogwort. A name assigned by Holdich (Essay on Weeds) to 
‘ several species of Orchis,’ including 0. mascula, L., and 0. Morio, L. 
Frost-blite. Chenopodium album, L. — Prior, p. 86. 
Frothy Poppy. Silene inflata, L. — Ger. ‘ That kind of frothy 
spattle, or spurns, which we call Cuckow spittle, more aboundeth in 
the bosoms of the leaves of these plants, then in any other one plant 
that is knowne ; for which cause Pena calleth it Papaver spumeum, 
that is frothy or spatling Poppy.’ — Ger. 
Frughans. Vaccinium Myrtillus, L. — Ireland (Antrim and Down). 
The old Irish name. Threlkeld says : ‘ The poor women gather them 
in autumn and cry them about the streets of Dublin by the name of 
Fraghan.’ 
Fuit, or Fuits. Sempervivum tectorum, L. — E. Bord. Bot. E. Bord. ; 
Fife ; Roxb, (Kelso), Science Gossip, 1876, p. 39. 
Full. Sempervivum tectorum, L. — Nhumh. ‘ In the North it is 
called Full’ — Bullein. 
Fuller’s Grass. Saponaria officinalis, L. — Grete Herball. 
Fuller’s Herb. Saponaria officinalis, L. — With. ed. vii.. Prior, p. 
86. See Soapwort. 
Fuller’s Teasel. Dipsacus fullonum, L. — Lyte. Culpeper has 
Fuller’s Thistle. Prior, p. 86. 
Fume of the Earth. Fumaria officincdis, L. — Grete Herball. See 
Fumitory. 
Fumiterre (Fr. fumeterre). Fumaria officinalis, L. — Lyte. Sliake- 
speare {K. Lear, Act iv. sc. 4) has Fumiter. Hal. and Wr. spell it 
Fumetere. 
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