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A DICTIONARY OF 
Lady’s (Our) Mint. Mentha viridis, L. — Ger. 
Lady’s Navel. Cohjledon Umbilicus^ L. — Ger. An adaptation of 
its old Latin name, Umbilicus Veneris. Prior, p. 130. 
Lady’s Nightcap. (1) Convolvulus sepium^ L. — Wilts. E. D. S. 
Gloss. B. 19. Prior, p. 130. 
(2) Anemone nemorosa, L. — Glou. ; Heref. 
(3) ‘ Canterbury bells.’ Wr. This would be Campanula medium, 
L., but there is evidently some confusion with regard to the applica- 
tion of the name. See Lady’s Smock (3). 
Lady’s Pincushion. (1) Armor la maritima, L. — Hants. Possibly 
this may have originally been ‘ pink cushion.’ See Cushion, Lady’s, 
and Cushion Pink, in which names the ‘ cushion ’ is derived from its 
tufted growth, and the ‘ pink ’ from its pink-like flowers (Prior). 
(2) Pulmonaria officinalis, L. — dies. (My Lady’s Pincushion). 
Proin the white spots on the leaves resembling pins’-heads on a 
cushion. 
(3) Scahiosa atropurpurea, L. — Prom the white stamens looking 
like pins’-heads. Suf. Eield, Sep. 7, 1872. 
Lady’s Purses. (1) Capsella Bursa-past or is, L. — E. Bord. Bot. E. 
Bord. In Aberdeensh. Lady’s Pouches. 
(2) The flowers of the garden Calceolaria. — Sal. 
Lady’s (Our) Ouishion {i. e. Cushion). Armeria maritima, L. — 
Lyte. 
Lady’s Ribands. The variegated form of Phalaris arundinacea, L. 
• — Sal. (Lady’s Ribbints). 
Lady’s Ruffles. Nhamp. ‘ A small plant with rough, serrated 
leaves and a white flower, growing in meadows and banksides.’ Nth. 
Gloss. Wr. We are unable to identify this. 
Lady’s Seal, or Lady’s Signet. (1) Pohjgonatum multiffiorum. All. 
— Grete Herball (Our Ladies’ Seal). 
(2) Ta.mus communis, L. — Ger. Wr. (Our Ladies’ Seal). ‘ SigilUim 
Sanctce Marice, Our Ladies Signet.’ Coles, A. in E., 299. Prior, p. 
130. 
Lady’s Shoes. Aquilegia vulgaris, L. — Camb.; N. Ess.; Norf. 
Lady’s Shoes and Stockings. Lotus corniculatus, L. — Bucks. 
(Wycombe)); Kent (Folkestone). 
Lady’s Signet. See Lady’s Seal (2). 
Lady’s Slipper. (1) A general book-name for Cypripedium Cal- 
ceolus, L. — Prior, p. 131 ; Wr. 
(2) The garden Calceolaria is occasionally so called. 
(3) Lotus corniculatus, L. — Pratt. Herts. 
(1) Aquilegia vulgaris, L. — Corniu. 
Lady’s Smock, Lady Smock, or Ladies’ Smock. (1) Cardamine 
pratensis, L. — Very generally in use. Ger. (Namptwich, Cheshire), 
and in dies, generally; Cormv. ; Dev.; Hants.; Herts.; Lane.; Leic. 
