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Houndbene. ‘ The herb hoarlioimd.’ Hal. Marruhium vnVjare^'LA 
Hound-, or Hound’s-Berry. Solanum nigrum, L. — ‘ Morelia medica 
Nyghtshade oper pety morell oj^er hound berry.’ Gl. Sloane, 5, fol. 
38c. To similar effect MS. Bodl. 536, in Morelia. ‘ Morelia media 
Anglice morel or houndberie, in levys lyke to dwale but not so myche. 
Gl. Sloane, 135.’ Cockayne, iii. 333. Ger. Appx. Hal. Wr. Hal. 
and Wr. also have ‘ Houndys-berve, the plant morel, by which the 
same plant is intended. 
Houndberry Tree. Cornus sanguined, L. — Lyte. Hal. and AVr. 
have also ‘ Hundes-berien, the herb lahrusca,’ i. e. Tamus com- 
munis, L. 
Hound-stone. See Hound’ s-tongue (1). 
Hounds-tongue. (1) Cijnoglossuni officinale, L. — Turn. Hames. N, 
Yks. ‘ It is good against the biting of mad doggs.’ Coles, A. in E. 
In Lupton’s Notable Things, ii. 29, it is printed Hound-stone. Its 
pecuharly disagreeable odour suggested to Gerard another name for 
it; see Ger. p. 659. Prior, p. 120. 
(2) Stachys palustris, L. — Moray, El. M. 
Hound’s Tree. Cornus sanguined, L. — Lyte. 
Houndys-berve. See Hound-berry. 
House-green. Sempervivum tectorum, L. — dies., Warw. 
Houseleek. (1) Sempiervimim tectorum, L. — Turn. Lib. E. Bord. 
Bot. E. Bord. ; N. Yks. Holme (Acad, of Armory, ii. 89) spells the 
name House-like, a fancied explanation of the name. Lyte has a 
similar spelling. The spelling Houzlick is given by Moor (iSuff.) and 
in Nth. Gloss. {Nhamp.). Prior, p. 120. 
(2) Clare seems to intend Sedum acre, L., or perhaps S. rejlexum, 
L. , under this name : 
‘ Its thatch with houseleek blooms was yellow o’er.’ 
Jockey and Jenny. 
And again : 
‘ Close beneath the houseleek' s yellow flower.’ 
Houseleek, Dwarf. Sedum rejlexum, L. — Ger. 
Houseleek, Little. Sedum acre, L. — Cumb. E. D. S. Gloss. C. 8. 
Houseleek, Water. Stratiotes aloides, L. — Ger. ‘ Hath leaves like 
those of . . . Sempervivumd Ger. 677. 
Houselike. See Houseleek (1). 
Houzlick. See Houseleek (1). 
Hove. Nepeta Gleclioma, Benth. — Hal. AYr. Prior, p. 120. 
Hover. Arena fatua, L. — AAhth. ed. ii. 
How-doup. Mespilus germanica, L. — Lothians, Jamieson. 
Howes. Fruit of Cratcegus Oxyacantha , L. — Suff. Hal. AA^r. 
Howler. Alnus glutinosr.i, L. — W. dies. : Lane. ; A^.-TF. Line. E. 
D. S. Gloss. C. 6; Yks, 
