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A DICTIONARY OF 
Grass, Rough. Dactylis glomerata, L. — E. Cat. 
Grass, Rye. (1) Lolium perenne, L. — A general name in agriculture, 
corrupted from Ray-grass (which see). Ches.; E. Yks.; E. Bord. Bot. 
E. Bord. Prior, p. 195. 
(2) Hordeum murinum^ L. — Apparently invented for this plant by 
Johnson (Ger. Emac. 73). ‘ The eare is very like that of rie and the 
come both in colour and shape absolutely resembles it, so that it 
cannot be fitlier named than by calling it wilde rie, or rie grass. ^ 
Prior (p. 95), following Eay, assigns the name to H. pratense^ L. 
Grass, St. John’s. See John’s (St.) Grass. 
Grass, Scorpion. Lyte assigns the name to Ecorpiurus sulcatus, L., 
with which various species of Myosotis are associated : the latter are 
generally so called in modern books. Prior, p. 206. 
Grass, Scottish Scurvy. Convolvulus Soldanella, L. — Ger. ^ Because 
they use it instead of’ the true Scurvy-grass, Cochlearia officinalis, L. 
Grass, Scratch. Galium Aparine, L. — Herts. 
Grass, Scrooby, or Scruby. Cochlearia officinalis, L. — With. ed. ii. 
North. Grose; Scotl. Jamieson. See Grass, Scurvy (1). 
Grass, Scrub (Cumh. E. D. S. Gloss. C. 8), or Scrubby. Equisetum 
hyemale, L. — E. Bord. Bot. E. Bord. ‘ A name given to it from having 
been used to scour or clean wooden dishes.’ Id. In Cumb. the name 
is given to all the species of Equisetum. See Grass, Shave. 
Grass, Scurvy. (1) Cochlearia officinalis, L. — Ger. E. Bord. Bot. 
E. Bord. Prior, p. 207. 
(2) Convolvulus Soldanella, L. — Wight. El. Yect. 
(3) Qalium Aparine, L. — W. Ches. 
(4) Stellar ia Holostea, L. — Wore. 
Grass, Scutch, Triticum repens, L. — Ches. A dialectic form of 
Q,uitch Grass. See Grass, Q,uick. 
Grass, Sea. (1) Armeria maritima, L. — Lyte. From its grassy 
foliage and usual place of growth. 
(2) Salicornia herbacea, L. — With. ed. ii. 
(3) Ruppia maritima, L. — Hudson, Flora Anglica. Prior, p. 208. 
Grass, Sea Hard. Lepturus incurvatus, Trin. Prior, p. 208. 
Grass, Setter. Hellehorus foetidus, L. — Ger. Yks. Hal. From its 
use in settering or putting in a seton. See Setterwort. 
Grass, Shaking. Briza media, L. — Sal. 
Grass, Shave. The various species of Equisetum, L. — Lyte. Ger. 
restricts the name to E. hyemale, L., to which it specially applies: 
he says that ‘ fletchers and combe makers doe rubbe and polish their 
worke’ with it (p. 946), and that women ‘ scowre their pewter and 
wooden things of the kitchen therewith’ (p. 948). Prior, p. 212. 
Grass, Shear. From the description given in Turner (Herbal, i. 112) 
it seems likely that Cladium Mariscus, L., is intended. He says: 
‘ The edges of thys herbe are so sharpe that they will cut a mannis 
