ENGLISH PLANT NAMES. 351 
Gloss. C. 8 ; Midland Counties, Cornliill Magazine, July, I 860 ; Sal. 
(Ellesmere). 
( 2 ) ‘ The purple goatsbeard.’ Hal. Tragopogon porrifolius, L. — 
Prior, p. 163. 
Nape. Brassica Nagous, 'L., and B. campestris, L. — With. ed. ii. 
Hal. has ‘Neap, a turnip. Cor mod 
Napoleons. Trifolmm incarnatum, L. — An obvious corruption of 
Trifolmm. Wight. Perhaps hardly worth inserting, except as an 
illustration of how some popular names are invented. 
Napperty. Lathyrus macrorrhizus, Wimm. — Ireland (Belfast). 
See Gnapperts, Knapperts, and Knapperty. 
Napple. Lathyrus macrorrhizus, Wimm. — Scotl. (Galloway), Jamie- 
son. See Gnapperts and Knapperts. In Mactaggart’ s Gallovidian 
Encyclopaedia, Nappleroot. 
Nard. ‘The herb pepperwort.’ Hal. This we cannot identify. 
Prior (p. 163) says ‘ various aromatic plants, chiefly of the Valerian 
tribe.’ In Treas. Bot. Nardus stricta, L., is called Common Nard. 
Nardiis, Wild. Asariim europceum, L. — Ger. Appx. 
Narrow Bent. Elymus arenarius, L. — Scotl. Edmonston’s MS. 
Nasturtium. The common garden name of Tropceolum magus, L. 
Natural Grass. (1) Boa trivialis, L., and (2) P. pratensis, L. — 
‘ From the large share which they contribute to the meadow pastm-es.’ 
E. Bord. Bot. E. Bord. 
(3) Medicago lupidina, L. — Scilly, Journal of Botany, ii, 109. 
Grasses generally, except Eyegrass, are often so called by seeds- 
men, because they are found in old or ‘ natural ’ pastures. Eyegrass 
and the clovers being sown in rotation are often called ‘ artificial ' 
grasses. 
Naughty Man’s Cherry. See Cherry, Naughty Man’s. 
Naughty Man’s Oatmeal. Anthriscus sylvestris, Hoffm., and other 
hedge Umhelliferce. — Warw. (Birmingham). Cfr. Deil’s Meal. 
Naughty Man’s Plaything. Urtica dioica, L. — Suss. Parish. 
Navelwort, or Lady’s Navel. The common name for Cotyledon 
Umbilicus, L. — Ger. Wore. ‘ From the shape of its leaf.’ Prior, p. 
164. In Park. Theatr. it is also called Navel-of-the-earth. 
Navelwort, Venus’. (1) Cotyledon Umhilicus,L. — A translation of 
its old Lat. name. Umbilicus Veneris. Park. Theatr. p. 741, where are 
similar French and Italian names. 
( 2 ) In gardens sometimes apjflied to Cynoglossum Omphalodes, L. 
Navet. Brassica Nagms, L. — Lyte, Hal. 
Navew. Brassica Napus, L. — Lyte, who calls it Garden Navew 
and Navew, Gentle. Sal. (Naphew). Prior, p. 164. 
