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vivum tedorum, L. — Clackmannamli. In allusion to its use as a 
cooling application. 
(2) Flaniago major, L. — Bcotl. Jamieson. The leaves placed inside 
the stocking have the reputation of relieving the foot when sore 
from walking. 
Heart. Vaccinium Myrtillus, L. — Hants (N. Forest). 
Heart, Black. See Blackheart. 
Heart, Bleeding. See Bleeding Heart. 
Heart-clover. See Clover, Heart. 
Heart Liver. Medicago macuJata, L. — Martyii (Flora Eustica). A 
corruption of Heart- clover. 
Heart of Osmund, The. Osmimda regalis, L. — ‘ The roote is great 
and thicke, folded, and covered over with many small enterlacing 
rootes, having in the middle a litle white, the whiche men call the 
Harte of Osmunde.^ Lyte, 402. 
Heart of the Earth. Prunella vulgaris, L. — E. Bord. Bot. E. 
Bord. ; Roxburghsli. Because it chiefly occurs on thin poor soils, 
where the farmers give it the credit of eating away all the substance 
of the soil. 
Hearts. Oxalis Acetosella, L. — E. Bord. ‘ From the shape of the 
leaflet.’ Bot. E. Bord. 
Heartsease. (1) A very general name for Viola tricolor, L. (in 
gardens). — Lyte ; Hants. ; Stiff. ; Yks. ; E. Bord. (the wild form. 
Wild Heartsease), Bot. E. Bord. Sometimes corrupted, as in S. 
Bucks., into Heartseed. Prior, p. 105. 
(2) Cheiranthus Cheiri, L. — Turn. Names; Lyte; Cornw. (with 
pale flowers). 
Heart-trefoil. Medicago maculata, L. — Ger. Prior, p. 106. See 
Clover, Heart. 
Heartwort. (1) Various species of Aristolochia. — Turn. Names 
(spelt Hertwort). Because it ‘ bryngeth furth seede lyke mennes 
hertes.’ Lyte spells it Hartwort. 
(2) Melilotus ojjficinalis, L. — ‘ In some places of Essex they call it 
Hartwort, because as they thinke the seede thereof happening into 
their bread caused paines in the stomacke and chest, which they 
usually call the heart burne or paines of the heart.’ Park. Theatr. 
720. 
Heath. (1) The general name for Ccdluna vtdgaris, Salisb., Erica 
Tetralix, L., and Erica cinerea, L. — Lyte applies it to the two former. 
Prior, p. 106. 
(2) Tarimrix gallica, L., appears to have been formerly so called. 
‘The scholemaisters in Englande have of long time called myrica 
\_Tamarix'] heath, or lyng, but so longe have they been deceyved 
altogether.’ Turn. Names. 
Heath, Bell. Erica Tetralix, L. — Hants. (New Forest). 
Heath, Besom. Erica Tetralix, L.— E. Syn., but Eay adds ‘ it is 
