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Grass, Way. ^ Knot Grass.’ Hal. Polygonum aviculare, L. 
Grass, Well. Nasturtium officinale^ L. — Scotl. Jamieson. 
Grass, White-topped (whey to top’t). IIolcus mollis, L., and //. 
lanatus, L. — Cumb. E. D. S. Gloss. 0. 8. 
Grass, Whitlow. (1) The common book-name for Draha verna, L. 
— Ger. 
(2) Saxifraga tridactylites, L. — This is included by Gerard in the 
same chapter and under tho same name as the preceding; and he 
says of each that ‘ it hath been taken to heale the disease of tho nailos 
called a Whitlowe, whereof it tooke his name.’ Prior, p. 249. 
(3) Euphorbia Ilelioscopia, L. — Liiic. Probably from its local use 
in the same manner as the foregoing. 
Grass, Whuttle. Melilotus officinalis, L. — Roxh. Jamieson. 
Grass, Wicken. Triticum repens, L. — Ylcs. Cleveland Gloss. 
Grass, Willow. The land form of Polygonum ampMhium, L., which 
frequently forms a considerable part of tho herbage of low, wet 
meadows in tho north : the leaves resemble those of the willow in 
shape. — E, Yks. See Ground Willow and Willow Weed. 
Grass, Windlestraw. Cynosurus cristatus, L. — Ecotl. Mart. Mill. 
See Windlestraw. 
Grass, Wire. Polygonum aviculare, L. — Glou, 
Grass, Wood. Luzula sylvatica, Bich. — E, Bord. Bot. E. Bord. 
Prior, p. 253. 
Grass, Worm. Sedum album, L. — Byte. A translation of LobcTs 
name for it, Vermicularis (Adversaria, 162), which he gave, as Park- 
inson says (Theatr. 735), ‘ of tho likenesso of the leaves unto wormes,’ 
and not, as Prior thinks (p. 255), ‘ from its vermifuge qualities,’ 
Grass, Yellow. Narthecium ossifragum, L. — S. Scotl. 
Grass Nettle, Wild. Stachys sylvatica, L. — Nhamp. Nth. Gloss. 
Grass of Parnassus. Parnassia palustris, L. — Byte and subsequent 
writers. Prior, p. 97. 
Grass Poly. A book-name for Ly thrum Hyssopifolia, B. — ‘ Cordus 
first mentioned it, and that by the Dutch name of Grasse Poloy, 
which name wo may also very fitly retaine in EngHsh.’ Ger. Emac. 
581. It is adopted in With. ed. ii. as an Enghsh generic equivalent 
for Ly thrum ; and Pratt erroneously assigns the name to L. Salicaria, 
B. Prior, p. 97. 
Grass Weed. Zostera marina, B. — Wight, FI. Vect. 
Grass Wrack. Zostera marina, B. — A seaweed or ‘ wrack * with 
grass-like leaves. With. ed. ii. Prior, p. 97. 
Gratia Dei. This seems to have been in common use as an ‘ English 
name,’ and appears in the Index of ‘ Enghsh Names ’ appended to 
Ger. A similar instance of a Batin name popularly used will bo 
found under Calamus aromaticus, which see. 
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