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is subject to some variation ; Prior (p. 139) has Love-and-idle and 
Love-in-idle, wbicb last we have in a Hants, list ; from Warw. we 
have Love-and-idleness, and from Glou. Love-an-idol and Love- 
and-idles. Ger. has Live-in-idleness. 
Love-lies-bleeding. (1) A common name in gardens for Amaran- 
thus caudatus, L. — In Line. Love-lies-a-bleeding. Prior, p, 139. 
(2) Adonis autumnalis, L. — Olou. 
[Loveman. Prior (p. 139) says this is a name given by Turner to 
Galium Aparine, L., but we fail to find it in any of his works.] 
Love-me. Myosotis palustris, L. — N. and E. Yks. 
Love-me-not. Veronica Cliamcedrys, L. — S. Bucks. 
Love-true. The garden pansy, Viola tricolor, L. — Nliamp. l!^th. 
Gloss. 
Lovers’ Links. Cotyledon Umhilicus, L. — Roxlmrghsli. Jamieson. 
Lovers’ Pride. Folygonum Persicaria, L. — Suss. 
Lovers’ Steps. Lolium temulentum, L. — Suss. 
Lover’s Wanton. The tubers of Orchis mmulata, L., 0. latifolia, 
L., and Gtjmnadenia conoysea, Br. — Aherdeensh. ‘ Eustics believe that 
if you take the proper half of the root of an orchis and get any one 
of the opposite sex to eat it, it will produce a powerful affection for 
you, while the other half will produce as strong an aversion.’ 
Love’s Laces. The variegated form of Phalaris arundinacea, L. — 
Sal. 
Low Broom. Genista tinctoria, L. — Lyte. 
Lubba. Eleocliaris coespitosa, Link. — Shetland Isles, Edmonston 
MS. ‘A coarse grass of any kind.’ Orkneys, Jamieson. 
Lucerne. (1) Medicago sativa,V. — Prior, p. 139. ^ It is hard to 
assign a reason why the plant is called Lucerne, since the canton of 
that name, in Switzerland, neither was, nor is, particularly famous 
for producing this vegetable; nor did the western and northern 
nations of Europe receive it thence.’ Harte’s Essays in Husbandry, 
Essay ii. p. 23 (1770). In Worlidge’s Systema Agriculturse (1669) it 
is usually called La Lucerne (pp. 24, 28, &c.). 
(2) Onohrychis sativa, L., according to Prior (p. 139), who says: 
‘ By some of the older herbalists the sainfoin was called so.’ 
Lucie-arnit, or Lucie-arnut. See Lousy-arnut. 
‘ Lowsie is Lucy, as some volke miscalle it.’ 
Shakespeare’s Ballad on Sir T. Lucy. 
Lucifer Matches. Sisymhrium officinale, L. — Wore. 
Lucken Golland, or Gowan. See Golland, Luckin. 
Lucken, Luckie, or Luckin Gowan. See Gowan, Lockin. 
Luckie’s Mutch. AconitumNdpeTlus,\i. — Lanarksh. 
