ENGLISH PLANT NAMES. 
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Great Sanicle. AhhemiJla vulgaris, L. — Lyte. Hanicula major 
was onG of its early names, probably from some superficial resem- 
blance to the true Sanicle. See Sanicle. Lyte says ‘ it is much like 
sanicle in facultie, and serveth for ail diseases whereunto sanicle is 
good.’ Buss. Field, May 1, 1875, but on somewhat insufficient 
authority. 
Great Waybrede. Plantago major, L. — North, Turn. Herb. See 
Way bread. 
Great Wild Climber. See Climber. 
Greeds. Lemna minor, L. — With. ed. ii. Prior (p. 97) applies the 
name to the species of Eotamogetoji. 
Greek Kettle. Urtica pilulifera, L. — Lyte. 
Greek Valerian. A common book-name for Polemonium cceruleum, 
L. — ‘ Is called of the Herboristes of our time Phu Grecum and 
Valeriana Grsoca, that is to say, Greekish, or Greke Valerian.’ Lyte, 
who proceeds to show, accurately enough, that ‘ this is no Valerian, 
but some other strange herbe.’ Prior, p. 98. 
Green Arrow. See Arrow, Green. 
Green Broom. See Broom, Green. 
Green Endive. Lactuca virosa, L. — Turn. Herb. 
Green Hellebore. A translated book-name for Ilellehorus viridis, L. 
—Mart. Mill. 
Green Laver. See Laver. 
Green Man. See Man Orchis. 
Green Mood. Various Confervce. — E. Bord. Bot. E. Lord. 
Green Mustard. Lepidium latifolium, L. — Ger. Appx. Hal. Wr. 
Green Pops, or Poppies. Digitalis purpurea, L. — Cornw. See 
Dock, Pop. 
Green-sauce. Rumex Acetosa, L. — Cites, (including Rumex Aceto- 
sella, L.) ; E. Cornw. ; Olou. ; Leic. E. D. S. Gloss. B. 3 ; Line. 
Brogd., E. D. S. Gloss. C. 6 ; Midland Counties, E. D. S. Gloss. B. 5 ; 
Notts. ; Warw. ; Yks. (Wakefield). Prior, p. 98. Mr. Peacock, in E. 
D. S. Gloss. C. 6, quotes the following passage showing that the name 
is an old one, though wo have not met with it in old books : ‘We had 
allso a boy about 9 yeares of age, as he was getting of greene saivse 
(without Swillington tower) was dangerously shott in the belly.’ 
Drake’s Siege of Pontefract Castle (1645), Surtees Soc. ed. p. 37. 
Green Sloke. Ulva Lactuca, L. — Scotl. Jamieson. 
Green Sorrel. Rumex Acetosa, L. — Bucks. 
Green Weed, or Greening Weed. (1) Genista tinctovia, L. — E. 
Anglia, Forby; Hal. Wr. Ger. calls it Dier’s Greening Weede. 
(2) Reseda Luteola, L. — Culpeper. Prior, p. 98. 
