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A DICTIONARY OF 
do not follow liini in liis suggested derivation. In Treas. Bot. Lami- 
naria digitata, Lam., is called Oar-weed, and it seems to be some 
Laminaria that is alluded to by Markham (Farewell to Husbandry, 
ii. 80), when he speaks of ‘ those broad-leaved blacke weedes which 
. are called Orewood, and grow in great tufts and abundance about 
the shore.’ Seaweeds of this genus are called Blade Ore in the Scilly 
Islands, Fucus serratus, L., being called Crabby Ore in the same 
locality (Journ. Roy. Agric. Soc. 1870, pt. ii. p. 384). 
Orgament. ‘AYild marjoram. Topsell’s Four-footed Beasts.’ Hal. 
Wr. Origanum vulgar L. 
Organ, or Organs. (1) Origanum vulgare, L. — Turn. iN’ames (in 
some places) ; S. Dev. 
(2) Mentha Pulegium, L. — ‘In the West parts, as about Exeter, 
Organs.' Park. Theatr. p. 30. Cornio. ; Dev. ; Som. (Orgin), Pul- 
man. Hal. Wr. Prior, p. 170. In Musarum Delicise (1656) occurs 
an epigram ‘ Upon Pigs devouring a bed of Penny royall, commonly 
called Organs.’ Mr. Elworthy says ‘penny-royal tea is in Som. 
called Orgin broth.’ 
Organy. (1) Mentha Pulegium^ L. — Lyte. Wilts. Akerman. 
(2) Origanum vulgare, L. — Oer. Wr. Wilts. E. D. S. Gloss. B. 19. 
Prior, p. 170. In Ljde Origanie. 
Orl. Alnus glutinosa, L. — Hal. Wr. Pulman. Heref. E. D. S. 
Gloss. B. 12; Sal.; Wore. Cfr. Aul. 
Or ob strangler. Orohanclie major, L. — A translation of Orohanclie 
invented by Turner and taken up by Lyte. See Turn. Herb. ii. fol. 
72. Ger. calls it Orobanch. 
Orphan-John. Sedum Telephium, L. — East, E. D. S. Gloss. B. 20. 
Harping Johnny is another {Norf.) form of the same name. 
Orpies. Sedum Telephium, L. — E. Bord. Bot. E. Bord. In Mac- 
taggart’s Gallovidian Encyclopaedia, Orpie-leaves. ‘ Cultivated in 
rustic gardens, for orpy-leaves are a popular vulnerary.’ Bot. E. 
Bord., p. 83. Orpy or Orpie-leaf, Jamieson; Roxhurghsh. (Kelso), 
Science Gossip, 1876, p. 39. 
Orpine. Sedum Telephium, L. — In Turn. Lib. Orpyn. Lyte, W^r. 
Archaeologia, xxx. 411, where it is also assigned to Nepeta Qlechoma, 
Benth. Prior, p. 170. 
Orpy-leaf. See Orpies. 
Orrice, or Orrice-root. The root of the Lris jtorentina, L., imported 
under this name, and used for the scenting of ‘ violet-powder.’ It is 
probably a corruption of Ireos : Ger. says the ‘ roots in shops and 
generally everywhere are called Lreos or Orice.' See Ireos. Prior, 
p. 170. 
Ornall. Sedum Telep)hium, L. — Archaeologia, xxx. 411 (Oruale), 
Hal. Ger. Appx. Hal. Wr. (Orvall). 
Oryelle. Alnus glutinosa, L. — Prompt. Parv. Hal. Wr. 
Osier, or Ozier. The general name for Salix viminalis, L. — Ger. 
, Lyte calls it Frank Ozier and Ozier Withy. E. Bord. Bot. E. Bord. 
In N.-JF. Line. Oisier (E. D. S. Gloss. C. 6). Prior, p. 171. 
Osier, Golden. See Golden Osier. 
