ENGLISH PLANT NAMES. 
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Mountain Sage. Teucrium Bcorodonia^ L. — >S.-TF. Cumh. 
Mountain Snowdrop. Leiicojum mstivum, L. — Wane. 
Mountain Sorrel. A book-name for Oxijria reniformis, L.— With, 
ed. ii. Prior, p. 159. 
Mournful Widow. Scahiosa atropurpurea, L. (gardens)^ from its 
extremely dark colour. — Dev. (iu some parts). A French name for 
the plant is Fleur de Veuve. We have also the name Mourning 
Bride, but not localised. 
Mourning Widow. Geranium plmum^ L. (gardens). — Lane., Yl^s. 
The name luidoiv is applied to other plants with very dark or dingy 
flowers. See Mournful Widow. 
Mouse Barley. See Barley, Mouse. 
Mouse Ear. (1) Hieracium Pilosella, L. — Grete ’ Herball, Lyte. 
Mid- dies. Prior, p. 159. 
(2) Cerastium triviale, Link. — Lyte. 
Mouse-ear, Blue. Myosotis arvensis, L. — Ger. 
Mouse-ear, Codded. A book-name for Sisymbrium Thaliana, Hook. 
With. ed. ii. 
Mouse-ear Chickweed. See Chickweed, Mouse-ear. 
Mouse-ear Scorpion-grass. A book-name for Myosotis palustris, 
L. — With. ed. ii. Prior, p. 159. 
Mouse-grass. Aira caryophyllea, L. — Moray, FI. M. 
Mouse Milk. Euphorbia Helioscop)ia, L. — Yhs. (ISTorthallerton). 
Mouse Pea. (1) Lathyrus macrorrliizus, Wimm. — Ger. Appx. 
Hal. has Mowsepeas. Berwichsh. Bot. E. Bord. 
(2) Lathyrus pratensis, L. ? — ‘ This is probably the Mouse-pea men- 
tioned by Mr. Kerr. “ There was formerly grown in Scotland a 
species of vetch, tare, or lentil, of considerable size, called provin- 
cially the Mouse-pea, but which is hardly ever to be met with now. 
This has sometimes been suggested as a probably good substitute for 
tares.” View of the County of Berwick, 265.’ Bot. E. Bord., p. 57. 
Mouse-tail. (1) Myosurus minimus, L., from the shape of its seed- 
spike. — Lyte, and in modern books. Prior, p. 159. 
(2) Alopecurus agrestis, L., from the shape of its flower-head. — 
Eay. Called also Mouse-tail Grass (Martyn, Flora Eustica). Prior, 
p. 159. 
(3) Sedum acre, L. — Turn. Names. 
Mouser-withy. Som. ‘ A kind of willow [^Salix], growing in dryer 
land than the common osier : it is much used by thatchers.’ Mr. F. 
T. Elworthy. 
Muck-weed. (1) Clienopodium album, L., and probably various 
other species, and perhaps includes Atriplex. — Norf. Hal. (‘the 
goose-foot ’) ; E. Norf. E. D. S. Gloss. B. 3 ; Yks. (Whitby, ‘ the 
