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A DICTIONARY OF 
An appropriate name, referring to the shape of the fertile fronds more 
especially. 
Eerteclowre. Teucrium CliamcBdrys, L. — Ger. Appx. Hal. Wr. 
Herts. See Hurts. 
Hertwort. Fraxinus excelsior^ L. — Ger. Appx. 
Heth. Galluna vulgaris, Salisb. — Turn. Herb. 
Heyhove. ^The plant edera terrestris. See a list in MS. Sloane 5, 
f. 5.’ Hal. Wr. Nepeta Olechoma, Benth., is the plant intended. 
Hezzle. Corylus Avellana, L. — S^.-TF. Cumh. ; Ylis. (Holderness), 
E. D. S. Gloss. C. 7. See Hazel. 
Hic-berry. Frunus Padus, L. — Westm. (Langdale). See Heg- 
berry. 
Hickis Taper. See Hig Taper. 
Highland Micken. See Micken, Highland. 
High Taper. Verhascum Tliapsus, L. — With. ed. ii. See Hig 
Taper. 
Hig Taper. Verhascum Thapsus, L. — Grete Herball (Hyg-taper). 
The Saxon name. See Cockayne, iii. 331. Lyte. The derivation is 
probably the same as that of Hag Taper (which see) ; though Park- 
inson (Theatr. 62) says ‘ the English name Higtaper for Hightaper, 
the h being left out, used as a taper or torch.’ Turner (Herb.) has 
Hickis Taper and Hyggis Taper. Prior, p. 112. 
Hi-how. The same as Ha-ho, which see. 
Hilder. Samhucus nigra, L. — Norf. E. D. S. Gloss. B. 3. ‘This 
form occurs in MS. Arundel, 220.’ Hal. Wr. 
Hilder, Blood. See Blood Hilder. 
Hillcups. Ranunculus bulbosus, L. — Dors. A softened pronuncia- 
tion of Gilcups, which see. 
Hillerne. ‘The elder tree. Pr. Parv.’ Hal. Wr. Sambucus nigra, L. 
Hill-trot. Daucus Carota, L. — Hants. (Hew Eorest). See Eltrot. 
Hill- wort. (1) Mentha Pulegium, L. — Lyte, Hal. Wr. 
(2) Thymus Serpyllum, L. — Ger. Appx. (Hillwort). 
Hind-berry. Rubus Idceus, L. — Turn. Hames. (‘ In duche hynd- 
beren’); North, Grose, Eay (E. D. S. Gloss. B. 15), Hal. Wr. ; 
Nhumb. ; Scotl. (Upper Clydesdale), Jamieson. Holloway’s explana- 
tion of the name is sufficiently amusing : ‘ Gathered by poor people, 
and of course by “ hinds ” among the rest, whence probably their 
name’ (!) See Hineberry. 
Hind-heal. This, which is an A.S. name (vide Prior, p. 113), occurs 
in Ger. Appx. ; we have not met with it elsewhere. Here it is entered 
‘ Hyndheele is Ambrosia.^ Many plants were called Ambrosia at this 
period — Chenopodium Botrys, L., and Ambrosia maritima, L. (Ger. 
