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A DICTIONARY OF 
Lamb’s Grass. Various spring grasses. Dors. Dors. Gloss. Hal. 
and Wr. have ‘ Lam’s-grass, spring or early grass. West' 
Lamb’s Lettuce. A common book-name for Valerianella Oliforia, 
Moench. — A translation of its old Latin name, lacfuca agnina, and j 
certainly not, as suggested in Flora Hertfordiensis, p. 140, after a 
gardener of the name of Lamb, who brought it into fashion as a salad. ( 
Scotl. Jamieson. Prior, p. 131. .* 
Lamb’s-quarters. (1) Chenopodium album, L. — Hal. Wr. Wight, 
FI. Yect. ; Ireland: ‘sold in May by the country women by the 
name of Lamb's quarter.' Threlkeld. 
(2) Atriplex hastata, L. (With. ed. ii.), and A. patula, L. (Prior, p. a 
131). ^ 
Lamb’s Sucklings, or Lamb Sucklings. ‘ Flowers of clover, being : 
food of young lambs.’ Craven, Holl. Probably S 
(1) Trifolium repens, L., which is so called in Cumb. (Winderwath) I 
— pronounced lam’s sucMins. ft 
(2) Lotus corniculatus, L. — North, Hal. Wr. ; Yks. Hallamsh. Gloss. 
Lamb’s-tails. (1) Salix Caprea, L. — Dev. 
(2) Catkins of Corylus Avellana, L. — Bucks.; Camb. ; Dev.; Ess.; 
Norf. ; Notts. ; Yks. \ 
Lamb’s-toe, Lamb-toe, or Lamb-toes. (1) Lotus corniculatus, L. — ' 
Leic. ; Nhamp. Nth. Gloss., Wr. ; Wariv. 
‘ The yellow lambtoe I have often got 
Sweet creeping o’er the banks in sunny time.’ Clare. 
(2) Anthyllis Vulneraria, L. — Pratt. 
(3) Medicago lupulina, L. — Staff. Prior, p. 132. i 
Lamb’s-tongue. (1) Plantago media, L. — Suss. Parish. . Holme * 
(Acad, of Armoury, ii. 64) seems to intend P. major, L. , by this name. - 
Prior, p. 132. - 
(2) Plantago Lanceolata, L. — Peering (Cat. Stirp.); Sal.; South, 
Hal. Wr. 
(3) Chenopodium alhum, Ij. — Ches. ; S. Dev. 
(4) ‘ Corn Mint’ [Mentha arvensis, L.). — /Sco^/. Jamieson. 
(5) Scolopendrium vulgare, Sym. — E. Suss. ; Som. (Lamb-tongue, 
the usual name). 
Lam-lakens. See Lamb-lakins. 
Lammies. The cones of Larix europcm, DC. — Aherdeensh. 
Lammie Sourocks. ‘The herb sorrel. Teviotd. Isl. lamha-sura, 
sorrel.’ Jamieson. Rumcx Acetosa, L., or perhaps rather R. Aceto- 
sella, L., the sheep’s sorrel. 
Lam’s-grass. See Lamb’s Grass. 
Lancashire Asphodel. See Asphodel, Bog. 
Lance-for-a-lad. Typha latifolia, L. — Ger. Index. 
Lancell. Plantago Lanceolata, L. — Turn. Lib. Hal. and Wr. have 
‘ Launceley, tlie herb ribwort (A.-N.),’ and ‘ Lansele, the herb nib- 
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