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A DICTIONARY OF 
Pink-o’-my-John. Viola tricolor, L. — Leic. E. D. S. Gloss. Wr. 
Other forms of the name are Pinken-eyed John [Beds. Pratt.) and 
Pink-eyed John [N.-W. Line.; E. D. S. Gloss.): also Pinkenny- 
John. Nhamp. Wr. 
Pink-weed. Pohjgomun aviculare, L. — Coles, A. in E. p. 348. 
Prior, p. 182. 
Pinky Seg. Carex panicea, L. — With. ed. iv. From the resem- 
blance of the leaves to those of the pink. Cfr. Gilliflower-grass and 
Pink-grass. 
Pinnote Tree. ‘The round-leaved vine (A.-i^.).’— Hal. This Ave 
cannot identify. 
Pins-and-needles. Hijpmmi serpens, L. — Sal. (Shrewsbury). ‘ The 
little stalks or setoe of this pretty moss bear upon their summits the 
spore-cases or capsels [capsules] — these are the pins heads.’ Shrop- 
shire Word-book. 
Pintelwort. Arum rnaculatum, L. — ‘ Hame in MS. Bodl. 130.’ 
Cockayne, hi. 341. 
Piny. Pceonia officinalis, V. — G/oin (Fairford); var. dial. Hal. Wr. 
In Ches. Piony, Hal. has ‘ Piones, the seeds of the piony, which 
were formerly used as a spice (A.-N.).’ In Tusser (E. H. S. ed. 
p. 97), Pionee. 
Pipe, or Pipe Tree. A common name for the Lilac [Sijringa vul- 
garis, L.) in old books, ‘ bicause the stalks and branches thereof, 
when the pith is taken out, are hollow like a pipe’ (Ger. p. 1214). 
The word enters into many of the names of the hollow-stemmed 
Equiseta. See Horse-pipe, &c., and Equisetuni in Index. 
Piperidge, Pipperidges, Piprage, Pepperidge, Piperidge Tree, or 
Piperidge Bush. Berberis vulgaris, L. — Turn. Herb. (Piprage) ; 
E. Anglia, Eorby ; East, Hal.; North, Holl. (Pipperidge) ; South 
and East, Eay (Pipperidges) ; Camh. (the fruit Piperidges) ; Herts. 
(Pepperidge); Suffi. Ray. Line. (Pipricks), N. & Q. 31. vii. 31. 
Prior, p. 183. 
Pipes. The fruit of Quercus Rohur, L. — Yks. (Wensleydale). More 
correctly the acorn cup with the stalk attached, which resembles a 
pipe, and which children carry in their mouths and pretend they are 
smoking. 
Pipe-stapple. ‘ Synon. Avith Avindlestrae or smooth-crested grass. 
Loth.’ — Jamieson. Cynosurus cristatus, L. — The stiff stalks are used 
for cleaning pipes. 
Pipe-wort. A book-name for Eriocaiilon septangulare. With. — 
Hooker’s British Flora. Prior, p. 183. 
Pipple. Populus tremula, L. — Wight. (FI. Vect.). Hal. has 
‘ Piplin, a poplar tree ; called Pipple in some counties.’ Soin. Pulman 
has Pippler. 
Pire. Pyrus communis, V . — ‘ A pear-tree (A.-IST.).’ Hal. Wr. has 
Piries. 
Pirl Grass. See Grass, Pearl (1). 
