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A DICnOXARY OF 
Huckle-berry. Prior (p. 121) gives this as a name for Vaccinium 
Myrtillm, L. It is the common Xorth American name for various 
species of Gaylussacia and Yaccinium. 
Hufcap. ‘Couch-grass.’ Hal. 'Wr. Triticum repens, Y. — ‘A plant, 
or rather weed, found in fields, and vith difficulty eradicated.’ Som. 
J ennings . 
Hnggaback. Vicia Cracca, L. — Centred Curah. E. D. S. Gloss. C. 8. 
Hnggan. Fruit of Rosa canina, L. — Ties. (Craven), Hal. TTr. 
Hulfere. See Hulver. 
Hull. Ilex Aquifoliurn, L. — Yar. dial. Hal. AVr. 
‘ To plots not full 
Ad bremble and 
Tusser (February’s Abstract), E. D. S., Series D., p. 86. 
Also in the Hundred Good Points : 
‘ Get ivye and hull, woman, deck up thyne house.’ Id. p. 225. 
Hulver. Ilex Aquifolium, L. (A.S. Hulfere, Chaucer, Hal.). — AVr. 
Turn. Lib.; Lyte (misprinted Husver) ; E. Anglia, Forby, Hal.; 
Xorf. E H. S. Gloss. B. 3 ; Suff. (Hulva), Prompt. Parv. p. 253, 
note ; Prior, p. 120. 
‘ Save hulver and thome thereof flaile for to make.’ 
Tusser (April’s Husbandrie), E. D. S., Seiies H., p. 105. 
Hulver, Knee. Riiscus acideatus, L. — Ger. Prior, p. 128. 
Hulver, Sea. Erynguun raantimum, L. — Lyte, Ger. Prior, p. 120. 
Hulwort. Teucruun Poliurn, L. — Ger. Appx. Hal. TTr. 
Humack. Rosa canina, L. — Sorn. Hr. Elworlhy writes : ‘ This is 
the regular name, as common as that of a daisy.’ 
Humble-bee. Oqdirys apifera,Y. — Skinner, who says: ‘Sic dicta, 
credo, vel quia flores ahquomodo Bombyhum apem figui’a refernnt, 
vel quia illae apes eorum esu delectantur.’ 
Humlock, or Humlocks. (1) Coniiun macidatum, L. — Curnh. E. 
D. S. Gloss. C. 8, &c. ; Line. Brogd. E. D. S. Gloss. C. 6; Xhumo. ; 
Xorf. ; E. Yhs. ‘ the hemlock ’ (Holdemess), E. D. S. Gloss. C. 7 ; 
iicotl. Jamieson, who has also Humloik. 
‘ Some horses were of the brume cow framit. 
And some of the green bay tree ; 
But mine was made of a humlock schaw. 
And a stout stallion was he.’ 
Hogg, Hitch of Fife. 
Hal. and Wr. have also Humeloc. 
(2) Anthriscus sylvestris, L. — E. Yks. 
(3) Large hollow-stemmed Umhelliferce. — E. Counties. 
Humlock, Sweet. Myrrhis odorata, L. — Bericicksh. Bot. E. Bord. 
Humly. Coniiun macidatum, L. — Roxhurghsh. (Kelso), Science 
Gossip, 1876, p. 39. 
