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A DICTIONARY OF 
Nub-berry. Ruhus Cliamcemorus, L. — Scotl. Jamieson. Cfr. Noops. 
Nuns. (1) Orcliis Morio^ L. — Notts. With. 
(2) Impatiens glanduligera, Eoyle. — Lane. (Poulton-le-Fylde), the 
flowers being supposed to resemble a nun’ s cap in shape. 
Nurse Garden. ‘ The crab-apple tree.’ Hal. Wr. Pgrus Mains, L. 
Probably so called because so frequently used in nurse or nursery 
gardens as a stock for grafting the apple. 
Nurssusuly. Skinner gives this as a name for a species of NarcAssns. 
It is doubtless a corruption of Narcissus-lily, but Skinner’s specula- 
tions as to its origin are very amusing. 
Nut, or Nut-tree. The common name for Corijlus Avellana, L. — 
Prior, p. 67. 
See, under their respective titles, Anthony Nut, Arnut, Bannut, 
Bladder Nut, Bognut, Catnut, Chestnut, Cipper Nut, Cobnut, 
Earth-nut, Ernut, Fare-nut, French Nut, Ground Nut, Hale 
Nut, Hare Nut, Hawk Nut, Hazel Nut, Hog Nut, Jove’s Nut, 
Jarnut, Kipper-nut, Knipper Nut, Meadow Nut, Oaknut, Wal- 
nut, and Yarnut. 
Nut, Pig. (1) Biinium jlexuos^im,Nsii\i . — N. BueJiS. ; dies.; Cumh.; 
Notts. ; Sal. ; TTbrc. ; Yks. (Wakefield). 
(2) The capsules of Viola sylvatica, Fr. — Clies., where children are 
in the habit of eating them. 
Nut, Welsh. Juglans regia, L. — See Walnut. 
Nut, Wood. Corylus Avellana, L. — Lyte. Prior, p. 167. 
Nut Bush. Corylus Avellana, L. — E. Bord. Bot. E. Bord. 
Nut Hall. Corylus Avellana, L. — Corniv. 
Nut Palms. Male catkins of Corylus Avellana, L. — Benv. Bot. E. 
Bord. See Palm. In dies, they are called Nut Rags. 
Oak. The general name for the genus Quercus. — Turn. Herb. In 
Ches. on the 29th of May children distinguish the reddish-coloured 
leaves as Girl’s Oak, and the green leaves as Boy’s Oak. Girls 
wear the former and boys the latter. 
Oak, Bay. See Bay Oak. 
Oak, Black. Quercus Rohur,lj. — Hants. ‘The woodmen here talk 
of two kinds of oak, which they call the Black and White Oak, but 
the only intelligible difference I could extract from their accounts is, 
that the twigs of one float, whilst those of the other sink, when 
thrown into water ! Some of the more observant, however, amongst 
them, distinguish more clearly our two species; the Q. sessiliflora they 
call White Oak and Maiden Oak, as I have repeatedly" ascertained.’ 
W. A. Bromfield, in Phyt. iii. 883, o. s. 
Oak, Dog. Acer campestre, L. — Yks. (Tadcaster). 
